Last year I was contacted about this photograph, of Eagle’s Star Sailor (Sailor), and Eagle’s Cascadian Rhythm (Iris) snuggled up, from someone wanting to use it for a book they were publishing.
The book is educational material, on primate behavior, called ‘Roots of Human Behavior’, by Viktor Reinhardt, and published by the Animal Welfare Institute. [...]
My good friend Morgan lives about 20 miles away, in the mountians, on a beautiful little dream farm. Yesterday Dea and I were invited out, for an afternoon of ratties, horses, and Labradors. So much fun! Here’s a few pics of our lovely visit with a wonderful friend.
(One note, I’m adding this [...]
Not only did Shelby end up being pregnant after all as suspected, she didn’t grow much bigger than the last pics, and she gave us a larger than typical litter for her line, and age!
Shelby gave birth this morning, to NINE pink, squishy, but smaller than I usually see eepers. There’s about a 1/2 [...]
In fall ‘06 I’d taken a pair of boys I’d bred to the Mercer Island RatsPacNW show, and they didn’t pass health check, because despite my protests, it was claimed at health check they had mega colon, based only on their pear-shaped bodies. Because it was hot outside I was allowed to keep them [...]
We’re hoping Shelby is pregnant this time… cross fingers! She’s looking a tad bit chubbier, and nipples are a bit more noticeable. We tried breeding her with a dwarf boy, but she didn’t take. Sometimes girls don’t like those midget boys, so here’s to hoping she simply doesn’t like smaller men! [...]
It’s been a long while since we’ve had babies in the house, so here’s some photos of the little goobers! Sire is GGR Carmine (Who just passed, at 2.5 years), and dam is JOY Bloo Cloo Too.
I just got a ‘new’ (To me) camera last night, and focusing is a little softer than my [...]
Schedules finally worked out, so Morgan (Dream Mtn Rattery) who’d been holding rats for me until quarantine was over, and I was home from the nationals brought my rats she’d kept, and some rats from litters she’d been holding for me over.
Included in that group, was the wonderful Shelby!
She also brought over a few of [...]
On a recent discussion on a rat list I’ve been a member of for almost 10 years, a fellow breeder asked for input on why her young females from a particular line were squirrley, asking for input from other breeders. Another breeder piped in, and told her squirrely rats don’t make good pets, and [...]
I’ve been quiet about ratties lately! With all this dog talk, Shelby and the crew were feeling left out!
I’m still toying around with the “who and when” of breeding Shelby. Part of me is thinking Tabs, but another part is thinking about Knight, or a mink Tabs son for her 1st litter. [...]