Oh they look nice Amy - congrats! I want some of those light, red eyed ones (the ASF equivalent to an albino I guess). Can't find any of those locally though but I'm on the hunt for them to add to our own growing colonies of ASF's.
Thanks :)
05-21-2008, 08:35 AM
shadi11
Re: New ASF Project!
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Originally Posted by darkangel
Oh we have a ton more than are in my signature. Those are just the ones that belong to "me."
Thats what I was hoping otherwise you would be over run soon.
Nice looking breeders though. Your females look about as big as ours. We dont have any of the albino ones yet. I have found them but they are charging 20 bucks a rat for them. To me its just not really worth it.. So the only odd color I have is black and gray brindling with white.
05-21-2008, 08:40 AM
littleindiangirl
Re: New ASF Project!
Awesome! My 2 girls are finally pregnant! Can't wait for some pinks. :)
05-21-2008, 08:57 AM
muddoc
Re: New ASF Project!
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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl
Awesome! My 2 girls are finally pregnant! Can't wait for some pinks. :)
Connie,
I think you may be surprised with your "pinks", because all the ones we have produced are born with hair. Not completely covered in it, but they look funny not being completely bald.
p.s. I meant to comgratulate Amy and Jamie on their newest rodent project. Have fun with them, I love ours. They are great animals, and a joy to work with and watch. Also, we have had a plastic water bottle in with the small group we have in an aquarium for about a year now, and they have never chewed it up.
05-21-2008, 09:20 AM
littleindiangirl
Re: New ASF Project!
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Originally Posted by muddoc
Connie,
I think you may be surprised with your "pinks", because all the ones we have produced are born with hair. Not completely covered in it, but they look funny not being completely bald.
That's right Tim, I keep forgetting they come out looking fugly. A face only a mother could love :P
05-21-2008, 09:36 AM
jglass38
Re: New ASF Project!
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Originally Posted by muddoc
Connie,
I think you may be surprised with your "pinks", because all the ones we have produced are born with hair. Not completely covered in it, but they look funny not being completely bald.
p.s. I meant to comgratulate Amy and Jamie on their newest rodent project. Have fun with them, I love ours. They are great animals, and a joy to work with and watch. Also, we have had a plastic water bottle in with the small group we have in an aquarium for about a year now, and they have never chewed it up.
Thanks Tim! Seeing how the picky eaters took to them and how little smell they produce it was a no brainer to get a small colony going. The water bottles are in a metal guard which protects the bottom. We'll see if they chew them up!
05-21-2008, 09:39 AM
NickMyers03
Re: New ASF Project!
the bottoms arnt the issue with the plastic bottles... i have th metal guard hangers for them too but some how the climbed to the top of the cage and chewed on the bottle up there.. watch out for that those ASF find a way to get you :)
06-01-2008, 10:04 AM
FIREball
Re: New ASF Project!
Change of heart? Dont worry I did too.
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Originally Posted by jglass38
You couldn't pay me to switch my snakes from regular old rats to this ridiculous fad of ASFR. I wouldn't feel right trying to sell someone a snake that might be imprinted on them. They are not readily available at pet stores and most likely will never be.
06-01-2008, 10:19 AM
akaangela
Re: New ASF Project!
Have fun with them. I was told they where bad biters but I have only gotten one bite from them and it was from a VERY pregnant female as I was picking out some to feed to my snakes. I would put a wheel in their cages. I have one in each one of mine and they used it ALL the time. Helps them burn off the extra energy and they don't chew as much. Oh one word of note they can JUMP and will jump. I have already lost two (one my cat caught and one my dog caught) to excapes :( Good luck and have fun :D
