Some pix of the new rats!

[Argentra]

Well, I finally got some decent pictures of my first breeder rats! I've only had them one week, and already they seem to have doubled in size...

Here are the two girls - a black hooded and an albino:


And my lone male (lost his friend) - very pale fawn hooded:



I'll be picking up another male as soon as I get the new tub wired. Thinking of looking for a solid black or (yeah right) a blue. Whatcha think?

[Beardedragon]

aww, black hoodeds are so cute!

[Dcommander]

Get a solid black for new male, they rock! And I love your black hooded

[FIEND_FO_LYFE]

god those look yummy!!!!
lol

[TheMolenater2]

god those look yummy!!!!
lol

[Argentra]

Yeah, I think I would like a nice black male. At the PetDumb (taking the appropriate name another forum member gave it) here, I saw the CUTEST rat - solid black except for her chest and feet - but she was a SHE, and I don't get animals from pet stores.

Heh, and THEY aren't the dinner... their offspring will be.

[littleindiangirl]

Woo!! Cute little ratts!! I've got like a bazillion now

[SnakesvsRodents]

Woo!! Cute little ratts!! I've got like a bazillion now

ill be happy to take some off your hands

[kc261]

At the PetDumb (taking the appropriate name another forum member gave it)

Hey, don't I get credit?

That black hooded is cute!

I'd recommend going with a black while you are establishing your colony because of various posts I've seen about people having trouble with blues not being as healthy. Once you know you have a good strong gene pool, then you could try to mix in some of the possibly weaker genes.