Tuesday, September 15, 2015

NIBL Silver me Timber x NIBL Sadie 8/11/15 Silvermane

NIBL Silver me Timber x NIBL Sadie


Girls:
Laura I: Sadie + dove daughter
Sarah N: Berkshire for breeding



2 available 
Keeping: 1 berkshire 

Boys:
Sarah N: Hooded and dove for breeding
Emily M: hood and dove
Taisha: black male

1 still available 









8/10/15: Sadie is looking VERY round!
8/11/15: Babies were born! Sadie is being a poor first time mother.

Well, Sadie has given birth to a lot already and is still going, however she is being a very bad mother. Three are pale and cold and will likely pass. I put the pink ones in a group. She has them all over the cage. She is not paying attention to or cleaning them. Nobody get your hopes up on this litter as they may not survive today.
8/12/15:
Sadie is doing the strangest things with her nest ideas...BUT all babies are well fed.
8/14/15: Mama Sadie's breakfast: Green smoothie with banana, apple, coconut milk, wild flower honey, kale, with oat mix and grain free high protein cat food mixed in.
8/15/15: Sadie had finally learned her mothering skills. There are 11 babies,  boys and 5 girls, some hooded. There are some light ones that may be PEW. Several dark ones that will likely be Silvermane.
8/21/15:

Sadie litter update:

All hoodeds are Silvermane, in mink and black. There are two berkshire Silvermanes. I will be keeping the berkshire female. 1 black self, and 3 possibly champagne. All dumbo ears.

  Please be aware this is a new type and not all kinks have been perfected. They have about 3 years of tracked health from Jessica, the finder, and so far she has not seen any health issues. She is a professional feeder breeder and before 3 years ago animals were feeders, so they don't have many years of pet breeding.
8/25/16: Sadie update: Eyes will be opening soon! I saw one peeking this morning. They also are crawling around like mad. They got to crawl around in the play area, even though they're too young to enjoy what they are doing

Thursday, August 27, 2015

THE LIBRARY OF SOULS #STAYPECULIAR TOUR SWEEPSTAKES submission

This is a photo submission for the peculiar contest.

Aria: The Rat Whisperer
Aria has a special connection with rodents, mainly rats. These intellect creatures dwell in many locations; dim allies or carpeted forest floors. They often rely on the waste of humans to survive (it is often claimed that rats will be impacted the most if humanity were to vanish). They are far from the dirty monsters of over active imaginations. They are not evil nor are they disease ridden. They are loving, easily bonding animals. Aria can communicate telepathically with rats (wild and tame). They are often seen nesting in her hair, perching on her shoulders like the mini royalty they are, or following at her feet. They come in handy when retrieving lost items, going into cramped spaces, eavesdropping, scaring the occasional unpleasant lady, and in extreme conditions they can swarm enemies. She comes from a loop in the 1800’s where rats were commonly despised. She sought friendship in the discarded and formed an understanding with these furry beasts.
*Featured in this photo is AGCR Doubloon, a male dumbo eared rat bred by A Gothic Rattery in Florida. He is a pedigreed fancy pet rat displaying a new type in the rat fancy world called Silvermane. He is a darling who enjoys head scratches and strawberries. Also featured is AGCR Tobias who is a Russian blue point Siamese with dumbo ears and rex fur. And finally AGCR Velichor the black roan dumbo ear. All boys have been raised by me and bred to be healthy and friendly. The bond mentioned in my character is a true feeling.

#StayPeculiar


Wednesday, August 5, 2015

AGCR Kraken x AGCR Cassava 5/29/15 Dwarf

 Cassava: Russian blue dumbo dwarf
Kraken: Russian blue dumbo dwarf

5 males born, 1 did not make it. All russian blue dumbo.

Adopters: Aisha (2 males)









NIBL Silver Me Timbers x NIBL Rusla 4/04/15 Silvermane

Rusla 

There are 11 babies
Boys: ONE boy, Keeping
Girls: TEN girls
There were minks, blacks, and champagne born. There was one black non silvermane topear berkshire.

Girl adopters: 

Beth: 2 girls 
Sarah H: 1 girl
Aisha: 2 girl (Glitter + dumbo champagne)
Jaime: 1 girl (Furiosa)
Sarah R: 1 girl

Keeping: 1 topear, 1 dumbo

Not adopted: topear champagne








 
 





Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Decorating Cheaply

Rats are destructive critters. You just purchased 50 dollars worth of cute toys at Petsmart and the next morning you wake up to it all destroyed! You don't want to keep paying 50 dollars to provide enrichment to your pets. So....you take a trip to the dollar store!

 Here are my purchases at the dollar store: Dog rope chews, cat balls, giant jingle balls and chip bowls. The chip bowls make amazing igloos. I also get baby chew rings there as well.
 Bottom level with the chip bowl igloo, 99 cent party streamers, and baby chew chains. The dollar store also has nice heavy crocks for food.
 Chip bowl igloo with fleece from Big Lots ($2.50 for an entire blanket).
 Top level toys and a hammock made from Big Lots Fleece.
 


 
 
 




Sunday, May 10, 2015

ALP Kenai x AGCR Luciana 3/13/15

ALP Kenai x AGCR Luciana: Paired 2/16/20
  • 2/20/15-This pair is blissfully ignoring one another. We will expect curly coated harleys in this litter, with all dumbo ears.
    3/09/15-Lucy is looking quite round! She should be due soon.
    3/13/15-Friday the 13th Babies are here! 13 babies in total
    3/22/15-Sadly, a few days ago number 13 went missing (Mama must have decided it was too runty and needed to cull). Now there are 12. 8 boys and 4 girls. All very healthy and growing fast!
4/06/15- Babies are now active and exploring. They enjoy their playtime in the pen.





AGCR Larkspur x TMG Greer 3/07/15 (Dwarf/Standard)

 KEEPING ALL
 
AGCR Larkspur was paired with TMG Greer
  • On 2/04/15 Greer went into heat. Interest on 2/06/15 was shown to Lyric.
    • 2/20/15 So far these three have all been getting along just fine!
      3/07/15-Finally, Greer gave birth! There are only four babies (Go figure!). One looks male, the other three look female. The male is roan. There look to be two dwarf. They are healthy so far with big milkbands, however one of the dwarfs has a darkspot which could be bruising from birth. I will keep an eye on it.

Picture
3/19/15-The four babies are doing VERY well. They are SO chunky! Small litters are always healthier because mother can devote more time and milk to them. I am very pleased with their growth. I will be keep the two dwarf and the black roan male. The russian blue female roan will be available to adopters.
4/06/15-These babies are SO fat and calm. Greer has been doing a great job. All four are being kept here.

Monday, April 6, 2015

AGCR Braken x TMG Delphine 2/26/15

AGCR Braken: Russian blue dumbo dwarf
TMG Delphine: Black rex dumbo

Born: 2/26/15

Adopters of girls:
Nancy and Corina: black rex, standard blue
Erin: Rex blue and standard roan blue
Mandy and family: Rex blue and roan rex blue
Keeping: roan dwarf and blue dwarf

Adopters of boys:
Jennifer: 1 dwarf, 1 blue rex, 1 standard blue
Amanda R: black rex
Jessica: 1 blue dwarf
Keeping: 1 black dwarf

Paired on: 2/01/15

AGCR Braken was paired with TMG Delphine

  • 2/06/15-Braken did NOT like Delphine so was switched with his twin brother, Kraken, who has taken immediate interest in Delphine and Delphine has displayed in heat signs this morning.
    • 2/20/15: Well, Kraken does NOT like Delphine, so a larger male, Narcice, has been placed with her on the 16th. This lady is trouble for the men!

      2/26/15-Delphine gave birth! She was looking very round, so Narcise was removed. He is not the father! (So much drama here). Due to the date I saw Kraken show interest in Delphine, I am deeming him the father. Braken was too afraid of Delphine and never went near her. There are 14 babies. 

    • 3/09/15-Babies are doing well. There are two dwarf, one boy, one girl. 5 boys in total for standard. All 14 babies are wonderfully healthy and fed by mama Delphine. She's a great mum! They are almost two weeks now. Their fur has come in silky. Soon eyes will be opening and they will upgrade to a larger cage. 
    •  3/19/15-The babies are doing very well. They have been moved to a bigger cage now that they are exploring and eating solids. They are growing so fast!
    •  3/22/15-Oh boy they are nuts! They are exploring like mad. They really enjoy their Easter egg toys and jingle balls.





Monday, March 30, 2015

ALP Kenai x ALP Zadie 1/06/15

ALP Zadie x ALP Kenai
Paired: 1/06/15
Expected arrival: 1/27/15
Born: 2/03/15
Girls: 4
Boys: 7
 



Adopters of girls:
Amanda C (1)
Danielle  (2)
Keeping: 1

Adopters of boys:
Rachel C (2)
Jennifer (1)
Amanda R (1)
Christina C (2)
Keeping: 1


2/06/15-Babies are plump and healthy. Zadie is being a great second mom to this litter. She is super fat and very alert. Such a healthy girl! 

 2/06/15-Babies are plump and healthy. Zadie is being a great second mom to this litter. She is super fat and very alert. Such a healthy girl! 

 2/20/15-Babies are getting so big! They opened their eyes this past weekend. All eyes are black, so they will be Black Eyed Siamese like their mother (In Russian Blue). They had their first tub play time this morning and preferred to sleep in a mound than explore. They will start getting more curious in the next few days.

 2/27/15-Babies are now so hyper and curious. They LOVE their tub play time.




Sunday, February 1, 2015

ALP Arden x ALP Zadie 12/11/14

ALP Arden x ALP Banshee

Paired: 11/18/14
Due: December 9th
Tentative adoption day: First week of January, 2015.

Born: 12/11/14

Eleven babies in total!

12/19/14-
Banshee has been a great mother. She is very calm with them. There are 10 girls and 1 boy. They are now getting their soft velvet fur in.
12/29/14- Babies have opened their eyes. Yesterday they enjoyed their first play pen experience in the tub. They had tunnels, toys, and items to walk on. They explore and romped.
1/01/15-The babies turned three weeks today! They enjoy tub time as you can see in the video. 

 1/02/15-Babies enjoyed another outing in the tub. They played for half an hour, then all fell asleep in the tunnel.
 1/03/15- The babies got a bigger cage today! They do not get toys in their cage like the playpen, due to possibly getting trapped under something. But they get their fun time during tub enrichment. 
 1/14/15- Babies are so big now! They are nearing adoption day. Crazy hyper!