Quote Originally Posted by suzuki4life View Post
people think high white are prone....doesn't mean it has it...it is speculation.

if the worry is about spreading a genetic "disease"...if all are fed off then nothing has been spread. I don't see the need to worry a new keeper over such an issue unless he plans to breed and extend his colony to outsiders.
High whites ARE prone. Yes her rats may not have it, but the worry I have is not about spreading genetic issues, it is that we not breed rats that have painful genetic defects. I certainly think the possibility of breeding animals that have a good chance of dying of malnutrition or septicemia before they are fed off is something worth worrying a new keeper over.