Acacia Rat pups - Page 2

Blue Dragon · 06-03-2010, 02:51 AM

So can they be quite hyperactive then, eating so much sweet things? Do they tend to have their 'mad moments'? I can imagin if they do that they could be quite a hand full? I know when my fancy rats start it's next to impossable to catch one X )

LyddicleaveBurrow · 06-03-2010, 08:11 AM

Hi BlueDragon,

No - the sweet content of their diet doesn't seem to affect their behaviour. However, I have found that all of my Acacia Rats have very distinct and very different personalities. Ashanti, a two-year old girl, is very laid back and loves to snuggle into the crook of my arm to have her ears tickled. Masai, a young pup born in February, on the other hand is a bundle of energy and whizzes up my arm onto my shoulder. He also objects to being put back in his enclosure - much preferring to jump out again onto my arm. Masai and his companion Akinyi are inseperable and she is a quieter, very loving personality.

Acacia Rats are highly intelligent, like the Fancy Rats. They need lots of toys to occupy them and lots of attention from their owner.

Attached are a few pics of Masai and Akinyi - now both around four months old. These two will hopefully be a breeding pair in the future. These pics were taken at various times over the last couple of months.

Heather.

Heather.

wofunny · 06-03-2010, 08:54 AM

Awwwwh

CUTE <3

fluffymunchkins · 06-03-2010, 09:59 AM

wow long tails

annie81 · 06-04-2010, 02:57 AM

gorgeous pictures

SarahJ · 06-04-2010, 03:15 AM

they look like sugar glinders!

Ive never seen or heard about a Acacia Rat before! they are pretty animals

LyddicleaveBurrow · 06-04-2010, 09:21 AM

Hi,

Here are some pictures of Amara's pups. Amara had come out of her nest to investigate some fresh fruit and I was able to take a few quick photos of the pups.

Heather.

Iluvhamsters · 06-05-2010, 12:33 PM

Awww, they're lovely

I wish I had somewhere to keep Acacia Rats. How big are they in comparison to something like Fancy Rats or Syrian Hamsters?

Moosley · 06-19-2010, 02:31 PM

*bump*

I am desperately seeking an unrelated pair of Acacia rats, preferable from young. Kat and I have oned and bred a pair of Acacia rats before 3-4 years ago and they just seemed fairly nonexistant and it doesnt seem to have improved, they are an amazing species though NOTHING like your typical rats and hamsters.

My other half an i have set up a shop selling pets and aquatics but the upstairs level is mine to do what i like with rodents, i would like in the next few months to build a big cage, about 6ft high by 3ft wide but 1.5 - 2ft front to back for a pair of acacia rats to go in the shop (its a warm shop and as busy as we are, its not a supermarket and the cage area is behind the till, means they canbe on show but no prying fingers etc).

I 100% "need" acacia rats, i miss Kats pair, we had them so tame and sweet, maybe not as cuddley as yours but they were wild and loopy as nutters when we first got them, terrified of contact and then treats won them over, honey, peanuts, seeds... they would come out for treats and stuff.

I have been racking my brains where to get them from, i can easily sourse them from a certain wholesalers (S***** R******) *cough* but i just had 10 louse ridden mice arrive from the company, i keep saying never again but i just cant find anyone with the rats i want...

Anyone you know?

Gemma

LyddicleaveBurrow · 06-20-2010, 03:12 AM

Hi Gemma,

Acacia Rats are incredible creatures and wonderful pets. Sadly though they are still very scarce.

There are breeders in Europe. Foreverhams has a pair - I don't know if they have bred. Other than that I only know of New World Exotics in Nottingham that has them available other than the wholesaler that you mentioned.

Good luck in your search - they are fabulous creatures and I adore mine. I will not have any available for some considerable time as most of the pups will be staying with me to build strong lines of both the wild colour and the banded colour.

Heather.