Re: I produced a Manx Rat.
Pretty cool. You gonna try to breed it out?
Re: I produced a Manx Rat.
It is over a million to one odds. The parents are more likely to produce another than finding a suitable mate.
I breed feeders...I offered this one on craigslist hoping someone will take it as a pet.
Re: I produced a Manx Rat.
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suzuki4life
It is over a million to one odds. The parents are more likely to produce another than finding a suitable mate.
I breed feeders...I offered this one on craigslist hoping someone will take it as a pet.
I always wondered if manx rats were just a rumor, I have never heard from any breeders, and some just say the tails are cropped at birth, but that looks legit.
It is a detrimental flaw for the rat though, they thermo-regulate through their tails.
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Turbo Serpent
I always wondered if manx rats were just a rumor, I have never heard from any breeders, and some just say the tails are cropped at birth, but that looks legit.
It is a detrimental flaw for the rat though, they thermo-regulate through their tails.
most morphs are not optimal design for the animals....ie naked, albino etc...and have their own associated health concerns...
so far this one is very healthy and has hopefully found a new home.
Re: I produced a Manx Rat.
I just got a group of them, kind of cool looking. Had my first liter and had 1 tailless in it!
Re: I produced a Manx Rat.
good job!
Mine found a home 5 hours away.
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I just had some litters with a bunch of kink-tailed rats, and I might hold some back to breed and see if I get tailless.
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I used to get litters now and then with a few babies that had really wild bent tails with dozens of 90 degree kinks in them, I'm sure it was genetic somehow. Didn't look real desirable though and I never held any back and usually fed them off first. I haven't seen any now in my collection for a few years. Maybe I should have offered them to someone to work with, but I'm not sure it really would have been considered a desirable trait worthy of being passed on.
Re: I produced a Manx Rat.
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suzuki4life
It is over a million to one odds. The parents are more likely to produce another than finding a suitable mate.
I breed feeders...I offered this one on craigslist hoping someone will take it as a pet.
i've produced over 7 the last 6 months. i finally pin pointed the parents, and currently breeding the daughter back to the father. that gene has a genetic flaw in that the hind legs are a bit screwed up.......i feed off the genetically flawed visuals and keeped one perfect female.
lets see if i can narrow down the gene...........a few months will tell.
Pitoon
