OMG! I finally got 2 hairless babies!!!

[TracyM]

Their names are Harry and Harriet. They are so sweet! Any tips on dealing with them (keeping them warm, and special needs) etc would be appreciated. I have done a lot of research, but you folk are so knowledgeable there MUST be something I don't already know

Thanks!

[DebW]

I have 4 double rex dumbo rats. There's no hair at all on 3 of them.  It's pretty easy for me to keep them warm because they room with furry buddies.  I also keep fleece hammocks and extra nesting material in their cages. ( paper towels, scraps of fleece).

You'll LOVE them.  I didn't care much for hairless until I owned one.  They feel so warm and soft and have a special smell (Yes, I too am a rat sniffer like others here)
that I really like.

Congratulations on the new babies.

[Joe]

   Oh, I'm jealous! I want a hairless rat! GGMR only hits me when I see hairless and merles, so it's hitting me hard right now.
   Wish I could convince my Dad to elt have more than three rats.  

[amymckee]

(Yes, I too am a rat sniffer like others here)

I love how clean rats smell! (Emphasis on CLEAN!)

[BabyBlue]

Hi. Being a brand new rat mommy and all I'm really not familiar with the hairless rats. I've seen them before but it was back in the dark days when I used to think that all rats were... um... (can't say because my little girls are present) Anway, so I never REALLY paid much attention to them =(

Besides the obvious difference of their coat, is there any other difference in their temperaments or anything like that? I guess I'm just looking to be more... "well rounded?" rat owner. Just wondering...

[EaglesEye Rattery]

  Oh, I'm jealous! I want a hairless rat! GGMR only hits me when I see hairless and merles, so it's hitting me hard right now.
  Wish I could convince my Dad to elt have more than three rats.  

Hee Hee I guess i shouldn't tell you that I have hairless and will have merles in a few weeks then huh?  LOL  *S*  I've waited over five years for my merles so I think I deserve them now!  LOL

                                   Em~

[EaglesEye Rattery]

Hi. Being a brand new rat mommy and all I'm really not familiar with the hairless rats. I've seen them before but it was back in the dark days when I used to think that all rats were... um... (can't say because my little girls are present) Anway, so I never REALLY paid much attention to them =(

Besides the obvious difference of their coat, is there any other difference in their temperaments or anything like that? I guess I'm just looking to be more... "well rounded?" rat owner. Just wondering...

If you r a warm person (Like I tend to be) hairless are more cuddly with you if you are a cold person like my fiance a furred rat would be best for you I have found!  LOL

Persoanlity there isn't much of a differnce.  They need more bedding and fleece to stay warm and they are usually more suceptible to ilnesses having a lower immune system from the mutation.

You don't breed hairless the same as most rats as it can be a health hazard to the mother and babies.  Hairless does often don't lacate, and have poor mothering skills.  I have also heard that after having a litter hairless does also tend to have an even lower immune system but I have seen no actual proof of this and I think it may have been a hypothesis.

My hairless boy Rosko sleeps with me and cuddles in my sleve almost everywhere including school, the store etc...  I love all rats but my two hairless seem to be more content with sleeping in my warm armpit then running around the world like their furred cusions!  LOL

                                     Emily~

[elegy]

oohhh how sweet! i am on a strict no-more-rats diet, but i'd make an exception for a hairless in a heartbeat.

[Yresim]

I want a hairless rat!!!!

I saw two at a pet store a couple years ago and I was dying to get one.  

Fortunately for them, but unfortunately for me, hairless rats don't end up in rescues very often.  Oh, well.  

That doesn't prevent me from wanting one.

[Roxanne]

You're pic is just TOO cute!  Have any more pics of them?  I don't get to see hairless much.

[Karen]

I, too, am owned by 2 little hairless sisters...Rapunzel & Godiva!  These are my first ratties, but I don't do anything to keep them warm really.  I use a folded piece of fleece as a hammock, that way if they're chilly or just want it dark, they can sandwich themselves between the layers, or lie on top.

They feel like warm, squishy chamois'!

[Willow]

Here's some of my babies

My first hairless girl, Poe:


Poe with my roomie's rat Thorne who recently passed away;


Poe with my kitty Rayvin


Frodo...my roommates boy, being shy;


Fro again;


And last but not least, my newest girl, Endora;

[Anmllvr731]

oh you guys, stop stop (more, more!!) You're killing me with cuteness!!

[Yresim]

yay!  more beautiful hairless pics!

boo!  more GGMR!