Largest breed of rat?

Question

whats the largest breed of rat called. i saw one on the tv and it was about the size of a yorkie as a puppy. i want one.

Answer 1

Capybara. The world's largest rodent

Answer 2

There are Gambians & Emins - emins a bit smaller they are available in Uk for a handtame youngster its around £250.00 to buy one, usually takes a few months to search some out so plenty of time to save up.......

Answer 3

All fancy rats are the same species as norway rats. You likely saw a very obese rat or a species of rodent that wasn't a rat. Sadly rats tend to get obese easy since they are cage pets. A healthy pet rat is around 400-500 grams. Rats getting the size of cats is just an urban legend. Try looking in Australia if you want a lethally obese pet rat.

Some rats carry a gene called Zooker's (sp?) which makes them grow to extremely obese proportions without the help of a too-loving owner. You don't want a rat that carries this lethal gene.

Answer 4

the largest rodent in the world is the capybara, but they are much bigger than a yorkie and they aren't available for the pet trade.

the largest rat is the African pouch rat (and roughly the size of a yorkie), but they are invasive species and are forbidden in North America--so they won't be legal and available to you in the pet trade.

Answer 5

I would love to have an aftican pouch rat.

Answer 6

The biggest rats that I have ever seen are Politicians.

Answer 7

Don't quote me on this, but I'm pretty sure that you can get Giant Rats. I used to work in a Pet Shop, and on the order list, there was a 'giant rat' on the list. But they were really expensive, like £80.

I would look it up on google, but I do know what you're on about, as I've seen large ones too, and i'm just as interested! x

Answer 8

gambian pouched rat? we have one

Answer 9

Norwegian rats are bigger then roof rats. But males are typically bigger then females

Answer 10

well the biggest pet rat i have seen in the pet shop in a dumbo rat

Answer 11

The Norwegian Brown rat can grow as big as a cat, given the right conditions. They are very adaptable, a fiend in the merchant navy said that Brown rats in the refrigerated hold of a cargo ship he crewed on, grew long, trailing fur, to adapt to the cold.

Answer 12

Nice answer Marty, hehe politicians, oh where was I, oh yea the rats...

As for Rats the size of cats, those are mainly fiction seeing as a rat's skeleton won't grow to that size, however, the largest rat is the Brown Rat, also, known as the common rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat, or wharf rat.  They do get quite large, And i believe that they are the largest...