Im very sorry robin! What color was he? Did he happen to father any litters that you are fixing to have/wean? Maybe take a male from them.
Thats very nice of you Deb!
He was a b/w hooded - and he's been fathering all my litters since August.
02-18-2008, 10:11 PM
rabernet
Re: Man this sucks!
Quote:
Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons
Quiet don't destroy my reputation here (I am suppose to be MEAN ;))
No you're not - you're one of the nicest people I know! :D
02-18-2008, 10:13 PM
stangs13
Re: Man this sucks!
Quote:
Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons
Quiet don't destroy my reputation here (I am suppose to be MEAN ;))
Opps!
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Originally Posted by rabernet
He was a b/w hooded - and he's been fathering all my litters since August.
Sounds like a nice rat! Sorry again robin.:(
02-19-2008, 09:12 AM
frankykeno
Re: Man this sucks!
Awwww Robin I'm so sorry about Moose. I remember when he was born and later when you promoted him to a breeder. It's awful to find one gone like that with no obvious reason but it does just happen unfortunately. That's little comfort though I know.
I hope you're able to choose a nice son of his from his last litters to continue his (and Ceasar's) good line for you. :hug:
02-19-2008, 01:07 PM
Mike Cavanaugh
Re: Man this sucks!
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Originally Posted by rabernet
He was a b/w hooded - and he's been fathering all my litters since August.
Look at it this way... he has been around the block and lived a very happy life!!!
02-19-2008, 01:23 PM
jkobylka
Re: Man this sucks!
sorry to hear about that Robin!
:(
justin
02-19-2008, 01:57 PM
cassandra
Re: Man this sucks!
Well if you A) lived closer and B) needed a male mouse, I'd be your girl. =P
The biggest litter a mouse momma has ever given me, 16 healthy weaned small adults (well 14 now since Jenson ate 2), are ALL MALE. How the heck is that possible...or rather, how it is probable?
02-19-2008, 06:42 PM
frankykeno
Re: Man this sucks!
You know it's funny Cass but I've noticed a bit of a trend with the rats. Older male rats reaching the end of their most fertile breeding years seem to father significantly more male offspring. Younger male rats seem to father either a more balanced litter or heavier on the female side. It may just be my experience but it seems to bear out that I get a lot more male feeders from litters fathered by old male rats than I do from young male rats.
02-19-2008, 08:04 PM
rabernet
Re: Man this sucks!
I get mostly males (12 males, 3 females for example) in litters when I'm considering holding back some girls - and now I've got mostly girls when now I may need to hold back a male - go figure! :rolleyes:
