My other 'New' Blog.

Just a quick note. I have also started a blog about my life with rats. It is separate from this blog. It's like a sister blog to this one.

If you are interested in reading my other blog which i have called "Blogus Rattus" LOL
Here is the linke:

Http://blogusrattus.blogspot.com

Hope to see you here and there.

Rebecca

Day 2 and nothing

Well, these two rats are acting like good buddies but aren't showing any interest in each other besides being buddies. Right now they are snuggled in the hammock together. I keep saying to Alexi "Come on buddy, when ya gonna make your move" but i guess Alexi is being a gentleman.

It doesn't appear that Priscilla is in heat or was in heat yesterday so she should be having a heat soon. I believe rats have heat evey 5 days?

I'm giving this 7 days. If i have no result in the 7 days I'll have to re arrange the pairing i guess. I'm really hoping i don't have to because these two ratties are just perfect for this.

I wish there was a way to make a girl go into heat. I guess i could put Willy in the cage for a few minutes. Willy is always ready to mate LOL. He's a big old flirt. but, i don't want him to be the father unless Alexi doesn't perform. Willy is my back up daddy LOL.

I'll keep ya updated.

Rebecca

Are you out there???

Is anyone actually reading this blog? Please leave me a comment and let me know. I don't want to do all this blogging if know one is even reading it.

Thanks,
Rebecca

The Love Nest

THE LOVE NEST
Alexi and Priscilla's love suite

Took some pictures of the 'Love Nest' tonight. It's not finished, i still need to add some things like a sleep/nest box and a few other things. I made the cage nice and comfy for them. They have nice soft pads on the levels for them to lay in, a nice thick hammock.

I'm hoping this will set them in the mood LOL, should i put on some romantic music? I also put some pillow stuffing. I usually add that during the winter when it's really cold. It's been very cold here so i put some extra stuffing in there from them. Priscilla can also use it for a nest IF and WHEN she needs it.

So here ya go... some pics of the 'LOVE NEST"

Cupid must be on vacation LOL

Cupid (The Rat Version) must be on vacation. It's been well over 24 hours since i put Alexi and Priscilla together and i don't think they've mated once. They don't seem interested in each other *that way* however, they are enjoying each others company. Every time i go look in their cage they are right next to one and other. They always look at me like "ok mom, what are we doing?" LOL.

It just blows my mind how I've had a lot of accidental litters but when i try to do one myself and put two rats together nothing happens, i guess it's 'Murphy's Law' LOL.

It could just be that Priscilla isn't in heat. So I'll be keeping them together for at least 7 days, during those 7 days she should go into a heat.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do if these two don't mate. They are the only Dumbo Rexes i have. I mean i have Pipi but i feel she is to old but I've had older rats who've given birth; had perfect pregnancies and perfect deliveries so i don't know. I guess 'Pipi' will be my back up girl.

And than if still nothing happens I'll have to use another boy. Now, i know Willy is always ready to go when it comes to this, the only thing is he's not a dumbo but he does carry the dumbo gene.
So We'll see.

I'll keep updating here and also i may take some more pictures of them tonight.

Ok people i need your good vibes. Send vibes to Alexi to do his job ok LOL.

-Rebecca

Customizing.

I am still in the process of customizing this blog so you may see the colors changing for a few days. I'm keeping the template but i am working with the color scheme i want.

If there is something you don't like or can't see just let me know. Hopefully I'll have it just the way i want in a few days.

The blog will be readable through out this customizing process so please feel free to read and comment.

-Rebecca

Priscilla

Ok, here is the beautiful Priscilla. Priscilla is extremely friendly. She's the type of rat who wants to be with you all the time. She's always one of the first rats to greet me when i open the cage door. She's also a very playful rat, a curious rat. I'm hoping these friendly genes pass on to the babies. You can see the friendliness in her eyes.

Alexi

you can see i have changed Blog Hosts. The other one just wasn't working out for me so i switched places. Ok, i think most of you have seen the pics of Alexi and Priscilla on 'Clubrats2' and 'Theillustratedrat' yahoo groups but i shall post them again. *crosses fingers* I hope this blog works a lot easier than the other when it comes to pics.

This is Alexi who will hopefully be the papa. He is friendly but not super friendly, i think with age he'll get even more friendly. He does hang out around me a lot so he doesn't mind me. He's just his own rat, kinda goes to the beat of his own drum.

Next post will be a picture of Priscilla

-Rebecca

The Adventure of Alexi And Priscilla

Hello all… and Welcome to my new blog. What is this blog about? This blog is about the adventure i am going to be going through breeding two wonderful rats for a particular result and i want to make a journal/blog about the whole adventure and process, and the day to day ongoings and share it with the world, well not the world but with my many rat friends around the world. The blog will have pictures and details. Day to day you will be reading about this whole adventure. So basicly it is a blog about breeding two of my wonderful rats- Alexi and Priscilla. From mating, pregnancy and delivery and it will continue on as the babies grow.

Why are these two rats so special and spectacular for breeding well I’ve always wanted some Dumbo DOUBLE Rexes. If you don’t know what a Double Rex is.. well, it is a rat who’s both parents are Rexes (Curly haired rat) and the result can be Double Rexes; this usually means they the babies will have very litttle hair or even almost 100% bald or have patches of hair and/or patches of baldness. Through out their life their hair can come in and fall out. I’ve always loved that look and wanted to produce my own.

Now if you don’t know what a Dumbo is, well think of ‘Dumbo’ the cartoon. Dumbo is a rat who’s ears are very low. The low ears give them a very very cute face. So essentially i want my babies two have both of these things- ‘Dumbo’ and ‘Double’ rex. The markings aren’t so impotant, all i want is to produce Dumbo Double rex’s. Although I’d prefer not to many Black hoodes and Black berks for I’ve had so many over the years but i know the fact of the matter is that i will probably get a larger percentage of Black hoodes and Black Berks But you never know there could always be a suprise in the mix. They do carry the ‘Blue’ gene so to have one or two of those would be a dream come true.

Alexi is a Black Hooded Dumbo Rex and Priscilla is a Black Berkshire Dumbo Rex. And the result of the babies should mostly be Dumbo’s and Double Rexes.

I will be adding pics of Alexi and Priscilla today or tomorrow so that you may see what they look like. This journal will have entries everyday and possibly more than one a day.

I hope you will go on this adventure with me and feel free to comment, or give advice, offer experiences. I have bred before, accidently and purposely so i am no beginner to this.

So, today at 6:45 i put Alexi and Priscilla into a nursery cage. Alexi when straight to Prisilla and started sniffing her behind which is normal but he soon lost interest which tells me she isn’t in heat. She should be going into heat in a few days if not sooner. Sometimes a girl who is not in heat can be put into heat when having a male around.

I just looked into their cage and they are sitting next to one and other which is a good sign. Prsiscilla isn’t intimidated by Alexi which can often be a problem when introducing a new pair but so far so good.

Well, i will close my first entry now. Please stay tuned for pictures and even videos. I hope you all will enjoy this blog as much as i am enjoying creating it and working on it.

-Rebecca

Ratgoddess