Ok here is the Day 3 picture! Look, we have two different dark skin tones, I hope at least some of those are NOT agouti lol. :p
Looks like I have one bareback as well. :)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...8/fb82dcd0.jpg
OOH just a few more days til the fur is in and you can see colors!!!! :D :D :D
Here is the bareback baby. :D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/fb82d46e.jpg
So adorable! I can't wait for more pics and to see the fur color!!!!!!!:D :D :D
Congratulation mommy Chloe! The babies are adorable. It's great for you to take pictures everyday, it will make a nice journal type record. Great idea!!! Congrats again!!! :D
WOW I am experiencing the weirdest thing in my rattery right now! New colors maybe? A new lightening gene? Shadows? :confused: :eek: I have never seen anything like this. My black, yes black doe now has a completely light creme stomach! Her sister who is a Russian blue, is going through some weird changes as well. She has a light stomach as well, creme and her guard hairs are sort of a mocha color with Russian Blue tips! She used to be ALL Russian blue. I have NO IDEA what is going on and needless to say I am very excited!!! I could have a NEW gene in my rattery. :D The amazing thing is that none of them appear to be molting either. I am at a complete loss. The other sister has now turned a sort of Apricot color, one that I have never seen before! She's not beige, not fawn, not lynx. ???????? I just took a ton of pics so I will post as soon as I upload them. :) I can't wait to talk to some other breeders and see what they have to say.
But for now, here are some more pics of the babies. These were taken yesterday, day 4. Today is day 5 and I should have those pics up later tonight.
Yep this is a little boy lol. :p
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...4/fb7ef646.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/fb7ef642.jpg
And here is the Russian Blue blazed boy, keep in mind this is the brother to the above mentioned girls, and he looks exactly like he should, a RB silvered berk. Nothing weird is going on with his coloring.....
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/fb7ef644.jpg
Another thing I have noticed is that these babies are like dwarves, they are so very tiny compared to all the other rats, they still look like they are only 6 weeks old. They are growing in proportion but are just so small.
AWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
Those pictures are adorable! This is so exciting! A NEW gene!? Wow! That's really pretty cool! Eep! I can't wait til their fur grows! :D
Well I am not going to get that excited yet lol, but we will see what my friend says. She has a lot of experience in genetics, and knows a heck of a lot more than me. Even if my RB doe was molting, there is no way she would be solid and then her guard hairs turn brown, it is just so weird. :confused:
Their fur is comming in and I can now see it, so in about two days I *should* know what colors I have, or at least assume what colors I have lol. :p
Colors and fur are beginning to show, lol. Look at this beautiful rainbow litter!!! :D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...3/fb7add09.jpg
Cass, they are SO SO SO CUTE! :D :D :D A veritable rainbow of pretty colors!
I am really enjoying watching them grow up! :D
They look great! Chloe, you're doing a wonderful job! *scritchy-scratch*
P.S. Where is the "bareback" in this most recent shot?
KATER!!:eek: Where have you been!? Welcome home! :D:D:D -clings-
Oh look at those cute little things! Chloe, you did good! :)
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P.S. Where is the "bareback" in this most recent shot?
She is the third from the left, with a colored head and a white body. ;)
Ooohhhh.....bareback is a color pattern!!! Hehe, now I get it! I was thinking bareback meant hairless on the backside??? Yeah, NOT REALLY. Thanks for clearing that up. :D
Aww they really are a rainbow of colors! I'm so glad they are all doing so well!
We used to have a TON of rats.
It started when we got Emmit and male rate who we adored. Then my sister got Helen. It was an entire accident that Helen got pregnant. We were not trying to get her pregnant but we often brough both rats out at the same time and we though Emmit just wanted a piggyback ride:o Helen's first litter was really cool because we kept them all. Me and my brother and my other sister picked one rat to be ours. Lizzy was mine. Peter had the only boy John Pierre. Hannah had Alice who did backflips. We had another rat named Bianca who was albino. Those are the only ones I can remember (we had them a long time ago).
Lizzy and Helen were the only ones to have litters after that. Lizzy lost all her babies and Helen lost two of her babies. She did have one baby that survived we thought was a boy and named him Billy. Then Billy became Billie.
You know what was really special about Billie though? When we had the litter the two babies we lost were really fighting for their lives. There was a tiny little girl rat and Billie always cuddled up to her even though her eyes were still shut. Even though this girl was the tiniest her larger brother died before her and I believe Billie might have had some affect on that poor baby.
We had one other rat I can clearly remember named Emma and she was my brother and he and my mom brought her home from the petstore where they were going to use her as snake food. She was already old and was incredibly sweet and we all loved her. The one day I was sitting on the couch and all the girl rats were with me. Emma came over and climbed into my lap. She laid her head on my leg, closed her eyes and died. I will never forget that.
I really miss having rats. I love them so much and I miss Lizzy, Alice, Bianca, John Pierre, Billie, Helen, Emmit, and Emma to this day.
Sorry didn't mean to start blabbing.
~Rachel
As requested by Kater (thanks :D) here are more pics of the babies. Man do I have a lot of colors in this litter!:eek:
This is the best litter I have ever had!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...0/fb759169.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...8/fb759164.jpg
:)
W0000! *reaches in through the monitor and steals an agouti!*
Babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! *dies*
(((((((Sigh))))))) They are just beautiful! :D Can you tell us what all the colors are? Or is it still too early?
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W0000! *reaches in through the monitor and steals an agouti!*
Babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! *dies*
LOL and one is a GIRL too! :p Both rex, and dumbo too. AND you can have her for free LOL
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(((((((Sigh))))))) They are just beautiful! :D Can you tell us what all the colors are? Or is it still too early?
well I have two agoutis, looks like two fawns, maybe some pearls/siamese? and some minkish base colors......lol
I have never had mink based babies so it's hard for me to tell lol. I will know more once they get a little bit bigger. I also have some very pretty blues. :)
Shush! SHUSH I SAY! *Covers ears* LALALALALALALALALAA!!!Quote:
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LOL and one is a GIRL too! :p Both rex, and dumbo too. AND you can have her for free LOL
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Shush! SHUSH I SAY! *Covers ears* LALALALALALALALALAA!!!
Oh come on! You KNOW you want her. hee hee :p :D
Oh hey! I got a new cage today too! :D I will post pics of it once it's put together. :p It's a 4 story Super Pet cage! yay!
It isn't by chance the Super Pet Deluxe Multi-Floor Ferret cage is it? The one with all the purple shelves?
man,
luckies4me you make me WANT RATS now!!! lol
They are SO cute and your babies are just Beautiful!!!!
pretty colors!!! hehehe cool cool!
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It isn't by chance the Super Pet Deluxe Multi-Floor Ferret cage is it? The one with all the purple shelves?
Why yes it is lol. :p
Is that a good thing or a bad thing lol? I LOVE IT! :D
Amber, thank you so much. :)
That's the cage I have! It's GREAT, as long as you don't mind cleaning the shelves constantly. :)
I'll take one of those brown/tannish babies you have, think you can ship to PA, in fact why don't you just go ahead and send wrinkles with that baby, of course in seprate cages. :D
ADORABLE!!
Ash
Aspen and Misty, thanks! They are cute little buggers aren't they? They are getting so big! :eek:
WolfChan, I FINALLY put the cage together! I till try to take a pic of it tonight. I canot find the ratties hammock, and I have looked everywhere. So I guess I will just take a picture without it. :p
So thats a yes they can be shipped to PA? Hmm, well I hope Wrinkles and the new baby can make it all that way. I was wondering, how much are they? Or do I get a special discount for being such a wonderful freind :DQuote:
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Aspen and Misty, thanks! They are cute little buggers aren't they? They are getting so big! :eek:
Ash :D
Wow! They are so neat!
I have some questions...forgive me, I know almost nothing about rats. :)
At what age are they able to see? Do they make noises? Do they communicate to each other?
Awww sooo cute now I want a little rat baby!! How much are you selling them for I'm just curious;)
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Wow! They are so neat!
I have some questions...forgive me, I know almost nothing about rats. :)
At what age are they able to see? Do they make noises? Do they communicate to each other?
Now! lol I had my frist eye opening baby today, my little agouti girl. She's early, but oh well. hehe
Yes they make several noises. They sometimes "talk" to you, just chattering, and they brux, which is grinding their teeth together when they are happy and content, and they also squeek. :)
I am taking pics of the little ones this morning, but I had to stop to recharge my batteries. I know for sure which one I am keeping, she is a dumbo pearl rex. Soooo cute! :D
Here's a pic of my keeper. :)
Thanks for answering my questions. :) They are so cute...I love that one you are keeping. I also love the apricot colored ones...will they be that color as they get older?
Do baby rats like to cuddle with you? They look like they like to cling to you....how cute!! :)
AAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH! Luckies, why in the world would you waste money on a Super Pet Multi-Floor Ferret Cage? WHY? WHY? WHY?
Mine is on the way to the furnace to be melted!!!!!!
I HATE THAT CAGE!!!
*Luckies, how many rats are you going to have in that cage?
*Wolfchan,how many do you have in that cage?
awwww...they are soo cute! i bet that if my mom would allow rodents in the house i would have about 2 or 3 rats!!! i love them so much. :D :D :D
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AAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH! Luckies, why in the world would you waste money on a Super Pet Multi-Floor Ferret Cage? WHY? WHY? WHY?
*Luckies, how many rats are you going to have in that cage?
I am not wasting money, it was a good buy and I am happy with the cage. I have other Superpet cages and I love them. I have always love them and I will be phasing out to all Superpet cages, except for does and younger ratties. Their easy to clean, fun to decorate etc.
I am not keeping rats in the cage, my hedgie is in there. And he's loving all the levels, being able to explore. And what's neat is that he's already trained himself to the litter box. :D
Yes the apricot colored ones stay that way until they die. ;) They are called "fawns", which is the name of the color. I too find the fawns very pretty. The grandfather to this litter is a nice fawn buck, my Meeko boy. :)Quote:
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Thanks for answering my questions. :) They are so cute...I love that one you are keeping. I also love the apricot colored ones...will they be that color as they get older?
Do baby rats like to cuddle with you? They look like they like to cling to you....how cute!! :)
My older bucks love to cuddle, especially Meeko and Quicksilver. They are major cuddle bugs. Does can be a little more hyper. The babies do like to feel secure, but once their eyes open they are outa there! They started opening their eyes today, so they should also start nibbling on food at this time as well. Now that their eyes are open they are exploring everything. Not all the eyes are open yet, but I suspect that by tomorrow you should be able to see peepers! :D
ooh, ooh, ooh! You have to post some pictures of that! I want to see. :)Quote:
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Not all the eyes are open yet, but I suspect that by tomorrow you should be able to see peepers! :D
Ai, my computer is a pain in the rear. Here is a pic of my keepers. :)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...4/fb698e86.jpg
Awww!! So cute!!! :)