Dumboy interested in adopting some dumbo females and I'I'monly about 3 hrs away from Gurnee IL. I live by Bloomington Ill and If you Have a ppregnantfemale that needs a forever home. I am willing to help. If not iI'malso interested in the babies and I could take in 3 of them. I also could take a couple baby males to add to my male herd. My IM address is ntahbbl5@yahoo.com or you can email me at ntahbbl1@yahoo.com I really hope its not to late to help you out. Is there adoption fee or anything.

Joon is still preggers and gaining weight like there's no tomorrow. I'd say she ha about another week to go at least. I think she had just gotten preggers when we picked her up.

Hope all goes well and keep us updated!   

As any of these mamas are getting ready to pop remember....Blue dumbo rex boy and/or double rex girl...THEY ARE MINE!! 

I now have a gorgeous American blue high white blazed Berkshire dumbo rex doe (try saying that three times fast!) available. I believe she's also odd-eyed, with one ruby eye that's so dark it's hard to tell from black. She seems mellow although a touch shy, but because of her pregnancy, I did not handle her much. My camera is currently being repaired so I don't have pictures yet, but I assure you she is a stunner.

I can not stress enough that it is essential she go to a non-breeding home. She produced a very small litter, had no instinct to keep the bubs warm or fed, and finally the stress induced her to kill her offspring. Physically she appears fine, but I will be keeping a close eye on her for the next few days.

I also have a lovely high white agouti berk dumbo girl with three babies. All four will be available at the appropriate time. There is an agouti capped with headspot, an agouti split cap, and the world's most mouthwatering black variberk. These should also go to non-breeding homes. Mom has sorta kinda managed to figure out how to care for her offspring, but was pretty baffled by the squeakies (didn't seem stressed, just really confused and took quite a while to figure things out) and isn't the world's most attentive caregiver though she has improved with time. This picture was taken about a week before she gave birth:




There's also a third pregnant doe from this group at my house. She's getting chunkier by the day, but no bubs yet. Apparently her maternal instinct is so strong that in the past she has stolen other does' babies to raise as her own, and was used as a foster mom to a newborn mouse! Her last litter contained at least six, including the odd-eyed baby that Ratty Krazy just got from LoriV.

Secondhand word from the breeder is that these tiny litters we're seeing aren't normal. The bubs themselves seem healthy, just not many of them. I'm really hoping my final preggo girl proves to be the super mom she's been billed as.

Now, if that's not enough bubs for ya, I have a nice baker's dozen that turned two weeks old today who were born to the ultimate super mom! She had barely four days to settle in before giving birth, but she has been such a spookily perfect matron that she could star in a 1950's sitcom. Don't let her thumb-sucking habit fool ya - this one's a natural born mother: 





These bubs have been extremely precocious, probably in part because mom's given them so much milk and attention. All are little kings and queens of the world - just ask them! I have reservations for a few (on a "first pick, second pick" basis - I prefer to let rats pick their people in realspace rather than have people pick rats in cyberspace) but there will be plenty more looking for homes when they're old enough.

Gabby had 2 stillborn babies tonight.  At least, I'll assume they were stillborn, because the one that I took out that was whole had no marks whatsoever on it's body, and she was attempting to clean it/get it to nurse.  Gabby herself isn't up for adoption- I'd already decided to give her a home and there's no reason to change that now.

Quinn's bubs have started to get some markings finally.  2 high white, 2 that are either self or berk, one with a blaze.  At least, that's what I'm assuming.  They all could be boys, or 1 could be a girl.  Once I have a better idea of colors/genders I'll start figuring out how I'll do adoptions.  (You know, assuming I don't fall in love with them and keep all 4. )

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*Tries not to lust after BlueFrog's fawn/light hoods*

Please remember to keep me in mind for a lovely lady.

Picking in real time sounds awesome.  Would especially love an agouti rex dumbo!

We're expecting babies to be born by Wed.  Joon's belly got really big over the past couple days, but still has some expanding to do, IMO.

Here's the last pic of her before her belly blew up

Dragonfly23, all of the bubs in those photos have pert little top ears, but all three of the bubs in my other litter are dumbos, one of whom is a rex. Much too young to reliably sex, but hang in there .... There will be dumbos!

Congratulations to Joon!!!

OK guys, I'm going to be incommunicado for a while because of issues unrelated to rats, but wanted to share the latest photo of Gaia's bubs:

Sooooo, any of those pretty fawn/beige hoods a boy?       What about the one with the adorable headspot? 


Quinn's bubs are staying at the 2 male/ 2 female ratio.  2 girls - One that's either a beige or a blue self, and one that's.. well, who knows?  Blue and white, splotchy back, and she's getting a really mismarked mask.  The boys, one is a blue berk with an awesome blaze, the other is a beige (?) splotchy, but I can't tell if he has a mask or if he is blazed.  They're all doing great- the runt is small, but he's feisty, so I'm pretty sure he's going to make it.  The self girl, on the other hand, is MASSIVELY large.    All are dumbo it seems, as well.

Looks like there's a lot of interest in Gaia's/BlueFrog's litter 

Can't wait to meet them!