High White Russian Blue babies

Lately I've had to cut down on the number of rats in my breeding project. One of the two pairs I've decided to keep are two high white Russian Blues who just recently gave me a litter.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/Bluerats.jpg
The babies

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o.../Bluerats2.jpg
The mom

Sweet litter of blazed kits Adam :gj:

So cute!

What makes them Russian vs American blue? I have looked to no avail.

The blues are definitely nice. Mine have a very sweet temperament, as do my dumbos.

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Originally Posted by aldebono

So cute!
What makes them Russian vs American blue? I have looked to no avail.

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American blues are a much lighter blue and are not compatible with Russian blues.

American blue
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/PICT4860.jpg
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/PICT0242.jpg

Russian Blue
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/PICT3072.jpg

And since some of my rats have both russian blue and american blue I can get both in the same litter :P
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/a...ebluegirls.jpg

Oh wow. That was easy.

Mine are definitely Russian Blues then.

Such cuties!

I love the blues. One of my blue dumbos just dropped her first litters this morning. The pic is of her and the sire of her litter. Plus one of the two crawlers she "borrowed" from her sister.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...andrats003.jpg

It's OK, though. Sis stole four of her pinks.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...andrats004.jpg

Good looking rats everyone!

Regards,

B

Awesome rats!!!! Im just getting into all the cool colors/morphs of rats. Is there a site I can look up to give me some more info? Love the blues I just cant find any cool stuff where I live. Thanks in advance.

Adorable rats! I love the high white blues. :)

While Russian Blues aren't compatible with American Blues, you can cross the lines and end up with something called Russian Silvers. They carry both the American Blue and Russian Blue genetics. They usually end up lighter than even American Blues, but can end up looking a lot like Russian Blues.

well arent they just darling :P