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    Registered User MonitorLove's Avatar
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    Whats in your rat cage?

    I breed mostly feeder rats so I have quite a few. All are treated like pets and cuddled daily. I'm also a snake & lizard addict, hence the feeder breeding. Once by 2 1/2 weeks grow up I'm going to also be starting lined pet rats

    Anyways...
    Whats in YOUR rat cage?

    I have:
    *Note: All of my rexes are Velveteens, some fluffier than others xD

    Males-
    GusGus - Agouti Rex Berk, about 6-7 weeks old now. Happily breeding already. Right now he's living in a separate cage with Spooky until the other boys are weaned. He's a real sweetheart, loves to cuddle.
    NoName - Black Rex Berk w/ wedge blaze, 2 1/2 weeks, future stud/pet
    NoName2 - Himalayan/Cream/Siamese Rex (to early to tell), 2 1/2 weeks, future stud/pet
    NonName3 - Black Rex w/ white socks. 1/2 weeks, future stud/pet. (this guy is REALLY handsome, he has one of the most beautiful glossy black coats I have ever seen)

    Females -
    Breeders --
    Spooky - Himalayan
    Boo - Himalayan
    Casper - Himalayan
    Jezebel - Silver Black Berk, standard ear, satin
    Crutches - Black Rex English Irish

    Future Breeders --
    NN - Black (pos. berk) Rex w/ stripe. 2 1/2 weeks.
    NM - Agouti (pos. berk) Rex w/ stripe. 2 1/2 weeks.
    The rest of the 2 1/2 week NoNames - Black Rex Berks, Self, & pos. English Irish. I'm to lazy to count xD

    6 1/2 Week NoNames -
    (11) Berk, Self, & pos. English Irish Rex Agouti.
    (2) Black Rex Berks
    (1) Rex Himalayan

    Oddballs -
    I can't remember if these guys were all out of the same litter or two different litters. But here's how it went:
    Birth: Looked Himalayan
    About 1 week or so - Cream hooded markings
    1 1/2 weeks - Still looking like pretty cream hoodeds
    2 weeks - Still cream hoodeds
    2 1/2 weeks - Markings lightening around the noses
    3 weeks - Hard to distinguish Himalayan (currently white) from Creams
    3 1/2 weeks - Hooded markings. In lavender?!. Seriously, they looked like a light pinkish purple. No pictures, unfortunately.
    4 weeks - Still looking lavanderish.
    4 1/2 weeks - No more lavender. More of a creamish color again.
    5 weeks - Creams hoodeds have a cream colored coat, Himalayan is a pretty bright white. No more hooded markings.

    Weirdest thing ever. o-o'


    Another note:
    All the 2 1/2 weeks are out of Crutches and by a Black Rex Dumbo Berk w/ wedge blaze
    All the 6-7 weeks are by Spooky, Boo, and Casper and by 'Frank' a kindasorta black eyed Hairless.

    I no longer have the Dumbo or the Hairless. The Hairless killed the Dumbo and then was promptly rehomed :/ I couldn't risk him killing any future stud pups.

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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    Whats in my rat cage??

    One happy


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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    xD

    It honestly just makes me feel better breeding my own feeders. I like to know exactly were my snake food is coming from xD

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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    While I don't currently breed rat, I did a while back, for pet quality only.

    Here is my Current List:

    Males
    Snowball - Siamese, recessive Dumbo (neutered)

    Females
    Blueberry - Russian Blue Hooded (spay)
    Porkchop - Rex, Fawn Hooded, recessive Dumbo and Hairless (spay)
    Hershey - Black Self, Velveteen/Rex cross, Recessive hairless (spay)

    When we moved, I had to re-home most of my pet rats.

    I used to have; Siamese, Himalayan, Burmese, Roan, Mink, Cinnamon, Fawn, Champagne, Russian Blue, American Blue, Russian Silvered Blue, Silver Russian Blue, Lilac, Triamese, Blue Agouti, Platinum (Mink based), Beige, Chocolate, Cinnamon Pearl, Dumbo, Satin, Velveteen, Rex, Split Cap/Stripe, Badger, Dalmatian, Bareback, Hooded, Masked, Patched and Down Under and Self.

    I really miss breeding them, they were a lot of fun. I had been breeding rats/mice for twelve years, far before I owned my first reptiles. They are such a pleasure to work with, very intelligent, and quite loving little creatures.


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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    Quote Originally Posted by MonitorLove View Post
    xD

    It honestly just makes me feel better breeding my own feeders. I like to know exactly were my snake food is coming from xD
    Very true. I've got 8 rats now and I'm hoping our siamese X fawn litter turns out some nice females cuz I need to add to our breeders in a bad way now that my favorite female breeder passed away the other day.

    I don't know name of colors and patterns for rats all that well but I do have pictures lol. You can see those here
    ~Adam~

    BPs: 3.9 Normals, 1.0 Spider, 1.1 Pastels, 0.1 100% Het Hypo, 1.0 Cinnamon, 0.1 Pinstripe, 0.1 Albino 1.0 Bumblebee .
    Bloods: 0.1 Marter line red, 1.0 Het T+ albino red.
    Colubrids:1.1 Western Hogs, 0.0.1 Tri-Color Hognose, 1.0 Albino Cal King,



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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    What sorta rats do I have? Well... in any sort of mix and match...

    Markings:
    Irish
    English Irish
    Self/ false self
    Capped (notched)
    Hooded (perfect striped, short and long stripes)
    Dalmations have been produced
    Siamese (if thats a marking)
    Vari/berk
    Varigated
    bareback

    Colors:
    Seal point Siamese
    Russian Blue Siamese
    Himalayan
    Russian blue
    American/english blue
    Fawn
    Agouti
    Beige
    black
    albino
    silvered black
    have also had triamese

    Coats:
    rex
    smooth

    ears:
    standard
    dumbo

    tails:
    normal


    And working on some Blue agoutis, beige blue, platinums and anything with BLUE!

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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    I have:
    Beige Barebackeds
    Beige Berkshires
    Siamese'
    Himalayans
    Black Cappeds
    Blue Banded (or variaberk) Blazed
    Siamese Dalmatians
    Black Variaberks
    Black or Agouti Fuzzy Hairless
    Black or Agouti Variaberk Fuzzy Hairless

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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    Quote Originally Posted by littleindiangirl View Post
    What sorta rats do I have? Well... in any sort of mix and match...

    Markings:
    Irish
    English Irish
    Self/ false self
    Capped (notched)
    Hooded (perfect striped, short and long stripes)
    Dalmations have been produced
    Siamese (if thats a marking)
    Vari/berk
    Varigated
    bareback

    Colors:
    Seal point Siamese
    Russian Blue Siamese
    Himalayan
    Russian blue
    American/english blue
    Fawn
    Agouti
    Beige
    black
    albino
    silvered black
    have also had triamese

    Coats:
    rex
    smooth

    ears:
    standard
    dumbo

    tails:
    normal


    And working on some Blue agoutis, beige blue, platinums and anything with BLUE!

    aiiiee! I've always wanted some nice Blue dumbos. We had a beautiful Blue Self Standard female once. Put our spayed girl into shock (she recovered) and nearly killed my Siamese boy >-<
    Needless to say she was rehomed rather quickly xD

    Quote Originally Posted by AmandaTolleson View Post
    I have:
    Beige Barebackeds
    Beige Berkshires
    Siamese'
    Himalayans
    Black Cappeds
    Blue Banded (or variaberk) Blazed
    Siamese Dalmatians
    Black Variaberks
    Black or Agouti Fuzzy Hairless
    Black or Agouti Variaberk Fuzzy Hairless
    I've never heard of a Siamese Dalmatian before O-O Pictures?

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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    As I said in my last post that was ruined;

    Currently, just have two blue males, one with white facial markings and a rex coat.

    I will be getting a dwarf male, some hairless males, more blues, siamese, dumbos and rexes from a breeder.

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    Re: Whats in your rat cage?

    I have 2 that will produce feeders, no clue on what they are lol

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