Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
I used to breed rats but they've come a long way in a few years, lol...I had hooded rats mostly, agouti, & black w/ white markings, & later a few dumbos, but fancy
types were never my focus. I've always raised fancy mice though, & when I used to sell my surplus, it makes them more salable too, just in case wanted as pets.
Yup that was part of it, too. I’m probably going to add more in time, but for now I’m starting with this at least long enough to build my freezer up before I even think of selling beyond friends.

I had a few mice a couple years ago, and I plan on starting another colony of those, too, for when my boa breeding starts. I had a couple of black/white mice, a gray mouse, and a belted male with one pink and one black eye. Almost all the babies were always black and white, but one ended up a pretty lavender color with pink eyes and another looked kinda like a perle merle rat. Only two unique ones I got from several litters. The mice also ate way more food than rats, and were not as placid. The two adult females and the male were sweet, but the one female and all the babies were always quick to resort to flightiness and biting.


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