introducing... ashley! DUW

I really wish I could have pet rats but the allergies stop me....Breeders with little handling is all I have here. Nice little girl. Will she be a breeder?

yes she will be a breeder :) once she's out of quarantine and grows up a bit more - i'll get her fattened up on some olive oil and bread!

jo, the best pic which shows her colouring is one and three. two makes her look darker and she's actually the lighter colour with flecks of darker grey. (the dark grey is still a light grey but darker than the rest of her grey)

we are off to pick up our new male breeder today. can't wait!

I'm still learning so much about color and pattern names when it comes to rats. Can't wait to see what you decide on for your new breeder male.

well there's only one male available around here right now... so i'm going to pick him up today. he's a hooded rat - black hood white body with the stripe down his body.

my daughter just spent about 30 minutes talking to ashley, offered her some silkworms and butterworms which she thought was silly... wasn't interested at all. in the end my daughter was able to hold her for a short time (over the bin) and she'll spend more time with her later. she really has a gift when it comes to critters.

off to the store now... will post some pics later ;)

What I've found is putting them in your shirt and just carrying them around with you, really works to get them settled in and liking you. I prefer to leave scared newbies alone for 1-2 months depending on how fast they warm up. Sometimes putting them in the bathroom gets them used to sounds and stuff quicker and they won't be as scared.

Oh, and her color "looks" like mink-based platinum, but I could be wrong. I'll probably show my friend(who breed's rats for pets) to see if she knows what color Ashley is. She may be a blue-beige too, but who knows.

Send a breeder male my way!! lol I was planning on picking one up tonight actually

ah frig... the rat was sold by mistakes :( no male ratties at ALL around here. so i've sent a notice off to my homeschooling group to see if anyone has a male they don't want... (always thinking!)

thanks becky, i'll let my daughter know!

Well dang it Aleesha! You just have got to live miles away and that silly international border thing cuz I've got a lot of nice healthy rats running around dragging their packages. LOL

you know what's funny jo. you can NEVER find female ratties. all of them are always males... never females. and just when i neeeeeed males... none to be found LOL

murphy's darned law :angered: