I have two Marten girls that look like they will pop in the next week or so which is exciting. I’m also picking up a better silvermane boy next week.
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loginTwo different boys, I’ll take home the more friendly and nicer built of the two since of course the plan is to improve the lines. Both have a nice even color though. My female is a poor silvermane. The silver only showed up on her stomach and sides. Silvermane though for some reason has been a less friendly line and my friends lines started out skittish and have improved. I took this gel because she is so friendly like I was handling her pups and holding her too which is a good sign. MA (maternal aggression) is from genetics and can result in aggressive rats so this mom is a good mom with a good personality to pass on.
Here is mom, she is standing funny since the pups are nursing
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loginI got some Greek yogurt for her, cat food, and eggs for protein. Small amounts to help with the weight since I hadn’t been prepping her for carrying babies I’ll make up for it now.
This one is my agouti Marten she has color on her backside I’ll get pictures later. She is bred to my platinum Marten male. She should have babies soon. Scruffing is normal so what I’m doing isn’t hurting her. In theory really well bred rats will tuck their limbs when scruffed. She is a new line I’m not as familiar with and unfortunately she throws her legs out, but she doesn’t have a fit or panic so that’s a good sign. She is a pretty nice rat and had babies before I got her. I’m only planning two litters with her before I retire her with my pet females that I take to school on and off that the kids get to play with.
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loginLet me see if I have a picture of dad. This one is old he is a much bigger guy now but a platinum (think like a grey blue it’s made by blue + mink or blue + chocolate)
My male
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loginMarten can give the coat a bit of a marble effect and make it look different. The big thing about them is the red eyes. They are colors that don’t typically have the ruby eye color. I’ve heard them be called Red Eyes Devils a lot. My agouti female is bred to him and I have a black red eyes Marten female bred to one of my Burmese males. Red eyes are recessive so have to stick to other red eyes to keep it going.
I’ll also be pairing an agouti rex male with one of my black self females
A blue marble Burmese male and female (love these lines they are my sweetest ones and the best at school)
An agouti marble Wheaton with my Burmese male (subject to Chan age). This line is one my friend just started and they are not aggressive but skittish, so I’m experimenting to improve the disposition. I took the nicest female and I’m picking a male to pair her with but also keep the color
A Siamese Harley with my black Harley/dwarf carrier
And my black rex male with some of my black self females.
Those are just my breeding plans for the end of summer and the fall. I’m only doing about three litters at a time, so I can focus on them. I don’t want more litters being born till these are old enough to do their temperament tests and be placed or put towards my grow out lines.
My Marten lines are new rats from a different breeder I don’t know and rule of thumb is three generations before pet homes to make sure they don’t carry any aggression in the lines. The martens will only be split between myself and my friend till we have established they are a safe pet line for the public. My poor silvermane female though comes from older lines my friend has if her babies do well temperament testing they can all go to pet homes or stay or she has one that looks like a good one to work with. I’m sticking with just three litters per lifetime per female. Sadly this one wasn’t planned so not exactly what I wanted, but if she has a better silvermane for me that would be awesome. Either way the babies look hooded or variegated with one either Siamese or PEW. Those colors are easy to home.