Rat of the Month contest voting has began!

[luckies4me]

The voting has began!!! Get your votes in by the end of the month. Good luck to all the contestants! :D

http://www15.brinkster.com/luckies4me/ratofthemonth.html

[luckies4me]

Come on, isn't anybody going to vote???:confused:

[Amber]

I Voted!! :D

[Desert Arabian]

:) Voted for my Princess!

[EssTer]

I voted, but you can´t believe how hard was it :) All those ratties are so cute and awesome :D

[tikeyas_mom]

i voted for my pippin .. i wish i could have voted two ways :o

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I voted for Icarus.. I have always been in love with him... :D

[trayi52]

I voted. It was so hard! They are all so cute!

[Aspen and Misty]

I can't see the pics???


Ashley :confused:

[CathyBogart]

I voted. :)

[tikeyas_mom]

i figured out *thanks to your site Cass* that Lilly is a fawn self!!! cool hey!!!

:D:D she is a peach color with a white belly :D

[Kfamr]

I voted for Princess Peanut!
:D

[luckies4me]

Whoo hoo! Thanks for voting everyone! Remember, if you know anyone with ratties let them know about my contest! I need contestants for March too lol. :p

[Desert Arabian]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
i figured out *thanks to your site Cass* that Lilly is a fawn self!!! cool hey!!!

:D:D she is a peach color with a white belly :D

That would make her a berkshire, not a self. ;) Self is one solid color that covers the rats all the way down to the nails, no white anywhere. A berkshire has a white belly. :D

Fawn. :eek: What a beauty-ful color! *jealous*

Thanks Kay (and anyone else) for voting for my Princess! I love you! So does Princess Peanut!!

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by YellowLabLover
That would make her a berkshire, not a self. ;) Self is one solid color that covers the rats all the way down to the nails, no white anywhere. A berkshire has a white belly. :D



For the standard that is correct, and SHOULD be how the self looks, however almost all self rats have white feet. ;) It's VERY hard to get a good self rat. That's why self rats with white feet can be shown. However they get docked a point.

[tikeyas_mom]

really?? i didnt know that... so she is a fawn berkshire???

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
really?? i didnt know that... so she is a fawn berkshire???

If her eyes are black/dark red then yes she is a fawn, however if her eyes are pink than she's an amber. It's hard to tell if she is a berkshire unless I see the markings. There are a few different markings with white on the belly. The English Irish which is white in between the two front feet, on the chest, which should be as close to a triangle as possible, pointing down. The American Irish has a white belly in the shape of an oval, but does not cover the inside of the legs of neck. The berkshire has an all white belly, covering to the sides and up the neck, and depending on what type of berkshire, either going up the legs, or stopping at the legs. :)

[Desert Arabian]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
really?? i didnt know that... so she is a fawn berkshire???

Yes, I believe so, if she has an adorable white belly. :D



Cass, that's what I thought. When Violette had her babies, there were a couple of solid blacks with white feet. One black baby had white feet and a (long-ish) triangle on her chest- that wouldn't be an Irish would it!?! I can post a picture if you want to see her!?

[luckies4me]

Sure! I want to see! :D

[Desert Arabian]

Originally posted by luckies4me
If her eyes are black/dark red then yes she is a fawn, however if her eyes are pink than she's an amber. It's hard to tell if she is a berkshire unless I see the markings. There are a few different markings with white on the belly. The English Irish which is white in between the two front feet, on the chest, which should be as close to a triangle as possible, pointing down. The American Irish has a white belly in the shape of an oval, but does not cover the inside of the legs of neck. The berkshire has an all white belly, covering to the sides and up the neck, and depending on what type of berkshire, either going up the legs, or stopping at the legs. :)

To go along with Cass' excellent explination, here is a rat breeder with good variety/color pictures you can check out Jynelle to get a good visual idea: CLICK HERE!!! (http://www.spoiledratten.com/varieties.html) You gotta scroll down to the bottom of the page.

p.s. CASS- QUIT POSTING THE SAME TIME AS ME! :p

[luckies4me]

BTW, That Tailless boy on her site used to belong to me. ;)

[Desert Arabian]

Originally posted by luckies4me
BTW, That Tailless boy on her site used to belong to me. ;)

Really!? That's really cool!

Here is a picture of Violette's little girl:
http://members.aol.com/OrliBloom177/cutiepie.JPG
What would you say that is?

*Sorry, Jynelle, for getting your thread a little off track! :o

[luckies4me]

I would say a mismarked English Irish. :)

[Desert Arabian]

Originally posted by YellowLabLover
*Sorry, Jynelle, for getting your thread a little off track! :o

:confused: :confused: What the heck was I talking about? LOL. I got all confused and forgot it was Cass's thread...I thought it was Jynelle's thread "Another Rat". LOL...nevermind that comment!

:rolleyes: :p


I figured "mismarked", she's from a pet store rattie, so no suprise there.

[luckies4me]

LOL, I didn't even remember it was my thread until you mentioned it! :eek: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Geez, I am such a dork! LMAO!

[tikeyas_mom]

hahaha i was like "huh? :confused:" lol

[luckies4me]

Voting ends tomorrow!!! Get your votes in tonight!!! :D