Selling Pet Rat?

[MrLang]

Word dude. I dont even mess with snakes man. I just post here because the rat community is insufferable.

In fact, I primarily breed rats as pets, as well as hamsters, etc.

INSUFFERABLE! I've been trying to get a few genetic questions answered recently and I'm just appalled at how snobby these people are. Get a life - holy crap! You're breeding RATS here people. I'm so glad there are knowledgable, reasonable, friendly people here who enjoy rat breeding. Here's a reply I got from a 'breeder' this morning when I asked for some clarification on a few rats I have:

"I make it a policy not to tell people what they have for colors on their rats. The issue you're running into is that you're breeding rats from an unknown background when you get them from a pet store. You have no idea what colors they're carrying. All you really can do is best guess. If it matters to you what colors you're producing, you should use breeding stock with a well documented pedigree.

Most breeders are going to react pretty condescendingly when asked breeding questions. As breeders, we get bombarded with questions from many people. I actually rarely answer these type of questions, but you caught me in a good mood. It can be overwhelming for a hobby breeder to answer questions over and over again when the information is out on the web for people to find.

I know that when I first started breeding, I had to overcome a lot of obstacles to earn the respect and friendship of other breeders, but it was well worth it. The important thing is to always make the best decisions for the animals, and to realize that it is not a money making venture. Quite the opposite."

another one:

"I cant tell anything from blurry pics. I wont even entertain then. I dont send them to people and then wonder what colors rats are. I only look at or send good pics that people can see. Its not fair to do other wise."



Unbelievable... INSUFFERABLE!