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Emin's pouched rat toilet trained (Matisse)

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-EDIT- SEPT. 2008-THE FDA AND CDC LIFTED THE BAN ON POUCHED RATS AS PETS IN THE UNITED STATES!!! If ANYONE in the US still has them, I am VERY interested in two young pouched rats! Either Emin's pouched OR Gambian pouched! THANK YOU!!!(old post)I am editing this for all those questions I get constantly. Please click "more":Yes, he is toilet trained. He also CAN get down from the toilet and jump back up again easily, it's just in this video he was in an "exploring" mood.Matisse was an emin's pouched rat (Crycetomis emini), a smaller, sleeker relative of the gambian pouched rat (Crycetomis gambianus). The emin's pouched rat has a longer snout, it's fur is very sleek and body is thin and longer. They have a clear line of demarkation from it's dark brown upper body and it's greyish white belly. The gambian rat has a short snout, a bulkier body, is a uniform greyish color, and a bit "rougher" looking fur. My emin's pouched rat weighed about 4 lbs. at his peak, was SOLID muscle, made lots of "churbling" noises (almost like a parrot) and was very playful outside his cage. He was extremely intelligent, scarily so, and figured things out instantly. He was also VERY stubborn, and if he didn't want to do something, there was no way you could make him. Matisse passed away Summer of 2007 at 4 years 2 months of age. He died sleeping in his hammock... I was devastated. He was 4th generation captive bred, VERY affectionate, and very much bonded to me (although others could pet and handle him JUST FINE!). ALL pouched rats are illegal as of 2003 due to the monkeypox scare. This is a lesson as to why people should QUARANTINE sick animals, especially in the exotic pet trade, and especially when importing from another country! I'd do anything to overturn the ban, as the pouched rat was the perfect pet for me, and I can't do anything outside of moving to another country to have one in my life again. I should also note that although I had success with Matisse, they're not pets for everyone. These guys are still wild animals, and unless you have experience with BOTH medium sized exotic animals as well as rats, I wouldn't recommend them. Pouchies are strong, destructive, and can do serious damage to a person if that person doesn't know what they're doing. They can also chew through wire cage bars if they put their mind to it, and wires and cabinets are short work for those powerful teeth.

Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: pouchedrattie

Length: 01:05
Rating: 4.74
Views: 158934

Tags: emin's  matisse  potty  pouch  pouched  rat  toilet  train  trained  

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pouchedrattie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What? NO!! The ban has been lifted this last year, but also, those who had them before the ban were OK with keeping them. I had gotten Matisse before the ban went into effect, so as long as I didn't take him to public places or outside he was fine. He passed away over a year ago, before the ban was lifted, sadly.
MajinBoo321 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Sooo u had to give away this pet rat because of the ban??
nflpanthersrock (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
those are like...wilds rats....lol
PetTrickz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thats one big rat! kinda scary but cool trick
lacoeur (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I think that's brilliant! Is this just 'trick' behavior, or does your rat have free-range access to your home and use the toilet regularly? PS Can you teach my dogs to do that? Backyard pooper-scooper duty is not fun ;p
Hamalka (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That is absolutely lovely. Giant, highly intelligent rat... having a NORMAL bowel movement YAYYYYYyy. Sorry, it's just too cute. Wow, I definitely want one.
CuppyCakeSugarPlum (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That is a handsome rat.
Kittykatkatherine24 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
So cute... and smart! I have three domestic rats.
nmangnus82 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You're right, that was not too smart.An impressive (clever!) animal it is.
pouchedrattie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As dangerous as your dog or kid or yourself, I would assume. Except he also had antibiotics a few times in his life for an infection on his nose from rubbing it raw so I'd think he'd be even cleaner. Especially since he never went outside to pick up more gunk nor did he go to a day care with other diseased kids. Seriously though, that was a dumb question. The fact that ONE imported from the wild had a disease doesn't mean those captive bred for many generations do. Like a wild dog vs a purebred.

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