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In Oxford. Breeding Russians in top-eared and dumbo.
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04/01/2024

Isadora….💕
8 week Russian buff doe

04/01/2024

Blue Apple Harriet!
Russian dove dumbo kitten 💕

04/01/2024

Remember Dinky? Not so Dinky now…😅

30/12/2023

8 week old Russian dove doe

29/12/2023

I charge a nominal fee for my rats and a few of my babies went off to wonderful new homes this week. As a result, a contribution was made to St Mungo's Charity, one of the only charities that allows people to bring their pets into hostels. Contributions to St. Mungo's bring two lives out of the cold, which is why my rats and I like St. Mungo's :)

Many thanks to Trevor, Alice, Carol, Claire and Rachel for giving the babies such marvellous homes.

28/12/2023

25/12/2023

My daughter and some of the babies…💕

25/12/2023

🎄Merry Christmas!! 🎄

23/12/2023

14" will do for the rats I breed! If you have to buy a new one to meet my homing requirements, I'll help out a little on that cost by charging less for the babies. 💕

23/12/2023

What’s the best bedding for rats? My answer here:

22/12/2023

I love these for hanging ANYthing in a rat cage. They aren't sharp, have no wires that can hurt a rat, and while I occasionally worry they will get stuck in one (especially babies) it hasn't happened yet....Highly recommended.

21/12/2023

SUDDEN availability of THREE BUCKS for new rat owners (1 x 4 month old and 2 x babies). If I can't find a suitable home for this trio I will offer the two babies to a home with resident bucks. The babies are still 6 weeks so it won't be for a short time yet. PM ME!

21/12/2023

Russian bluish baby

21/12/2023

6 weeks old 💕

21/12/2023

Dove love ❤️

20/12/2023

These are EXCELLENT! And if you can get the perch hammocks, you must. I tell everyone to please please buy from individual hammock makers and not from Amazon or Zooplus. They are good for other things, but not for hammocks!

Another new hammock batch has been added to the website 🥳 I've restocked triples and double perch covers - both had totally sold out! I've added some other items too. Website link in comments as always.

Perch sets (the wooden bits) will be back in stock in the next week or two - my husband makes these for me and he's not quite off work for Christmas yet!

🌟 I've finished my day job until after Christmas so I've got a big pile of sewing ready for quiet evenings. Sewing is really relaxing for me (my full time job is extremely stressful) and it means a lot that kind people buy my products so I have an excuse to make more!

🎄 I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and get some well earned rest if possible. The rats are very excited for their Christmas Dinner!

Love Emmie and President Silly Goose Roo x

19/12/2023

Russian blue doe, 6 weeks

19/12/2023

Russian buff doe, 6 weeks

19/12/2023

One of my 9-week olds going to a pet home in a few days

17/12/2023

She’s on stage…😅

13/12/2023

She’s got her mother’s ears….
Russian dove, 8 weeks

12/12/2023

Rat introductions! Stage 1 and 2 shown here (these boys are into stage 3…such good boys)

11/12/2023

Well, this 5w doe may have to stay.

11/12/2023

So many lovely babies…this doe is 5 weeks

11/12/2023

So many beautiful 5-week olds 🥰

11/12/2023

Russian buff, 5 weeks

10/12/2023

Do I spoil my Rats? I don’t know. Yes, this is Sunday breakfast and that is a miniature sourdough loaf.

But you should see the enthusiasm of my eight week olds as they tuck in. The five week olds prefer to swarm. 😅

09/12/2023

UPDATE: These bucks are now allocated to someone who was on my waiting list. Thank you!

I will have TWO BUCK BABIES available soon. PM me or leave a message here if you have applied so I can find your application! :)

09/12/2023

The Russian buffs are all so pretty in this litter, and I can’t keep any! 😭Here is a 5 week doe who is rather serious about ears 😄.

09/12/2023

The little ones just turned 5 weeks…💕

08/12/2023

Ha! This is fun…

07/12/2023

Little 7.5 week Russian dove dumbo girl 💕

07/12/2023

I no longer show my rats but if I did, this 4.5 week old doe might have one day been on the bench.

06/12/2023

Night time play 💕

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http://www.blueapplerattery.com/

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Get ready for the yaaaaawn!!

3-week Russian dove dumbo doe 💕

I can’t always tell them apart from a distance….😅

Rats cannot be vaccinated, so I try to keep those that have been to rats shows in a separate space (with cage mates) for a short time upon returning from shows.

I’m preparing for a rat show! I only take confident rats that I think will be okay with a day out. Rats shows are filled with experts who can help guide me in my breeding program.

Watching the rugby!

Coconut is snoozing through the rugby!

Every morning, I have coffee with my Rats. When you have a lot of rats, that’s a lot of coffee….

Would you like to see Dinky at almost 9 weeks? What an extraordinary colour!

I haven’t bred any but I do love dwarf rats! 💕

I took this eight week old buck to a show recently for the sole purpose of asking some of the most experienced rat breeders in the country to speculate on what variety he might be. I don’t breed randomly, nor do I generally get surprised by what my rats produce.I know their genetic make up and I know the possibilities. I know, for example, that four or five generations back I bred a doe who had a sister t that did produce platinum. So there’s every reason to think this boy could be a Russian expressing platinum, a gene that is both rare and difficult to get. He is certainly Russian and mink. That makes him a dove technically but those bright eyes suggest platinum (and doves should not have eyes like this!) Given what I know of my rats, I believe him to be a Russian dove that happens to have two different types of mink being expressed, as well as a single copy of red eyed dilute. However, just in case he IS a platinum, I will try him with one of Mary Giles' quicksilver does....that is, when he is much older! :) Mary breeds platinum and quicksilver among other varieties and it would be nice if he could help with that endeavour, though I'm a bit skeptical at the moment that he is truly platinum.

Russian dove doe, 7.5 weeks

Dinky’s eyes don’t match so I am holding onto her to make sure she’s okay….sometimes a baby rat just has to stick with me for a little extra time but don’t worry she will be out and about playing with me daily along with her sisters!

How I set up a Savic Freddy Max: I gut it and start again! This cage includes: One double hammock One single hammock/fall breaker 1 perch hammock 1 large corner hammock Ropes Cargo rope 14” TikTok wheel Corner toilet 3 wooden perches 1 large water bottle of water 1 bottle with vitamins in the water I box

More of Dinky…🥰

This strange looking fellow can look beige, blue, or very pale in different lights 🐀❤️

Russian silver or Russian dove… I have very unusual rats and sometimes I struggle to figure out exactly their genetics. I’ve been working with this group for years and ought to know by now! This six week old doe kitten looks very blue to me, like she could be a pale Russian silver. However, given the other possibilities, I cannot yet make that conclusion. So, we wait and see how she looks in weeks in months to come.

Fresh food for breakfast 💕

I hope this little lady decides to GROW….💕🐀

Remember our cryptoorchid boy? Well, Slinky has gone through a successful neuter and is very well indeed! He will be returning to his lovely owner later today! 💕

Breakfast for the babies…the coffee is for me!

Would you like to see a baby rat that looks very much like a platinum? I don’t think he is a platinum, but isn’t it fun to see!

A few does should be available from this small litter in about 4 weeks….if you can wrest them away from me…💕😅

This is important for your rats…💕

My naturally caffeinated girls…💕

My great platinum imitator (and honestly quite convincing but he is Russian…)

Blue Apple Coconut

Cages on wheels have advantages!

Amy Lou’s boys

9 week old doe kittens! Me showing you what I’m keeping…or trying to! A Russian blue, a Russian dove that is lovely but is too dark to show, and a somewhat off-standard Russian buff! I am delighted by them 💕 Lovely, lively friendly kittens 🥰