Very cute! But beware. ;) The blazed can carry megacolon.
10-24-2008, 11:06 PM
MonitorLove
Re: My Fav Baby Rats
Quote:
Originally Posted by AmandaTolleson
Very cute! But beware. ;) The blazed can carry megacolon.
That is true, unfortunately :(
Thankfully my only blaze is just a runt and megecolon free ^^
I'm actually a bit suspicious on if he's REALLY a runt or one of those quirky miniature rats. I'm crossing my fingers for runt/smaller pup. Both mom and dad were kinda small...perhaps he just has some catching up to do.
10-25-2008, 01:46 AM
AmandaTolleson
Re: My Fav Baby Rats
How old is he? Megacolon doesn't show up until weaning. I just lost a rat to megacolon. I aquired a siamese female that was already gravid. She had two high whites, one a dalmation, the other a banded blue blazed. The blazed did not get megacolon (probably carries it though) and the dalmation has it now, she is about 4 1/2 weeks. I will be taking pics and then feeding her off. :( She was a sweet pretty girl and i am so sad about this horrible disease...
10-25-2008, 11:55 AM
dprince
Re: My Fav Baby Rats
So cute!!!!
10-25-2008, 12:24 PM
filly77
Re: My Fav Baby Rats
very cute!!! but like others said, watch for megacolon. (i recently learned about this myself from fellow posters)
10-25-2008, 01:10 PM
casperca
Re: My Fav Baby Rats
aww! such cute ickle beebies! :D
10-26-2008, 11:06 AM
marmie
Re: My Fav Baby Rats
They are adorable! I want a brown rat . . . I don't have any in my colonies.
10-26-2008, 03:02 PM
littleindiangirl
Re: My Fav Baby Rats
Quote:
Originally Posted by AmandaTolleson
How old is he? Megacolon doesn't show up until weaning.
Megacolon is more likely to show up after weaning, but there are two causes for megacolon which can show up early or late. Severe cases show up before weaning, but most cases are after the rat has started to eat solids.
Then there is late onset megacolon, which would be heart breaking to witness after you've grown so attached to an animal after a period of time.
It's all a risk. Some blazed/high white animals don't carry it but the chances are much higher. On the flip side, some non-high white animals carry it.
For high white marked animals, is it worth the risk?
