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.

 

 

 

 

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.

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.

ALP Kenai x AGCR Luciana 3/13/15

Boys:
Amanda R (1)
Jessica (1)
Valerie (2)
Nina S (2)
Hannah S (2)

Girls:
Amanda H (1)
Krista (1)
Mandy and Family (1)
Keeping: 1

AGCR Larkspur x TMG Greer 3/07/15

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. 
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    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.
    
    
    
    
    

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.