My ASF trio!

Got my new ASF last saturday. They are more handleable than I thought they would be. One likes to pee when I hold her, but the boy is a doll and the two females are gorgeous.

OK, on to the pictures!


http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...s/IMG_3683.jpg

The boy Gabbagoo!
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...s/IMG_3687.jpg

The girls, ginger and cherry
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...s/IMG_3684.jpg

Cherry
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...s/IMG_3686.jpg

Ginger
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...s/IMG_3688.jpg

The darker female is het for RED like the other fawn. I absolutely refuse to call them albino. The fawns aren't albino, it's a dilution! Speaking of fawn, they have a gorgeous blue grey undercoat, sooo pretty!

The boy is unrelated, put together the day I got them (They're all weanlings). I'm excited to see what I get from them in a few months! :D:D:D

Awwww! I'm getting my little gremlins this weekend from Ed! I can't wait! He said his are pretty handleable as well!

how big are asfs? do they get the same size as normal rats?

Awwww love the fawn. Mine are all grey and white...all 50 or so of them! They breed fast...I always have babies! Good luck with them!

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Originally Posted by aaramire

how big are asfs? do they get the same size as normal rats?

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They grow slower than regular rats and get to be about the size of a medium rat....bigger than mice

Very cute!

enjoy holding them now. Once the babies are here, that will be a distant memmory!

Robin, You are getting some devil dogs???? I thought you didn't like ASF's!? Why the change?


Mike

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Originally Posted by OhBalls

They grow slower than regular rats and get to be about the size of a medium rat....bigger than mice

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I must raise big rats then because no way my adult ASF's are the size of my medium rats LOL. I'd say an adult ASF is about 2 to 2.5 times bigger (by weight) than an adult mouse.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

I must raise big rats then because no way my adult ASF's are the size of my medium rats LOL. I'd say an adult ASF is about 2 to 2.5 times bigger (by weight) than an adult mouse.

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I agree Jo.

And they are either hot or cold about handling. Either they let you pick them up, or they bloody you every time they can..little stinkers! They are great and breed FAST....I started with about 20 last year and I've been through hundreds so far...weaning about 20 a week.....

You got it right, Charlie. They seem to have no middle road temperment wise LOL. Boy are they protective of their young too, especially the males!

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Originally Posted by mcavana

Very cute!

enjoy holding them now. Once the babies are here, that will be a distant memmory!

Robin, You are getting some devil dogs???? I thought you didn't like ASF's!? Why the change?


Mike

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The change is for some stubborn feeders, and feedback from Joanna on how her stubborn feeders are now feeding great on ASF's.