Potential GPR owners, please read this!

[mackaskie]

Originally Posted by Rie xx

I think Blade was saying that not all gambians are nasty!
But i do agree with you.. These rats are extremely dangerous in inexperienced hands...

THANKYOU yes not all gambians turn nasty there are some lovely examples of how nice they can be, but people buy one it turns nasty then get rid then get another in the hope of a tame one, anon so yes inexperience can't cope with them, I'd say they are a specialist pet for experienced handlers

[blade100]

bitten yes no blood drawn but that was only cuz he was upstairs and at the time she was going through a stage of being territorial.

he has been up since and many a time with nothing more than licks and cuddles.

sorry.

[blade100]

i would just like to add that i did a years worth of finding out about this species and wouldn't of taken on such an animal if i weren't commited or ready.i knew what i was taking on and if i didn't like the sound of it all would never have done.

[Rie xx]

Originally Posted by mackaskie

THANKYOU yes not all gambians turn nasty there are some lovely examples of how nice they can be, but people buy one it turns nasty then get rid then get another in the hope of a tame one, anon so yes inexperience can't cope with them, I'd say they are a specialist pet for experienced handlers

Hi Shirley!! Or am i incorrect? Any animal can bite!!! Yes gambians are exotic's and should be throughly researched before even considered buying..
Seems as i read it there is an issue with the male of the species.. As its mostly males causing the issues..
Haven't read much regarding females attacking... Or demostrating bad behaviour towards owners!
So do you think there is a problem with the males?

[Rie xx]

Originally Posted by mackaskie

I'm not doubting your rat is tame apart from the fact that Queenie has showed aggression and bitten your other half,but you forgot to tell us this, and this is the topic, the thread is to show people that there are some nasty behaved ones out there and you won't know straight away you have one, why don't you start a new thread, telling your nice stories, and leave this for the more serious side, Yes I do have pouched rats, plus other exotics, best mute tele in future as she can't be as bombproof as you proport her to be

Can hardly compare a 9 week old gambian in her new home getting her bearings!

[blade100]

is it shirley?
i was thinking the same thing.

yes i seem to think males are more unpredictable than the females from things i have read like a person getting 2 males trying to get them to live together but then it turned there existing male agressive and in the end had to re home the younger male to another gpr member on here.

i had my doughts about this and thought it wouldn't work,although there is a pair of both males in germany is it that live together??

as it happens it was causing the older male to become jealous.

so obviously not experienced enough there!!!
and something i would never try.
in the wild i bet you don't see males all living together.

we were at some point all in experienced with this species and like yourself we all have to start from somewhere!!!

we didn't just wake up one day and think my god i have knowledge on gambian pouched rats.

[Ratatouille]

Can everyone please settle down. None of us are experts on GPR's we are all still learning about them.

This thread is to highlight things that may go wrong, just so anyone thinking of owning one will be aware of the bad points. There are also many good points to owing a GPR, in my opinion these far outweigh the bad ones, but some of us have learned by experience, and it would be wrong if we did not share the negative things with others.

[madsmum]

i agree and think this thread was a good way of advising/highlighting to potential owners... blade was simply sharing her experiences as i did and i have to say the reply was down right nasty. who ever the new poster is i suggest they realise that blade was not being soppy etc she was sharing and i think it down right horrible that you try to shoot her down like that.

[blade100]

Originally Posted by madsmum

i agree and think this thread was a good way of advising/highlighting to potential owners... blade was simply sharing her experiences as i did and i have to say the reply was down right nasty. who ever the new poster is i suggest they realise that blade was not being soppy etc she was sharing and i think it down right horrible that you try to shoot her down like that.

thank you laurahugs to you.

have you got your gpr yet?

amy xx

[mackaskie]

Originally Posted by blade100

thank you laurahugs to you.

have you got your gpr yet?

amy xx

Yes Amy you ''Dought''' right its me. Yes Laura did get two GPR's two weeks ago and sold one because it wasn't being nice