Man this sucks!

I went to the tub where Caesar and Moose were hanging out together to get Moose to put him in with some ladies. Open the tub, and he had passed away overnight. He was healthy as a horse just yesterday, no sneezing, no wheezing, no slowness - and no blood to indicate that he and Caesar had fought.

And I just fed off all the males, with one I had considered holding back. :(

Ouch, im sorry.

Do you know his age? Wonder what it could have been?

Do you have any baby males you could hold back?

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that. :( I just lost an almost ready to breed holdback girl the same way just a few days ago. No previous signs of anything amiss and no indications of anything externally wrong afterwards. I know it happens but it just makes you wonder and wish there was something you could've done. :(

I produced him from a beige hooded to a black hooded, he was less than a year old. His mother did the same thing - was fine one night and gone the next. She was older when I adopted her though, so I figured she just stroked out. He was from her last litter of 19 babies.

His brother is with Emily and breeding for her. I do have two litters of 2 week old babies I could hold back a boy from.

Sorry to hear that Robin, if you want a boy I have some CUTE rex boys for you (about 4 weeks old so he will need to grow a bit)

Aww, I'm sorry Robin. :hug:

I absolutely fear the day that my first girl passes on. She's is my absolute favorite, and is such a sweetie. She's now 2, so I know I don't have much time left with her. :(

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Sorry to hear that Robin, if you want a boy I have some CUTE rex boys for you (about 4 weeks old so he will need to grow a bit)

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Aww, I'm sorry Robin. :hug:

I absolutely fear the day that my first girl passes on. She's is my absolute favorite, and is such a sweetie. She's now 2, so I know I don't have much time left with her. :(

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Mrs. Snuggles is my first rat, and Ceasar is my first male. Mrs. Snuggles is doing awesome after the surgery to remove her tumor over Thanksgiving and she's living the life of a spoiled lap rat and helps with the grow out girls!

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!

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Thats very nice of you Deb

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Quiet don't destroy my reputation here (I am suppose to be MEAN ;))

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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!

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He was a b/w hooded - and he's been fathering all my litters since August.

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Quiet don't destroy my reputation here (I am suppose to be MEAN ;))

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No you're not - you're one of the nicest people I know! :D

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Opps!

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He was a b/w hooded - and he's been fathering all my litters since August.

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Sounds like a nice rat! Sorry again robin.:(

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:

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He was a b/w hooded - and he's been fathering all my litters since August.

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Look at it this way... he has been around the block and lived a very happy life!!!

sorry to hear about that Robin!

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justin

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?

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.

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: