Look at my babies!

[SlitherinSisters]

I lost my first litter of rat pups. The black hooded female had 9, but they died within a day I'm not sure if it was because she was young and it was her first litter. That's my only guess. She was 5-6 months old.

Mercedes, my fawn hooded rat had 13, she ate the one They are 5 days old, I have it on Excel so I can keep track of everything!



Here's mom, she didn't mind us playing with her babies! She just wanted scratched.



I'm dissapointed in the quality of the hooded markings. Oh well I suppose, I'm planning to freeze most of them anyway, I just wanted to see what the color/markings would be like. Does anyone know why some of them are lighter/darker shades of black? I'm assuming they will all turn out to be black or aguoti hooded. My little sister was there helping me and she wants me to keep a couple of the lighter ones and one good hooded alive So Mercedes will most likely be left with 3 babies after tonight.

[blackcrystal22]

I lost my first litter of rat pups. The black hooded female had 9, but they died within a day I'm not sure if it was because she was young and it was her first litter. That's my only guess. She was 5-6 months old.

Mercedes, my fawn hooded rat had 13, she ate the one They are 5 days old, I have it on Excel so I can keep track of everything!



Here's mom, she didn't mind us playing with her babies! She just wanted scratched.



I'm dissapointed in the quality of the hooded markings. Oh well I suppose, I'm planning to freeze most of them anyway, I just wanted to see what they color/markings would be like. Does anyone know why some of them are lighter/darker shades of black? I'm assuming they will all turn out to be black or aguoti hooded. My little sister was there helping me and she wants me to keep a couple of the lighter ones and one good hooded alive So Mercedes will be left with 3 babies after tonight.

Some of them look like they could be blue hooded?
The two lighter ones on the left one away from the end..

[SlitherinSisters]

REALLY?!!! Oh dear....I might not be taking her babies then.....I was actually wondering about those two, but I just figured it was wishful thinking!

I am curious to see what she would make. I suppose if they turn out to be black or agouti I could give them to jpman and others that are interested.

I've got a platinum agouti berkshire on hold, so I'll have another male/female to play with soon!

[SatanicIntention]

They are most likely agouti.

[Evans]

Nice...
Quick qeustion: Is it actually cheaper to breed your own than too buy froozen?

[filly77]

awww i like the markings on the one on the bottom left, it looks like it has a thin stripe down its spine!

[littleindiangirl]

Nice...
Quick qeustion: Is it actually cheaper to breed your own than too buy froozen?

At the top of the breeding rats forum, there is a sticky to answer that very question!

[SlitherinSisters]

Nice...
Quick qeustion: Is it actually cheaper to breed your own than too buy froozen?

For me I'm mostly just having fun. I can get 12 rat pups a month and freeze them all. The mom and pop cost me $5 (each) and roughly $2 a month to feed 3 of them. I've got my 3-year-old blue hooded pet on expensive food and more fresh veggies and fruits, but the other three get purina dog chow and some fresh veggies. Froozen rat pups cost over a dollar each around here, so you do the math Plus it's just plain fun