WOW this is going to take a long time!
1.)How Many Rats Do You Currently Own? 24? and have owned rats for 17 yrs.
2.)Are Any Of Your Rats Related To One Another? Since I am a breeder I have several rats here that are related to eachother, brothers, sisters, dads, uncles, moms etc.
3.)How Old Are Each Of Your Rats? Several different ages ranging from 2 months to a year and a half each
4.)What Day/s Were Your Rat/s Born? Bandit just turned a year, Meeko will be a year in December, his first litter of children will be a year in February..........
5.)Why Did You Want Rats? I have always owned them
6.)What Are Your Rat/s Names? Not all have names but I can describe each by color. The babies here that still need to go to their new homes are not named yet, since I want their owner's to be able to name them. I have two blue dumbo boys leaving today.
Ok here goes, it's going to be LONG though! This will also let you know who is related to whom.Non breeders are pet store rats, in which case they will never have babies.
THE BOYS
Meeko- Dumbo fawn self
Jasper- Meeko's son, dumbo fawn self
Icey- Dumbo seal point siamese, Meeko's son
Brownie- Dumbo agouti velveteen, Meeko's son
Bandit- non breeder, black masked standard ear
Thor/Quicky- Dumbo black capped possum
Harry- Beige standard ear hairless, Wrinkle's son
Blue- Dumbo Russian blue silvered Berkshire blazed
Sterling- American blue standard ear, non breeder
Jedi- Dumbo black masked/capped/baldie rex
Count Chocula- used to be Rice Krispie's- Dumbo Cinnamon velveteen, Brownie's son
No Name- Count Chocula's bro from the same litter, Dumbo cinnamon American Irish
Two blue boys leaving for their new forever homes today!
Mr. Squiggles- Dumbo platinum velveteen, mink/American blue, RED based, Brownie's son and CC's brother.
Agouti velveteen dumbo boy brother to the above few, Brownie's son
Unnamed- Dumbo Russian Blue rex self
GIRLS
Wrinkles- standard ear hairless, mom to Harry. She came here pregnant, but it a petshop ratty.
Chloe- Dumbo pearl merle berkshire
The following girls are Brownie and Chloe's babies:
Dumbo Cinnamon capped
Dumbo pearl? velveteen self
Dumbo blue agouti velveteen
Kanga- agouti DownUnder hooded!!!!!I can't wait to breed her for my first DU litter!!! DownUnder's are from Australia. She is half Australian and half American ratty!
Mocha- Dumbo platinum/dilute mink? capped velveteen
Cocoa- Dumbo chocolate self rex
7.)How Much Was Your Cage, And What Brand? Well I have several cages. I have one Martins 695, which cost $126 bucks, and I hate it!!! It has three stories and is huge, but the wire is not sturdy enough.
One Super Pet Multi Floor Ferret Cage, one for my rats and one for my hedgie. Cost=$81 bucks and worth every penny! It has 4 stories, and is purple and very pretty!
I have two Quality Cage tank toppers, which are ten gallon tanks with wire addons. Each tank topper costs $75, and then the cost of the tank. I have one white Fern Cage, cost=$125 and well worth it! 2 20 gallon tanks which are used for babies, around $40 dollars each, as well as some cheap ten gallon tanks. One white birdcage that's pretty big which I use as a toddler cage for baby rats, FREE! I don't know the brand though.
Each cage has plenty of hammocks, cardboard boxes, plastic Ferret tubes and parrot toys to keep their minds stimulated.
For bedding we use a combination of Carefresh and Aspen shavings, and Critter Country in thier litter boxes.
8.)How Many Levels Does Your Rat/s Cage/s Have? Between 3 to 4.
9.)How Much Water Does Your Rat Recieve On A Days Basis? Well the boy's cages have three water bottles each, Critter Canteens, since the boys drink a lot. The girl's have one water bottle that gets filled nightly. The boy's get all three bottles changed nightly.
10.)When Was You Rat/s Last Vet Check? Just the other day. I try to get each rat in for a checkup at least once a year, but they go every time they need to go. Last time was just a few days ago with Sterlings wound, and then about two weeks ago I was in with Jedi and his foot. So almost every other week it seems like! Rats are EXPENSIVE!
11.)What Does Your Rat/s Diet Consist Of? Well it consists of a lot of things.
They also get fresh fruit and veggies daily, as well as a meat source and leftovers. They eat better than I do!
12.)What Time Of The Day Does Your Rat/s Have Their Meal/s? *and how many times a day?* Well they get breakfast around 7, which consists of a fresh fruit (either strawberry, banana, apple, pear etc.) and rice baby cereal or oatmeal. For lunch they get their homemad mix and lab blocks, and for dinner they get their meat (oysters, shrimp, fish, pork chops, chicken, ground beef etc) and some fresh veggies. Throughout the day they get all the stuff we didn't finish eating, like Dylan's scrambled eggs, his toast, leftover ovocado etc.
13.)How Many Female Rats Do You Own? 8
14.)How Many Male Rats Do You Own? 17? I hope I counted right
15.)Do You Celebrate Your Rat/s Birthday, And Or Home Coming Day? Yep! We always have a party for them, usually they get a cake made out of wet cat food that has whipped cream on top, as well as nuts.
16.)Use 3 Words To Describe Each Of Your Rats Seperatly. Ooh geez, I think I will skip this part. It will take too long.
17.)Did You Kiss Your Rat/s Today?
But of course!!!
Here are a few cute new ratty pics I took a couple weeks ago.
Thor
Count Chocula
Sterling
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