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The Journey to Gambian Pouched Rat Ownership

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  • Committee 2021

    September 25, 2020

    Every year, we like to give members of our community the chance to a member of our committee. It keeps it fair and ensures anyone can “throw their hat […]

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  • 2019 Committee

    November 23, 2018

    Do you have a little free time and want to make a difference? Do you feel we should be heading in a different direction and want your say? Being […]

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  • The Pet Show 2018

    August 15, 2018

    We are attending ‘The Pet Show 2018’ on the 18th – 19th August 2018 at the Staffordshire County Showgrounds. The Pet Show brings together all creatures great and small. […]

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Latest On Our YouTube Channel

We upload informative, and entertaining videos on a weekly basis to our YouTube Channel

National Pouched Rat Society

Welcome to the Arthur Pouchy YouTube Channel.

Follow the process of Arthur our Gambian Pouched Rat along with various other Pouched Rat, Fancy Rat, animal and nature related content that i create.

National Pouched Rat Society
Pet Planet rat and ferret cage build and review This is a Pet Planet rat and ferret cage that we have brought for our new Gambian Pouched Rat Poseidon. We thought it would be good to show you the unboxing, build and a quick cage review on it. The bar spacing is 1.5cm so its also great for fancy rats, and he internal dimensions are 3ft x 2ft x 4ft. This cage is good for 1 Gambian so if Poseidon and Hades do get along then we will extend the old cage with this one ontop so they have plenty of space. The link for the cage is below. https://www.petplanet.co.uk/p28577/rat_and_ferret_cage_by_petplanet.aspx Thanks for watching and if you’re feeling generous please consider hitting subscribe or the Join button it will help build our channel and community. For more information on NPRS and what we do please head over and visit us on our website and Social media Website https://nprs.org.uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nprssoc/groups/ Twitter https://twitter.com/nprssoc Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nprs #pouchedrats #pouchedrat #rat #petrat #giantrat #bigrat #ratsounds #africanrat #giantafricanpouchedrat #Hades #ChickenMomma #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #pouchie #parrotfeed #giantpouchedrat #diary #diaries #diarys #ratty #rattys #ratties #herorats #giantafricanrat #unpouched #unpouchedlive #tanzania #apopo ##shorts #whatdopouchedratseat #cuterats #babyrats #ratfood #ratfeed #arthurrat #hamsterratten #riesenhamsterratten #gambiankakrysa #giantpetrat #rattengeluid #gambianpouchedrat #krysaobrovska #largepetrat #bigpetrat #clicker #training #clickertraining #animals #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #babyhadesrat #hadespouchie #wildanimal #wildanimalvideos #loveanimals #animallove #animalphotos #nature #animallovers #cute #rattraining #domesticaterats #sleepyrat #adorablerat #cuddleyrat #cutepetrats #sweetrats #sweetpetrats #howtotrainrats #rattraining #prosandconsofrats #prosandconsofratsaspet #ratsprosandcons #ratsaspets #amazingrats #domesticrats #whyratsmakegoodpets #ratcare #ratfood
Pet Planet rat and ferret cage build and review
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Rat Sleeping In Mop Bucket!
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My Pouchie Diaries #46 This was taken the night before Hades first vet visit, where the vet advised me to have the Superloin implant put in instead of having him fully Castrated Thanks for watching and if you’re feeling generous please consider hitting subscribe or the Join button it will help build our channel and community. For more information on NPRS and what we do please head over and visit us on our website and Social media Website https://nprs.org.uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nprssoc/groups/ Twitter https://twitter.com/nprssoc Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nprs #pouchedrats #pouchedrat #rat #petrat #giantrat #bigrat #ratsounds #africanrat #giantafricanpouchedrat #Hades #ChickenMomma #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #pouchie #parrotfeed #giantpouchedrat #diary #diaries #diarys #ratty #rattys #ratties #herorats #giantafricanrat #unpouched #unpouchedlive #tanzania #apopo ##shorts #whatdopouchedratseat #cuterats #babyrats #ratfood #ratfeed #arthurrat #hamsterratten #riesenhamsterratten #gambiankakrysa #giantpetrat #rattengeluid #gambianpouchedrat #krysaobrovska #largepetrat #bigpetrat #clicker #training #clickertraining #animals #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #babyhadesrat #hadespouchie #wildanimal #wildanimalvideos #loveanimals #animallove #animalphotos #nature #animallovers #cute #rattraining #domesticaterats #sleepyrat #adorablerat #cuddleyrat #cutepetrats #sweetrats #sweetpetrats #howtotrainrats #rattraining #prosandconsofrats #prosandconsofratsaspet #ratsprosandcons #ratsaspets #amazingrats #domesticrats #whyratsmakegoodpets #ratcare #ratfood
My Pouchie Diaries #46
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My Pouchie Diaries #45 This was taken the night before Hades first vet visit, where the vet advised me to have the Superloin implant put in instead of having him fully Castrated Thanks for watching and if you’re feeling generous please consider hitting subscribe or the Join button it will help build our channel and community. For more information on NPRS and what we do please head over and visit us on our website and Social media Website https://nprs.org.uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nprssoc/groups/ Twitter https://twitter.com/nprssoc Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nprs #pouchedrats #pouchedrat #rat #petrat #giantrat #bigrat #ratsounds #africanrat #giantafricanpouchedrat #Hades #ChickenMomma #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #pouchie #parrotfeed #giantpouchedrat #diary #diaries #diarys #ratty #rattys #ratties #herorats #giantafricanrat #unpouched #unpouchedlive #tanzania #apopo ##shorts #whatdopouchedratseat #cuterats #babyrats #ratfood #ratfeed #arthurrat #hamsterratten #riesenhamsterratten #gambiankakrysa #giantpetrat #rattengeluid #gambianpouchedrat #krysaobrovska #largepetrat #bigpetrat #clicker #training #clickertraining #animals #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #babyhadesrat #hadespouchie #wildanimal #wildanimalvideos #loveanimals #animallove #animalphotos #nature #animallovers #cute #rattraining #domesticaterats #sleepyrat #adorablerat #cuddleyrat #cutepetrats #sweetrats #sweetpetrats #howtotrainrats #rattraining #prosandconsofrats #prosandconsofratsaspet #ratsprosandcons #ratsaspets #amazingrats #domesticrats #whyratsmakegoodpets #ratcare #ratfood
My Pouchie Diaries #45
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My Pouchie Diaries #44 This was taken the night before Hades first vet visit, where the vet advised me to have the Superloin implant put in instead of having him fully Castrated Thanks for watching and if you’re feeling generous please consider hitting subscribe or the Join button it will help build our channel and community. For more information on NPRS and what we do please head over and visit us on our website and Social media Website https://nprs.org.uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nprssoc/groups/ Twitter https://twitter.com/nprssoc Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nprs #pouchedrats #pouchedrat #rat #petrat #giantrat #bigrat #ratsounds #africanrat #giantafricanpouchedrat #Hades #ChickenMomma #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #pouchie #parrotfeed #giantpouchedrat #diary #diaries #diarys #ratty #rattys #ratties #herorats #giantafricanrat #unpouched #unpouchedlive #tanzania #apopo ##shorts #whatdopouchedratseat #cuterats #babyrats #ratfood #ratfeed #arthurrat #hamsterratten #riesenhamsterratten #gambiankakrysa #giantpetrat #rattengeluid #gambianpouchedrat #krysaobrovska #largepetrat #bigpetrat #clicker #training #clickertraining #animals #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #babyhadesrat #hadespouchie #wildanimal #wildanimalvideos #loveanimals #animallove #animalphotos #nature #animallovers #cute #rattraining #domesticaterats #sleepyrat #adorablerat #cuddleyrat #cutepetrats #sweetrats #sweetpetrats #howtotrainrats #rattraining #prosandconsofrats #prosandconsofratsaspet #ratsprosandcons #ratsaspets #amazingrats #domesticrats #whyratsmakegoodpets #ratcare #ratfood
My Pouchie Diaries #44
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My Pouchie Diaries #43 This was taken the night before Hades first vet visit, where the vet advised me to have the Superloin implant put in instead of having him fully Castrated Thanks for watching and if you’re feeling generous please consider hitting subscribe or the Join button it will help build our channel and community. For more information on NPRS and what we do please head over and visit us on our website and Social media Website https://nprs.org.uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nprssoc/groups/ Twitter https://twitter.com/nprssoc Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nprs #pouchedrats #pouchedrat #rat #petrat #giantrat #bigrat #ratsounds #africanrat #giantafricanpouchedrat #Hades #ChickenMomma #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #pouchie #parrotfeed #giantpouchedrat #diary #diaries #diarys #ratty #rattys #ratties #herorats #giantafricanrat #unpouched #unpouchedlive #tanzania #apopo ##shorts #whatdopouchedratseat #cuterats #babyrats #ratfood #ratfeed #arthurrat #hamsterratten #riesenhamsterratten #gambiankakrysa #giantpetrat #rattengeluid #gambianpouchedrat #krysaobrovska #largepetrat #bigpetrat #clicker #training #clickertraining #animals #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #babyhadesrat #hadespouchie #wildanimal #wildanimalvideos #loveanimals #animallove #animalphotos #nature #animallovers #cute #rattraining #domesticaterats #sleepyrat #adorablerat #cuddleyrat #cutepetrats #sweetrats #sweetpetrats #howtotrainrats #rattraining #prosandconsofrats #prosandconsofratsaspet #ratsprosandcons #ratsaspets #amazingrats #domesticrats #whyratsmakegoodpets #ratcare #ratfood
My Pouchie Diaries #43
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Henry Giant Rat Cuddles like a Kitten
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My Pouchie Diaries #42 This episode is me explaining what happened at the end of the last video but also my thinking process on possible castration and why. I did end up having the Superloin put in on the 14th April 2022 and apart from a hormone spike that lasted 2 days where he was a nightmare on 4 legs he has been so much better in himself. I did notice just after this video that yet again he haddent eaten his fresh food and it clicked that I had noticed a decline in his eating when he had been like this. He had lost weight when I weighed him but now thankfully he is eating his food daily and is starting to put it back on. This is why I fully decided to get him castrated/implant put in Thanks for watching and if you’re feeling generous please consider hitting subscribe or the Join button it will help build our channel and community. For more information on NPRS and what we do please head over and visit us on our website and Social media Website https://nprs.org.uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nprssoc/groups/ Twitter https://twitter.com/nprssoc Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nprs #pouchedrats #pouchedrat #rat #petrat #giantrat #bigrat #ratsounds #africanrat #giantafricanpouchedrat #Hades #ChickenMomma #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #pouchie #parrotfeed #giantpouchedrat #diary #diaries #diarys #ratty #rattys #ratties #herorats #giantafricanrat #unpouched #unpouchedlive #tanzania #apopo ##shorts #whatdopouchedratseat #cuterats #babyrats #ratfood #ratfeed #arthurrat #hamsterratten #riesenhamsterratten #gambiankakrysa #giantpetrat #rattengeluid #gambianpouchedrat #krysaobrovska #largepetrat #bigpetrat
My Pouchie Diaries #42
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My Pouchie Diaries #41 This video is a continuation of the last few that I have released recently. In the end I had to actually tail Hades to get him back into his cage. I did this for his safety as well as my own safety. In this episode its all about Hades hormonal behaviour. As you all know Hades entered puberty a couple of months ago and his behaviour has been and is still very unpredictable, more so then normal for a Gambian Pouched Rat. Its almost like the hormonal issues come in waves and we will go through days where he is so sweet and adorable then something will happen that makes him angry or sends his excitement through the roof then we have to watch for being bitten. Since the recording of this video my husband can no longer be in the room while Hades is out for free roam because Hades tried to attack my husband and we were able to throw the quilt over him so my husband could get away from Hades and I had to use a towel to get him back into his cage. He is still fine with our son but I have now limited contact between them as I am worried about my son being injured by Hades. Thanks for watching and if you’re feeling generous please consider hitting subscribe or the Join button it will help build our channel and community. For more information on NPRS and what we do please head over and visit us on our website and Social media Website https://nprs.org.uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nprssoc/groups/ Twitter https://twitter.com/nprssoc Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nprs #pouchedrats #pouchedrat #rat #petrat #giantrat #bigrat #ratsounds #africanrat #giantafricanpouchedrat #Hades #ChickenMomma #nprs #nationalpouchedratsociety #pouchie #parrotfeed #giantpouchedrat #diary #diaries #diarys #ratty #rattys #ratties #herorats #giantafricanrat #unpouched #unpouchedlive #tanzania #apopo ##shorts #whatdopouchedratseat #cuterats #babyrats #ratfood #ratfeed #arthurrat #hamsterratten #riesenhamsterratten #gambiankakrysa #giantpetrat #rattengeluid #gambianpouchedrat #krysaobrovska #largepetrat #bigpetrat
My Pouchie Diaries #41
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