Thanks! I tried, but they have things other than photos in mind. Especially that Cinnamon boy who was all over the girls.Originally Posted by chondrogal
Rats are tough to get good pics of!! I think you did great, love your rat colors. I am wondering about the Russian Silver. Is this an F2 breeding? I know that an American x Russian blue F1 generation can be all black babies, have been wondering about trying to get both blues on one rat....... actually have both American and Russian blues here with that as a future goal!
The prospect of playing with color genetics on rats is a lot more fun that playing with the chondro colors...... 3-4 years is a long time to go for the next generation
The Russian Silver is from a Russian Silver buck (American Blue x Russian Blue) to a Russian Blue doe carrying American Blue. Since I do not inbreed, getting my colors is taking a little longer than I'd like, but I dislike the idea of inbreeding unless you are testing for megacolon, etc. I throw 2-3 Russian Silver in their litter every breeding. Not to mention, the buck and doe have a great structure. They are one of my favorite pairings.
I'm currently working on a Russian Cinnamon and a Russian Blue Agouti since I have neither in my colony. It just takes time and all of the selective breeding pays off.
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