Ok, in the intros forum I've been having a discussion with Forensic that has started making me a little concerned about the person I'm getting my two rats from in about a month. This is going ot seem a little long and for that's I'm sorry.
The person I'm getting them from is a an experienced breeder who has only just started breeding again after five years. In between she bred German Shepards. She only has a few rats at this point, and no babies from the breeding rats, but she did rescue three rats, two of which were females pregnant to the male. They both had their litters and all the babies and the moms are super healthy.
This person has told me that she will not be breeding any of the rescue rats, only the rats that she manages to get from other places. Currently she has two males and two females. One of the males, and one fo the females are too young to breed, but the other pair were put together, and the female should have her litter in about two weeks.
The place where my breeder got these rats from did not keep records, they just bred for the sake of breeding, and as such this first litter with these two rats is partially to determine what they carry. Also because this pair both have excellent health and temperament which I've been assuresd are the main concerns in the breeding of these rats.
I have been invited to visit the rattery to check things out, and she has promised to take daily pictures of the babies so that I can see them gorw. Her prices are very reasonable, which is part of the reason I've been working with her. I was trying to narrow down three breeders, one truend out to charge $50 for a pair of rats, the other had NO CLUE what they were doing, and told me they were using cedar chips to limit the smell from the rat's cages, and this one.
Do you guys think that I need to keep looking, or do you think that even though she is just starting up again that this breeder will be ok?
Emy
The person I'm getting them from is a an experienced breeder who has only just started breeding again after five years. In between she bred German Shepards. She only has a few rats at this point, and no babies from the breeding rats, but she did rescue three rats, two of which were females pregnant to the male. They both had their litters and all the babies and the moms are super healthy.
This person has told me that she will not be breeding any of the rescue rats, only the rats that she manages to get from other places. Currently she has two males and two females. One of the males, and one fo the females are too young to breed, but the other pair were put together, and the female should have her litter in about two weeks.
The place where my breeder got these rats from did not keep records, they just bred for the sake of breeding, and as such this first litter with these two rats is partially to determine what they carry. Also because this pair both have excellent health and temperament which I've been assuresd are the main concerns in the breeding of these rats.
I have been invited to visit the rattery to check things out, and she has promised to take daily pictures of the babies so that I can see them gorw. Her prices are very reasonable, which is part of the reason I've been working with her. I was trying to narrow down three breeders, one truend out to charge $50 for a pair of rats, the other had NO CLUE what they were doing, and told me they were using cedar chips to limit the smell from the rat's cages, and this one.
Do you guys think that I need to keep looking, or do you think that even though she is just starting up again that this breeder will be ok?
Emy