2013 Records Archive

Adoptions:
1/17/13-Emma-Layla the dumbo rex Siamese (Lenore x Dorchadas) went home with Samantha.
1/21/13-Arrow (Pendulum x Don't Tread on Me) went home with Amy
2/13/13-Lenore and Beatrice went home with Erica B.
2/15/13-Tredds went home with Amber
2/17/13-Dorchadas and Lochran went home with Jazmine
3/05/13-Darla (rescue) went home with Sara
3/21/13-Pippin and Merry(Pen/Don't Tread) went home with Hailey
4/16/13-Current litter adoptions start
5/05/13-Dorchadas, Lochran, and Nimh went home with Amy
5/06/13-Appa and Iroh went home with Erin
5/17/13-Rescues, Marley, Gwen, and Gabby went home with Beth
6/21/13-Quiver went home with Elle
June: Ivy, Narcy, and Chole went home with Kala
July: Klaus with home with Amy
7/28/13-Rescues Talia, Tulip, babies, Frodo, Merlin, and Fable went home to Colleen. Rescue babies went home with Jessie, Kellan, and Danielle. Shalott and Nikita's daughters went home with Genna.
8/02/13-3 rescue boys went home with Mayme and Jazmin
August-Echo, Powder, Marcy, Copy, and Paste went home with Amy
Oct- Azzuran went home with Kat
Dec- Beatrice and Shalott went home with Zane, Fiona went home with Erin

Purchases:
1/04/13-Bought 50 pounds of Mazuri block for $25
1/14/13-Bought bedding for $6 and Mazuri for $25
1/20/13-Bought mix ingredients for $10
1/30/13-Bought toys and accessories-$7
1/02/13-Bought plastic rings-$4
----------$77
2/04/13-Bought plastic tub for $12
2/13/13-Bought fleece blankets for $8, toy for $2, food for $5
2/14/13-Bought doxy for $37
2/14/13-Bought fruit and veggies for $7
2/15/13-Bought fleece for $12
----------$160
3/08/13-Veggies for $4
3/20/13-$75 in building supplies
3/25/13-$20 in food mix
-----------$255
4/22/13-$30 in food and supplies
----------$285
5/10/13-$5 in toys
5/20/13-$ 5 meal worms, $7 toys
---------$285
6/07/13- $10 in oats
6/19/13-$25 in food
6/23/13-$4 in food
----------$324
7/06/13-$12 on fleece
7/23/13-$30 in food
--------$366
8/10/13-$12 in fleece
--------$378
Oct
$25 in block
$20 in mix supplies
12/12/13
$20 in mix supplies
$50 in block
-----$493

Health and Happenings:

December
Well I have kept up terrible records! In the new year I plan to keep this updated more often. Everyone has been doing well. Nothing major to report health wise.

August
8/11/13-Everyone is doing well! I have 2 litters planned right now, and everything is going well. Stepped On's foot is much better. He is currently with 3 other young boys in the DCN.

June
6/02/13-Dipper is much better! No irregular breathing.
6/05/13-Stepped On has a sprained foot. He's in a small cage to keep him from moving too much and given pain meds. Poor guy looks rough, I feel so bad!
6/18/13-Stepped On is just about recovered! Still a little limping, but swelling is gone. Babies are growing up well.

May
5/05/13-Pairings have been halted due to several rats coming back to the rattery that need to be re-homed. I had three boys adopted today, yay! Health is fine. Quiver has been re-moved due to fighting. Will be re-homing her to an only-rat status home. Seems like she is taking after her mother, Don't Tread On Me. Babies are growing well. Marceline seems a little agitated...think she needs to come back to her non-mother self.
5/06/13-Azzuran was a little pissy this morning, but was fine the rest of the day. Naberous got a new big cage...spoiled old man! 5 rats adopted this week...5 more to go!
5/10/13-Fantasy was sneezy today. Gave her double doxy. Naberous is getting old..poor guy. He enjoyed a romp in his giant ball, though. Everyone else is fine. Paired 3 couples.
5/20/13-All of the couples are getting along. Health has been fine. Fantasy is recovering from her sneezing. All of the girls now live in the CN including the babies.
5/23/13-All is well. Fantasy is much better. Fable continues to be insane.
5/28/13-Dipper sounded congested. Gave doxy.

April
4/01/13-Nimh does not seem to be worse. He's been on doxy for 6 days now. Naberous is sounding better, poor old guy. No change with Fable and his social issues. Maverick is doing well, still need to find him a good only rat home. All of the babies are growing nicely. I've begun introducing the older set to plastic bag noises and clapping to get them used to sudden sounds.
4/11/13-Everyone seems fine. The babies have mites, so I'm bathing them daily. Rougarou is super fat and at perfect health now. I'll be breeding him shortly.
4/21/13-Health is well. A few wounds from scuffles. Mites are dead, yay!

March
3/10/13-Rougarou got attacked, but is recovering. I'm going to find a home for Maverick. Nihm was a little sneezy. Marceline seems to be preggers for sure now.
3/11/13-What an eventful night...Maverick's bleeding has finally stopped. His toe got bit when we was on top of another cage. He's pretty worn out from struggling. Ran to Walmart and got some liquid bandage. I think he''ll be better once he can rest. He has a nice big squishy blanket in his tub cage. Then while all this was happening and my hands, table, pants were splattered with rat blood, Marceline gave birth. She had ten, 2 still borns. The other 8 seem quite healthy and are nursing. She still might have more.
3/14/13-Rougarou went down hill yesterday, but back to normal today. I think the stress from his wounds has weakened him.
Everyone else is doing well. Maverick's toe has healed nicely. Marcy's babies are getting fat and growing quickly. Echo is still with Pendulum...no signs of being preggers yet.
3/16/13-Rougarou is recovering fantastically. He has gained a lot of weight and most of his cuts are healed.
3/28/13-Nimh has been breathing heavily, but no other signs of sickness. He's been on doxy for 3 days....get better buddy!

February
2/02/13-Everyone is doing well. Echo is looking rounder. Fantasy's Illusion had a bit of a congested sound in her chest so I put her on doxy. Working on a plan to make the CN's keep the litter.
2/09/13-All of the girls are together in the main cage now. I've taken Don't Tread on Me out and things have settled down. Maverick tore up Powderblue's neck and so now I'm going to try and get Maverick in with the big boys and see if that stops him from being a bully. Echo is looking rounder. She's still got 5 days before her possible due date.
2/13/13-All of the rats are doing well. Powderblue is now living with the boys.
2/14/13-I am declaring Echo not prego. I'll be putting her back with Pendulum.
2/23/13-Marceline is getting rounder. Naberous keeps attacking Zero.
2/24/13-Put Zero with the boy gang in the pool...and things went FANTASTIC without Naberous. I put Fable in with them, too, and he did very well for him. No screaming at all! He was still a bit freaked out, but him and Powderblue hung out on top of the doll house and he sat next to Klaus. A few months ago he was a screaming, panicked wreck when he saw other rats. I'm so proud of him! Zero is now in the boy cage and they are eating together...no fighting....yet....
2/28/13-Naberous has been separated due to trying to rip Zero open many times. Fable is getting better with being around other rats. Maverick has stopped biting Rougarou, and now only chases him (I think he likes to get a rise out of him more than anything else). Mav and Rougs are cuddling a lot more, and really the only fights now happen because Rougs hogs the food and screams at Mav when he tries to get near the bowl. Marceline has not had babies yet. Echo and Pendulum are getting along and I've seen Echo in heat, so lets hope something happened!

January
1/01/13-Baby Layla(daughter of Lenore) is recovering from her fight with Mable. She still does not want me to pick her up. I think there is something hurting her in her lower back area.
1/06/13- Don't Tread On Me bit a hole in Nikita's back. Looks pretty nasty. Stopped bleeding, but I'm afraid to touch it. She does not seem to be in pain as she is still jumping around. Arrow got put back in with the big girls now that she recovered from her wheezes.  Found some evidence of lice on Lenore so she's on Ivermectin.
1/09/13-Rougarou and Maverick sounded a little congested today so got some doxy. Lenore is on day three of Ivermectin. Nikita's back has scabbed over. 
1/10/13-Everyone's breathing sounded well today. Echo randomly lunged at my finger, though. I'll be keeping an eye out for continued behaviour.
1/14/13-Narcissa had a nasty bite in her back. Fixed it up. Everyone else was fine. Rougarou had some scratches, not sure if they were from his cagemates or from wire in the cage.
1/16/13-Narcissa's back has scabbed over, but Don't Tread On Me continues to bully everyone. May need to re-home her....her son is taking after her and so I may do a test breeding and see if this is genetic or just rats getting on each other's nerves.
1/18/13-Everyone looked good today, scabs are healing and Lenore's mite scabs are almost gone. Naberous had a bit of a wheeze sound again so I'll put him back on doxy. Tredders is still attacking everyone....
1/19/13-Maverick, Rougarou, and Powderblue keep antagonizing each other. I thought Mav was starting in, but now I see Powder stealing food and causing fights. Ugh.
1/20/13-Narcissa's back is icky looking, but not infected. Quiver sounds congested.
 1/21/13-Fable did well mingling with the younger boys...no frantic screaming. Rescue rat Darla let me hold her (gloved hands) and sat in my lap...she was shivering terribly, but did groom herself and would poke her head out and see what was up. Maverick continues to be a butt, as does his mother. Ivy keeps getting skinny, so I think she's bullied out of food. I've separated her to let her eat by herself. Quiver is better after only 1 day of doxy.
1/23/13-Paired Echo and Pendulum last night as Echo was very much in-heat. Also going to move Maverick in with the big guys and see if they can put him in his place. In a cage of 10 big beafy men...I doubt he'll think he's boss anymore, the little jerk :P For whatever reason, Ivy will not get fat. I keep feeding her by herself and she just stairs at the food with disgust. She's very active and does not look in pain/wounded. I hate girl's lack of appetites. The men need to teach them how to eat.
1/25/13-Illusion had a slight wheeze...giving her some meds. Ivy is eating her bean mix and starting to fatten up. Merida and Quiver are better. Narcissa's back is healed up nicely.

Epitaph x AGCR Fiona 10/17/13

PAIRED: 9/22/13 Epitaph x Fiona
Keeping: 2 girls and 1 boy
Erin: 2 girls
Kat: 1 boy-Taken back due to owner abusing ..now keeping (2/21/2014)
Jason: 2 girls
Sara: 2 girls
1 girl passed due to accident
 2 boys adopted by:Mitch and Faust (Took cinnamon rex I was going to keep, and blue agouti)


10/06/13-All is going well. There is no sign of pregnancy yet. She will be due on or after the 12th of October
10/17/13- At 2:30 this afternoon, Fiona gave birth! There are 13 babies. Below is a photo of the babies' great grandmother, Beatrice.
10/20/13-So there are 2 rex boys and all of the girls seem to be rex. I'm a bit tired and looking at delicate whiskers is straining, so there may be 1 or 2 standard girls. Also keep in mind any of these curly whisker babies could be double rex too
10/23/13-Babies are doing well. All of the girls are rex, and 2 boys are. I will be keeping 1 rex boy. 
10/29/13-Babies are doing fantastically. Their fur is in and eyes should be opening soon. Sadly, there are no hairless babies, they are all rex with 2 standard fur babies.
11/01/13-Eyes are open!
11/05/13-Starting to eat solids and move around. They love chewing on my finger.
12/10/13-Babies have grown up well. I had taken a 10 day vacation however which put their socialization on hold. They were more skittish than my previous litters so I held off on adoptions for another 2 weeks to make sure they got extra handling. Everyone was so patient and understanding! I never want to send off babies if I do not feel 100% about them. They were adopted on 12/06/13 and everyone has reported they are doing quite well! Fiona was adopted with two of her daughters and she is loving her new home. I am eternally grateful for my adopters for providing amazing homes and putting my mind at ease about the sort of lives they will have. I could not do this without you!

 

 

 

AGCR Dipper x ALP Mable 8/25/13

Keeping: 1 boy and 1 girl
Stephanie (2 boys)
Kimberly (2 boys)
Bettina (2 girls, 1 Siamese 1 agouti self)
Allison (2 girls, both siamese)

7/31/13 Dipper x Mable were paired
8/10/13 Everyone is getting along well.
 8/25/13 BABIES BORN!!! 5 girls and 5 boys, very healthy and well fed. Mable is a fantastic mother.
8/29/13-All the babies are big and healthy. They are starting to get their patterns in. I'll know shortly what colors they are for sure.
8/30/13-Babies are starting to get fuzzy.
9/01/13-Babies have grown so much in their first week. They are already furry. There seems to be 2 dumbos. The bareback girl I'm keeping and one male.
9/03/13-Growing up quickly! As you can tell from the video all of their fur is in and they are crawling around with much strength.
9/08/13-Eyes are starting to open!
 9/15/13-Babies are in the popcorning stage and tackling my fingers. They are being introduced to sudden noises and movement and doing very well. Tonight they had a fancy meal of: peas, cranberries, blueberries, carrots in a honey coconut cause on a bed of fresh kale.
 9/23/13-Babies are super friendly and curious. I am very pleased with them. They love tackling my hand and popcorning about the cage. Adoption in only 5 days...sniff :(

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9tRGSLu4uU&feature=youtube_gdata
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCkn6Lk1QCY&feature=youtube_gdata

AGCR Cobalt Cobwebs x ALP The Lady of Shalott

Genna D: 1 black dumbo, 1 siamese dumbo (female)
Keeping: 1 dumbo siamese female

Paired: 5/10/13 AGCR Cobalt Cobwebs (aka Powerblue) x ALP The Lady of Shallot



5/16/13-Shallot has been in heat *fingers crossed*
5/19/13-Still getting along.
6/01/13-Definitly showing!
6/02/13-She had 6 babies. Only two lived. If they make it, I will be keeping both and so there are no available babies in this litter. I will pair her again once she's recovered. First time litters sometimes do not go well. It looks like a baby got stuck as one was very bruised, and this may have harmed the rest. I apologize to people looking forward to getting their babies. They will be paired again when Shallot has healed from the pregnancy.
6/04/13-There are 3 baby girls feeding well. I think I will go ahead and keep just one girl, since I plan to keep a boy from her second litter. Thus, there are 2 girls available from her litter (assuming they of course make it the first week, as often times this first week can be the most fragile. But they are eating well and wiggling).
6/20/13-Little runty girl has become so big! Eyes open, eating solids, and exploring.

 

AGCR Stepping Stones x CRUE Nikita

Paired: 5/10/13 AGCR Stepping Stones (aka Stepped On) n x CRUE Nikita

KEEPING ALL

5/16/13-They are getting along very well
5/19/13-Still getting along, saw Nikita in heat yesterday
6/01/13-Definitly showing!
6/04/13-Nikita has one baby as of 9PM.
6/05/13-This afternoon two more babies came! A total of three now.
6/20/13- They've been moved to the bigger cage and are exploring. Starting to eat solids now.

AGCR Rougarou x ALP Merida

Paired: 4/12/13 -AGCR Rougarou X ALP Merida
Rougarou is a dumbo double rex. Merida is a dumbo cinnamon pearl rex.

KEEPING BOTH 
Female: Ghost of a Rose
Male: Voodoo

4/15/13-They are getting along well. Merida was in heat on the 12th.
4/25/13-There is a change in Merida's belly.
5/05/13-She is not pregnant. I will be holding off re-pairing due to the number of rats I suddenly got back that I need to re-home first.
5/10/13-Re-paired them. They are getting along very well.
5/19/13-Merida keeps bullying him. Poor Rougs is too nice for his own good.
6/02/13-She is not showing yet.
6/06/13-She had 2 babies, 1 male and 1 female. I am keeping both.
6/20/13-Babies are big! They are both beautiful rexes.

AGCR Pit and the Pendulum x CRUE Echo 3/18/13

• Echo's litter- 

  1. Teresa(3 males)
  2. Amber (2 females)
  3. Allison white (Cryptic)
  4. Danille (Ayortha)
  5. Taisha (1 male) 
  
  
• AGCR Pendulum x CRUE Echo
  Adoption fee: $15 each
  Expected arrival: Around March 11th
  2/19/13-Paired Pendulum and Echo
  2/22/13-They are finally getting along. Echo was in heat on the 20th. Fingers crossed!
  3/16/13-Echo looks a little round tonight
  3/17/13-She is definitely pregnant. I removed Pendulum, and she's started making a nest.
  3/18/13-Babies were born this afternoon! There seem to be 5 boys and 3 girls.
  3/19/13-Babies survived the night and are eating well.
  3/23/13-They are starting to get their shades. Eating well and crawling
  3/28/13-Getting fuzzy. They all seem to be mostly the same colour blue, with a few berkshires.
  4/01/13-Growing quickly! They are walking pretty well now.
  4/02/13-Eyes are open!!!
  4/07/13-Looking like normal ratties now...running around!
  4/11/13-Babies had their first bath. They were a little freaked out, but did alright. They are now living in the big cage with the other babies and both mothers.
  4/14/13-Babies are continuing their treatment baths. Getting some good handling skills by doing this!