New Breeder Male Rat

Found this little male in a tank of feeders at a local pet store here in Toledo. I think he's an American Blue. A bit hard to photograph his color correctly but he's a lovely light bluish grey with no white markings at all. So what do you all think he is and I need some name suggestions. Our current breeder male is Casanova so I want to stay with the theme of great lovers LOL.

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I'll have to look up the genetics for these blue colored rats to see what happens when I breed to other colors.

aagh! stop it! i SO want a blue right now! way to remind me. :P he is very cute!

He's damn sexy. I suggest Jamie if you want to continue your theme...

I have a blue female and no male!!! Petsmart sometimes has blues in stock, check if there is one near you. I've been searching around looking for a blue male rat and getting nowhere.
Wolfy

Wolfy, is she light blue like him (American Blue) or a darker steel blue (Russian Blue)? From the little I have read on blues you need two of the same type of blue to get one of that sort. An American x Russian blue will give you a solid black or at least that's my very basic understanding. Too bad your female and my male can't meet for some "quality time" (oh great now I'm pimping rats!!!)

I couldn't believe my eyes Emily. We walked into this not really great pet store just to grab some rat bedding because I ran out and my cages are not as nice as I like them to be and here was this gorgeous male in a big cage of regular feeders! Figured he'd be long gone but dang it he was still there when I went back for him so I quickly nabbed him up as a future breeder for us.

He's actually quite nice tempered and didn't mind the bath he got when we got home (their cages weren't that clean).

LOL Jamie Glass you slay me!

I thought of Romeo but it doesn't work for me and Mike swears if I name him Fabio he'll refuse to ever call him that LOL. Come on folks...famous lovers of lore and fiction...help...the lil fella needs his own name!

I vote for Jamie, but if that doesn't work for you how about Tristan. (from that movie Tristan and Isolde, which is very similiar to Romeo and Juliet) Anyway, that's all I've got for now.

What about Navarre from Lady Hawk? Granted, he was a monogomous sort....but was one hunky lover! :P

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I vote for Jamie

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That is why you ROCK!

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Maybe I should name my new studly mouse after you. :rolleyes:

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Maybe I should name my new studly mouse after you. :rolleyes:

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I would be honored. I am sure that mouse will be gettin more action than moi.

Any requests for your lady friend's name? I'm up for suggestions. Right now they're still lunch and Jamie (formerly known as dinner).

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Any requests for your lady friend's name? I'm up for suggestions. Right now they're still lunch and Jamie (formerly known as dinner).

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I go with Angelina...Suh-weet!!

Done! :D

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Done! :D

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We make such a hot couple...Her with those lips and that face and me with no real redeeming qualities. What balance!

LOL!! Did I mention that your namesake is a bit on the weenie side? :rolleyes: We'll see if he can get er done.

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LOL!! Did I mention that your namesake is a bit on the weenie side? :rolleyes: We'll see if he can get er done.

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Hmm...Well thats not cool..I have faith in him!

About a year from now Pixar is releasing a movie about a rat whos a chef. Its called Ratatouille. Anyhow the main character is a blue rat. Blue rats will probably start being in huge demand shortly before it releases and for a while after.


Once I found out the colors of the character I started concentrating on my gray/blue line. Luckily it happens to be one of my pet lines.

Just one of those interesting, maybe lucrative, tidbits.

Bryan

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I would be honored. I am sure that mouse will be gettin more action than moi.

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:8: You guys are tooooooo much! *snort* ;)

Wow, I have never seen that color! I would definately have grabbed him up, too. I had one, eons ago, but he was much darker than yours and not half as pretty.

He's a very light almost powder blue but that may change as he grows up. Also Gin there are Russian Blues which are much darker, some pics I've seen they are almost a steel or gunmetal blue so maybe yours was a Russian.