FINALLY!!!! Manx Babies!!!

[tomfromtheshade]

I was super stoked to see these when I was pulling pups today!

They're both girls, which doesn't really lend itself well to my breeding plans, but I will take them!!!

[BrothersRoyal]

Those are cool! Good Job!

[wilomn]

Boy, you must have one tiny snipper to make such a clean removal.

LOL

Cool stuff.

[tomfromtheshade]

It took a looooong time to make those. I've been working on this line for over a year now. I was hoping for males, but I will take the girls. At least now I know which of my het females will produce manx babies. For anyone who has ever worked with manx rats you know that its not easy. LOL.

Boy, you must have one tiny snipper to make such a clean removal.

LOL

Cool stuff.

[TheSnakeEye]

Have you noticed any health problems with them? I have heard of many problems with them.

[tomfromtheshade]

Have you noticed any health problems with them? I have heard of many problems with them.

You notice health problems right away with the Manx...as soon as they are old enough to walk. If their spine is incorrectly formed or missing vertebrae they are usually paralyzed from the hips back OR both of their back legs move together scooting them along like a frog.

None of my manx or my het manx show any of these problems.

Also, you can tell a problem manx by its bathroom habits as well. If they are missing vertebrae they will usually poop all over themselves all the time.

No worries about any of that with my animals, but then again these are the first two that I produced so time will tell as I work more with the line.

[Hulihzack]

What good is a rat without the convenient handle? lol Really though, they're pretty cool, someone brought one into our shop and we decided to keep her rather than feed her off

[tomfromtheshade]

What good is a rat without the convenient handle? lol Really though, they're pretty cool, someone brought one into our shop and we decided to keep her rather than feed her off

That's how I got the original male for my foundation stock. The guy that I got him from had no use for him because his feeder rat operation requires rats with tails.

Fortunately for me I had the year and the extra rack to make this project pan out LOL.

[bsash]

Congratulations, Tom! I know you've been trying and waiting awhile for those!

[jben]

Congrats Tom.

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