03/28/2022
Long time, no update! I am still here and I am still breeding rats, although not to the same scale as previously. I have been adopting out only privately to close friends and past adopters for almost two years -- however, I will have some available to the public this year.
The varieties I am still breeding include:
Essex (harley and standard coats)
Silvermane (standard coats)
Marten & Siamese (standard, velveteen coats)
Russian Blue (standard coats)
Marked/Variegated (standard coats usually Russian blue and black)
I stopped breeding several lines, including dwarf and downunder, among others. I loved my dwarf rats and they had excellent temperaments, but unfortunately birthing issues continued to be a problem. Additionally, I ceased breading lines that still required a lot of work on temperament. Downunder has officially been eliminated, as the final Downunder rat I owned has passed away. I do still have Burmese rats, but if they do not show marked improvement in temperament soon, I will stop breeding them as well. It's just unfortunately not possible for me to breed to the scale that is needed to improve lines with major problems at this time.
I unfortunately almost lost my silvermane line due to poor planning on my part, and they are some of my best, so I realized I need to at least shape up and make a better effort to keep the results of my years of hard work around!
I will have a LIMITED NUMBER of baby rats available in April and will post here with more information soon. There will likely be one or two designated days for pick-ups, first come first serve. I just do not have the time to maintain a waiting list at this time.
