Possum Face Babies

Just thought I'd show off my four "Possum-face" babies that I got out of Flotsam's last litter. :D Enjoy!


Agouti Blaze Berkshire male

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6406/p1030006f.jpg


Agouti Blaze Berkshire female

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/6140/p1030020p.jpg


Black Blaze Berkshire male

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2149/p1030021wv.jpg


Black Blaze Berkshire male

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8646/p1030022p.jpg

So adorable! I love that Black Blaze Berkshire male! Thank you for sharing these cuties!!

Blah blah blah, blaze, blah blah blah, megacolon. (it will probably end up coming up at some point, just thought I'd get it out of the way and also throw in that if the rodent's family line doesnt have a high frequency of it, you're probably fine).

Also, they're absolutely adorable.

:D Thanks guys! The parents of these cuties show no signs of health issues, nor does the mom's parents, so it's looking good that they'll be clear of it. I've already found them good homes, so I'm very happy about it. Sad as it is, this will be my last litter for a good long time, so I'm trying to enjoy them while I can. :banana:

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

Blah blah blah, blaze, blah blah blah, megacolon. (it will probably end up coming up at some point, just thought I'd get it out of the way and also throw in that if the rodent's family line doesnt have a high frequency of it, you're probably fine).

Also, they're absolutely adorable.

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You should probably know your rat genetics before saying things that aren't true.
If you breed blazes to selfs you will NEVER get megacolon.
Blazes are caused by the high white gene.
Breeding high white together with high white causes mega colon.

Blazes are AWSOME!
Cute Possum Face OP, here's a few I've made recently
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/SDC10440.jpg
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/SDC10403.jpg
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/SDC14220.jpg
And finally a Possum Faced Dwarf Rattie
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/SDC13190.jpg

Very nice! I am loving the blazed rats.

There you go again SnakesRkewl... impressing me with even cuter stock.

I actually encountered Megacolon in a pinked eyed self rat. (not albino or ruby, pink dilute). It's true high white rats are higher risk but some rats carry it...regardless of color.

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Originally Posted by bokuza

Very nice! I am loving the blazed rats.

There you go again SnakesRkewl... impressing me with even cuter stock.

I actually encountered Megacolon in a pinked eyed self rat. (not albino or ruby, pink dilute). It's true high white rats are higher risk but some rats carry it...regardless of color.

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A self rat as far as I know cannot create megacolon since they don';t carry the high white gene.
Megacolon is when the fetus doesn't develop it's nervous system far enough around the body to reach the colon, making the colon unable to push food through, making the rattie bloat and die.
When two high white genes meet this is the cause, if there is another cause I'm not privy to the information :confused:
Odd-eye, Dalmatians, variegated, head spots, blazes, possum faces, lightning blazes and maybe more are all rats that carry the high white gene.
Maybe your rattie was an odd-eye with a pink and a red eye?

I've had about 60+ litters the last 2 years and have had not one megacolon rat, self to blazes all day long and you'll never make one as long as you remember that rule.

Odd-eye Blue berkshire standard coat.
One Ruby eye one black eye, this rat would definitely need to breed to a self female or pay the price :P
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/SDC10089.jpg

Black Variegated blazed standard coat
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/SDC10308.jpg

Black Berkshire Blazed standard coat.
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/SDC10301.jpg

Blue Berkshire blaze standard coat.
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/SDC10310.jpg