My Pet Rat Children

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Update; 07/28/10 I've just completed updating this page with all my current kids information. If you find a picture missing or a pedigree missing please contact me so I can fix it. I pride myself in trying to have pages that aren't broken or missing information. :>)

My Sons My Daughters
TMCC Renny - Wheaten Burmese Dwarf TMCC Blossom - RB Dumbo w/blaze
TMCC Warner - BES Dumbo Dwarf RDPY Cascade - Capped/Bareback Dumbo
RRLM Wheaten - Wheaten Burmese Dwarf RDPY Carmel's Bandit - BEW Masked Dumbo
RDPY Pyerit - BEW "Jester" Dumbo RDPY Caps of Mist - Ru. Silver Capped Dumbo
RDPY Rocky's Jewel - Ru. Blue Masked Dumbo RDPY Splashes of Mist - Ru. Silver Variegated Dumbo
RDPY Surprises Disguise - Black Masked Dumbo RDPY Red Eye Express - Himalayan Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Uranus - Black Mismarked Hooded Dumbo RDPY Spot of Light - BEW "Patched" Dumbo
RDPY Legacy - Ru. Silver Agouti Berkshire Dumbo RDPY Blessed Ribbons - Ru. Blue Dumbo w/blaze
RDPY Pyrits Nest - Black Masked Dumbo RDPY Sommerset - Ru. Silver Agouti Dumbo
RDPY Easy Peasy - Mink Dumbo RDPY Flowers - Lilac Mocked Masked
RDPY Silver Legacy - Ru. Silver Agouti Dumbo RDPY Wheatie - Sable Burmese Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Silvery Magic - Russian Silver Dumbo RDPY Catchoo - Beige Bareback Rex Velveteen
RDPY What a Catch - Blk. Bareback Rex Dumbo TMCC Abbess - Mink Merle Dumbo
RDPY Catchup - Ru. Blue Agouti Dumbo RDPY Michief - Black Dalmatian Dumbo
RDPY Dove - Russian Dove Dumbo RDPY Gloryade - Black Masked Dumbo
RDPY Coppertop - Mink Variegated Dumbo RDPY Pearl's Gem - BEW Dumbo
RRLM Bug-A-Boo- Black Velveteen Dwarf RDPY Roo - BEW Dalmatian
RDPY Mistified - Ru. Blue Variegated Dumbo RDPY Rockee Raccoon - Black Masked Dumbo
13MR Robin's Jewel - Ru. Blue Masked Dumbo RDPY Powderpuff - BEW Dumbo
RDPY Pooh - Ru. Blue Berkshire Dumbo w/Blaze RDPY China Doll - BES Rex Dumbo
RDPY Pearls Treasure - BEW Eye Patch Dumbo RRLM Little Doll - BES Velveteen Dumbo
RDPY Freckles - BEW Dalmatian Dumbo RDPY Blessing - Ru. Blue Berkshire Dumbo
RDPY Phantom- "Jester" Capped/Bareback Dumbo RDPY Catcher - Burmese Bareback Rex/Velveteen
RDPY Side Kicker - BEW Half Masked Dumbo RDPY Treasure - Ru. Blue Masked Dumbo
RDPY Bouncer - Ru. Blue Spot Over Eye RRLM Sweet Pea - Black Self
RDPY Bonsai - Ru. Dove "Jester" Dumbo RDPY Cooner - Capped Mock Masked Dumbo
RDPY Silver Streaks - Ru. Dove Berkshire Dumbo RDPY Jewels - Ru. Blue Masked Dumbo
RDPY Splashes - Ru. Blue Variegated Dumbo RDPY Sunshine - Wheaten Burmese Hooded Rex Dwarf
RDPY Midnight Blue - Russian Blue Dumbo RDPY Maskerade - Black Masked Dumbo
RDPY Cascading Jewel - Black Masked Dumbo RDPY Star - Black Capped Rex Dumbo
RDPY Robin's Bandit - Black Masked Dumbo RDPY Sparklin' Jewels - Blk Bareback w/Blaze
RDPY Surprise - Am. Blue Mock Masked Dumbo RDPY Poddering - Mink Capped Dalmatian Dumbo
RDPY Dazzlin' - Ru. Blue English Irish Dumbo RDPY Doll - Wheaten Burmese Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Sparklin' Star - Am. Blue Merle Rex Dumbo RDPY Gellie Bellie - Black Masked
RDPY Thunder - RB w/Lightening Blaze Dumbo RDPY Troopurr - Lilac Dalmatian Dumbo Odd-Eye
RDPY Remmi - Black Rex Velveteen Dumbo Dwarf RDPY Duce- BES Rex Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Copperpod - Mink Variegated Dumbo RDPY Cherry - Siamese Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Mo Par - Wheaten Burmese Dumbo Dwarf RDPY Spectacular - Black Variegated Dumbo
RDPY Musclekar - Wh/Burmese Rex Dumbo Dwarf RDPY Island - Black Masked Dumbo
RDPY Dancin' - Ru. Dove Merle Rex Dumbo RDPY Bandi - Black Split Capped Dumbo
RDPY Rockee Top - Ru. Blue Masked Dumbo RDPY Bliss - Russian Blue Dumbo w/Blaze
RDPY Glory Days - Black Masked Dumbo RDPY Perty - Black Masked Dumbo
RDPY Pooh's Corner - Ru. Blue Dumbo w/Blaze RDPY Fuzy Doll - BES Rex Dumbo
RDPY Thor - Ru. Blue Berkshire Dumbo w/Blaze RDPY Wuzz Wuzz - BES Dumbo
RDPY Roady - Wh. Burmese Hooded Dumbo Dwarf RDPY Ebony Boo - Black Rex Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Sparkles - Ru. Blue Variegated Dumbo RDPY Silver Lilacs - Ru. Dumbo w/Blaze
RDPY Sparkling - Silvered Variegated Rex Dumbo RDPY Sabreena - Ru. Silver Agouti Variegated Dumbo
CMMR Strands of Gold - Wht. Burmese Dumbo LLR Candy Sprinkles - Ru. Silver Masked Dumbo
CMMR Skyblou- American Blue Dumbo RDPY Mist - Ru. Silver Bareback Dumbo
CMMR Bleu Boy - American Blue Irish RDPY Daisy Blue - Russian Blue Dumbo
RDPY Mysterian - Black Masked Dumbo RDPY Light Show - Ru. Blue Dumbo w/Blaze
RDPY Pooh's Blessing - Ru. Blue Dumbo w/Blaze RDPY Lilac Mist - Lilac Variegated Dumbo
RDPY Sommer - Lilac Capped Merle Rex RDPY Midnight - Russian Blue Dumbo
RDPY Starbright - Capped Russian Dove Dumbo RH Sunrise - Black Eyed Siamese Dumbo
RDPY Blazen Blue - Ru. Blue Bareback Dumbo w/Blaze RH Sunshine - Ru. Dove Dumbo
RDPY Pyrits Michief - Black Masked Dumbo CMMR Clemintine - Cinnamon Hooded Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Silvery Moonglow - Ru. Silver English Irish Dumbo CMMR Golden Wheat - Russian Blue Burmese Dumbo
RDPY Bluestar Highway - Ru. Blue Berkshire Dumbo w/Blaze CMMR Strands of Pearls - Cinnamon Capped Dumbo
RDPY Pyrit's Bounty - Black Masked Dumbo CMMR Frolic - Ru.Blue Agouti Variegated Dumbo
RDPY Warner Jr. - BES Dumbo Dwarf CMMR Lovin' Blu - American Blue Dumbo
RDPY I Give Kisses - BES Dumbo Dwarf CMMR Skylight - American Blue Dumbo
RDPY Braveheart - Hooded Wht. Burmese Dumbo Dwarf CMMR Little Mousie - Agouti Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Dolce - Black Masked Dumbo CMMR Cameo Mist -Ru.Blue Point BES
RDPY Gabbana - Black Eye Patched Dumbo RDPY Camoflodge - Black Masked Dumbo
RDPY Joyous Bliss - Ru. Blue Dumbo w/Blaze
RDPY Starlight - Am. Blue Merle Dumbo
RDPY Candy's Surprise - Blk. Masked Dumbo
RDPY Michief Maker - Black Masked Dumbo
RDPY Stubby - Russian Blue Dumbo
RDPY Pyrit's Glory - Black Masked Dumbo
RDPY Pyrit's Cove - Black Masked Dumbo
RDPY Mikca - Black Self Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Little Angel - Wheaten Burmese Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Scoobee Boo - Black Self Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Pixter - BES Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Spinster - BES Dumbo Dwarf
RDPY Little Sparrow- BES Beige Hooded Dumbo Dwarf


A Note about my Kids!

There will be people who will come to my web site and look at the list of my living rattie children and accuse me of having too many of them. The information I'm providing below I'm hoping explains my stance on this topic.

The fur kids listed above are all the ones I've kept from litters over the years that are still alive. Because of proper care, genetics consideration and proper medical attention my pets have been increasing in their life spans. They are living between 2.5 and 3.5 years.

Not all of them have or will be used for breeding. It will depend on their health and temperament as well as their conformation.

When they were little I picked the ones I thought had the best of all these traits but as they mature sometimes conformation doesn't stay consistent and temperaments can change with age.

Regardless if they become parents or not they will always have a loving home here with me and many friends to play with and have fun with.

Unlike many ratteries, I care for all my animals for the duration of their lifespan. I do not resell them or give them away as adults when I'm done breeding them to lighten my load. I do not cull them because they are no longer useful. I care for them until they die because they are friends first and foremost.

I need to keep them their entire lives because this is the only way I can track for health and temperament. If I put them down early, like some ratteries do, or re home them I can't know for sure how healthy they would have been, or how they would have acted.

Because of the large quantity of kids under my care they might not get the one on one human attention they did when they were younger, but when they retire, they have all their friends and toys to play with and keep them company, so they are not lonely and have lots of fun once retired.

In the good weather months they go into free roaming outdoor pens, which are natural habitats for them to live in. They live in colonies and I observe their behaviors in this natural setting. This has helped me learn a tremendous amount about natural rat behaviors and has helped me become one of the top authorities on rat behavior in the country.

These outdoor pens are seven feet tall. The girls pen is 16' x 20' and the boys pen is 20' x 30'. They are covered. They live on straw bedding. Half way up the wire enclosures is a wire ramp that goes around the whole inside middle of the encloser at the four foot level, adding another whole dimension of exercise and exploring. Both pens have a tree to climb. The girls pen has a tree that goes up to a gigantic double layered hammock that is 24" x 36". The pen is wired in on top too. The girls pen is also wired in on the bottom, 24 inches below the sand/mulch bottom. They love to dig in the sand and it acts as a natural cleanser.

Some unique behavioral facts!

Having the boys pen as big as it is has proven that I can introduce retired breeding males who would normally fight if in a cage setting actually live in peace and harmony with each other in this natural environment. It appears the fighting of males can be eliminated if removed from a cage setting and given enough space and escape routes to not feel territorial about their environment.

The girls dig elaborate tunnel systems throughout their pens. It's fascinating to watch this natural roadwork be created. The girls take pieces of straw and make burls inside the tunnels in which they live.

The habitats are cleaned several times a year and when they are all the girls tunnels are destroyed and I'm sure this frustrates them, but not for long as they simply start all over again building new ones!

Living in a natural environment I've noticed that fur mites do not afflict my fur friends like they do when kept indoors. I've also noticed that mycoplasma and bacterial infections are reduced. My pets appear to be able to stay healthier living in a natural setting then keep inside in cages.

One theory is, the natural setting reduces their stress level and thus builds their immune systems, which is leading me to believe our pets would be happier if not kept in cages. More research is needed to support this theory, but as time progresses I may be able to prove that if we treat our pet rats more like our pet cats or dogs and let them roam around the house and come and go as they please in a protected setting, rather than stay in a cage setting, this may increase their overall well being.

I'm very grateful to have the space on my 11.5 acres of land to have created this natural environment as I know many breeders wish they could build and use something similar but don't have the space to do so. The pens have cost us hundreds of dollars and hundreds of manpower hours to create, modify and perfect, through trial and error of design concepts.





Last Updated On: 07/28/10
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