Remember Alita?

[frankykeno]

She was that poor massively preggie rat I took out of a pet store a number of months back. Well I was cleaning rat enclosures today and took a few shots of a now healthy and very preggie Alita. This will be her second litter by Casanova (the other one was 16 perfectly healthy pinks).

Alita having a bit of a waddle around.


Belly shot...just for Cue! LOL


Hey let me back in! I want some food, a drink and a nap!

[JenHarrison]

Awwww, poor girl! I remember that all too well....ugh, I feel so bad for her! lol! She's a really pretty girl...I wish my rats were that nice. My breeding trio is super skittish, and I feel bad because I used to have pet rats and would like to have them out with me sometimes.

Be sure to post pinkie pics when they arrive! Judging by her looks, it shouldn't be too long now.

[JLC]

Awwwww....what a cute little tummy! That's one blessed rat to have found her way into the Frankykeno household!

[tigerlily]

Oh, how sweet. I'm currently trying to talk the hubby into a pair of rats myself, and I would love to have one that looks like that.

Isn't she the one that bled a lot after delivering, or am I confused again.

[frankykeno]

Yep she was Christie. I've never had a female before or since have that kind of delivery. I seriously thought she would either bleed out or I'd have to put her down to end it. Thank goodness rats are extremely hardy creatures and she's bounced back with lots of rest and tons of good food. Thanks to Becky and Jeanne who were great sources of info when poor Alita delivered that day and I was in a bit of a panic.

This is one of Alita's offspring from her first litter with us (the father was Nova the Black Hooded). I think this one is a quite nice example of a black and white husky. Just remember there is a slight chance that Husky marked rats can carry the megacolon gene so don't breed them to high white rats or blue rats.

[jglass38]

She looks great!! I think my biggest girl will be ready to go soon...

[frankykeno]

Oh excellent Jamie! Which one is she and who have you decided to mate her to?

[frankykeno]

Jen when mine are actually in the breeding cage they are pretty skittish too. I actually got bit by Midnite the other day when she was ummmmm "busy being entertained" by Nova lol. Once they are seperated they seem much more friendly and if all else fails, try my secret your rat will love you treat. Old bread ripped into cubes dipped in a tiny bit of olive oil. They cannot resist it and it makes their coats shine and soften like a baby rat.

[jglass38]

Oh excellent Jamie! Which one is she and who have you decided to mate her to?

The black hooded girl and the choices are the tan hooded or the albino. I am not sure though...

[frankykeno]

The black hooded girl and the choices are the tan hooded or the albino. I am not sure though...

Well normally I get an almost 50/50 split of black or beige hoodeds when I cross Nova with HoneyChild (he's the Black Hooded, she's the Beige Hooded). When I crossed Nova with an albino female I got mostly Black Hooded with some Albino pups.