Agouti baby pic

I was thrilled to get these Agoutis out of a beige hooded x blue rex breeding :) Leave it to me to be excited about "natural" looking rats.. I bred enough high-whites, rex, and even double rex in the past. Now, the more plain rats that I am producing are exciting me more! :dizzy: I am holding back any females and maybe even a male to replace/augment my blue rex dude.

Three out of 8. Others were snake din-din.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...goutimaybe.jpg

i love them! I could never feed off a rat

I know that they are cute animals. I just see it as the cycle of life. But I don't mind; we all have our preferences. :)

Congrats! I sure hope my rats will produce all different kinds!:D

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Congrats! I sure hope my rats will produce all different kinds!:D

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I was actually hoping for some more beiges. Their coloring reminds me of pork gravy! lol.

Congrats! I prefer the 'normal' critters as well. My breeding group consists of a beige self, three blacks, a siamese dumbo, an albino and a black hooded. No more rexes for me.

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Congrats! I prefer the 'normal' critters as well. My breeding group consists of a beige self, three blacks, a siamese dumbo, an albino and a black hooded. No more rexes for me.

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You know.. I like rexes. My only male is a rex. But I too really want to steer away from them. Not sure why.. I actually think that they are adorable as babies. But I think that more normal-coated rats are in my future.. it is jsut time for a change :)
Siamese dumbos have always been great females in my breeding program.

im sorry but a rat is a rat to me, don't like any vermin after i saw the infestation in australia on a video, made me itchy lol, i wanna get a breeding trio of ASF though, BP crack i tell ya, anyone in Canada have a trio of ASF?

I am not actually that fond of rats themselves. In all honesty, if I got out of snakes or had to get rid of snakes, I would not have rats. But I enjoy breeding my own feeders, so that I know what I am getting in that department, and they are healthy feeders,

Id feed rats off if i had any, but untill then im overly happy with mice. Its just some of the stuff rats can do, they are really smart. I dont give a rats @$$ about mice though:D

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I was actually hoping for some more beiges. Their coloring reminds me of pork gravy! lol.

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I LOVE beige hoodeds. Actualy any hoodeds. I really like the rexes, and wouldn't mind having there blood in my colony, it would be nice to see one pop up every once and awhile! As well as dumbos. I would like to get a blue, but dont know which ones to get, and what they look like.

You sound like you have such a cool colonie Gen! New pics of mama,babies and dad? Por Favor.:D

I will get ya some in the next few days. I got my husband and hyperactive stepdaughter on the way here now! A moment's peace might be rare until tomorrow!

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I will get ya some in the next few days. I got my husband and hyperactive stepdaughter on the way here now! A moment's peace might be rare until tomorrow!

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LOL! Good luck to you. :D

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Congrats! I prefer the 'normal' critters as well. My breeding group consists of a beige self, three blacks, a siamese dumbo, an albino and a black hooded. No more rexes for me.

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Just curious, why no more rexes? Are they genetically weak, or do you just not prefer them? I have two new rex females - one american blue irish and one fawn hooded.

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Just curious, why no more rexes? Are they genetically weak, or do you just not prefer them? I have two new rex females - one american blue irish and one fawn hooded.

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That fawn hooded rex is to die for! Make lots robin! I am curious about why you dont breed rexes too.

Just a quick question...what is a Rex Rat and the difference between them and a regular Rat?

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Just a quick question...what is a Rex Rat and the difference between them and a regular Rat?

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Rexes have a wavy coat, and curlly wiskers! like omsone through them in a dryer to fluff them up!:D

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Just curious, why no more rexes? Are they genetically weak, or do you just not prefer them? I have two new rex females - one american blue irish and one fawn hooded.

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I like the rexes.. I just seem to be prefering the sleeker, more natural looking ones for some reason. This is personal preference and not in any way am I saying that they are bad blood. I actually think that my rex stud gave my colony a great backbone, and I will still use him as long as he is healthy. But I also like the look of the sleeker normal-haired rats.. it is just me being weird I guess :rolleyes:

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Just curious, why no more rexes? Are they genetically weak, or do you just not prefer them? I have two new rex females - one american blue irish and one fawn hooded.

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Robin, it's just personal preference. I like to pet my breeders (they are pets after all) and honestly can't stand the feel of rex coats. The rexes I've had were wonderful breeders, gave me large healthy litters and were sweet rats. I just like my normal coated critters better.

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Robin, it's just personal preference. I like to pet my breeders (they are pets after all) and honestly can't stand the feel of rex coats. The rexes I've had were wonderful breeders, gave me large healthy litters and were sweet rats. I just like my normal coated critters better.

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Awesome! Thanks for answering that. So far I'm enjoying my rexes - but I think the goofy dumbos are by far my favorite rats - all the ones I've encountered have had amazing personalities.

Ginevive , what kind of bedding is that? i currently use the "carefresh" and hear that most use pine. can you inform me on this type of bedding and the pros and cons?

Thanks Nick

Nick, it's pressed pine pellets - also known as Woody Pet or Equine Fresh - and I believe even there's a cat litter that's also a pine pellet being marketed now. When it gets wet, it breaks down into a very fine sawdust type of bedding.

Kara uses Woody Pet, I just picked up a bag of Equine Fresh from Deborah that she got at a feed store.

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Ginevive , what kind of bedding is that? i currently use the "carefresh" and hear that most use pine. can you inform me on this type of bedding and the pros and cons?
Thanks Nick

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Equine fresh is a great bedding, a little goes a long way, so far it is the best bedding I found. It is very absorbent which = less odors. I used to clean every 3 to 4 days before (especially with mice) now it is every 7 to 9 days.

You can find Equine fresh at the tractor supply around here a 40 lbs bag cost $6.25.

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Equine fresh is a great bedding, a little goes a long way, so far it is the best bedding I found. It is very absorbent which = less odors. I used to clean every 3 to 4 days before (especially with mice) now it is every 7 to 9 days.

You can find Equine fresh at the tractor supply around here a 40 lbs bag cost $6.25.

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THANK YOU... wow that is SO much cheaper... i have a Tractor supply store 5 min from me!! ok breeding rats just started sounding better