Nevermore Rodentry

04/13/2024

More of my grandrats. ❤️

03/10/2024

Really nice comparison of Ruusian Blue, Russian Chocolate and Russian Dove.

03/10/2024

Downunder baby bellies! I'll get more pictures of the whole litter later. But I was so excited to get some CLIF line Downunder babies. ❤️

03/10/2024

Dumbo Dwarf Russian Dove Marble. I must thank Julie for this baby. She bred dwarf into the lines for her dwarf army. This is this result. Lol

Sadly, I don't work with dwarf, so she will be a return to sender and sent to Julie. ❤️

03/08/2024

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02/28/2024

That dorsal stripe. 🥰😍 While I generally like the heavier marked Marble, I can't help but adore this baby. The very dark black contrasting the diluted background. I'm in love. ❤️

The rest of the litter is heavier marked but also have pretty nice dorsal stripes.

02/28/2024

UK Pearl and Pearl Merle Babies!

Took me a few days to get pictures of these cuties, but here they are. There are four Light Phase Pearl babies, at least one is Agouti based. Two Silver Mink and three Cinnamon/Cinnamon Pearl babies (Medium/Dark Phase). There is a mix of Silver Mink (Recessive Pearl) and lethal dominant Pearl in this line. Also, there are some Merle spots on some of these guys.

02/28/2024

Since Facebook made it too difficult to share a link to the article or alter/add photos, I decided to go ahead and start making articles on a website. It's going to take me a very long time, but I'll do one at a time and share them here as I get them complete.

I'll likely start with the rare genes that don't have a lot of information or coverage. My ultimate goal is to get all of the information in one place, including history, action of the gene, photo examples, identification, etc. I'll add information to each page when I think of it or get time to.

In the meantime, I made the first pass on the Recessive Chocolate page. I still have some standards to add on some of the multi dilutes of Chocolates and do a bit more editing, but I'll get to it!

I added a large photo gallery at the bottom of comparisons, Chocolates, etc. I hope this helps! Thank you for all of the contributions! If anyone else desires to contribute, please contact me!

We have included varieties that might be confused with Chocolates to further assist those seeking to identify what genotype they are working with. These include Snowflake, Bad Black, c-locus diluted...

02/17/2024

More of my fuzzy grandchildren. Check Julie out, she's in Oregon, but usually has pet adoptions available when I don't. ❤️

02/15/2024

Marble Litter

I'm really loving this litter. They are quite dark and heavily marked compared to what I've been getting in my Marble line. I'm quite fond of the messier marked Marbles, even though the cleaner Marbles are stunning as well.

This is an out cross to the Snowflake Chocolate carrier buck. Hoping he will help in the temperament department. They aren't too bad, but they tend to be a bit more hyperactive than I like.

02/15/2024

Update on the Chocolate Out Cross Litter

The light blue baby turned out to be Classic Lilac (Chocolate + American Blue) and she's gorgeous. It's a combination I wanted to see pop up for over a decade now and it's more than I could hope for. It has Chocolatey undertones but a crisp Blue sheen. It's definitely a shade I'd like to see more often.

From left to right, Black, Chocolate Classic Lilac and Russian Silver. The Russian Silver is a foster from another litter.

Both parents to this litter also happen to be low expression Snowflake. They are also two of my favorite rats in my rattery. I just adore this line in temperament, health so far.

02/12/2024

Chocolate Line Out Cross

Sire and Dam are low expression Self Black Snowflakes carrying Chocolate and Russian Blue. Possible carriers for American Blue and clocus.

Two beans are Chocolate, three black and one is a Blue and Chocolate based. I can't currently tell if she is Russian Chocolate and lighter than normal or Classic Lilac (Chocolate and American Blue). Perhaps a combo of the Blues and Chocolate? I keep seeing heathering, but then again, the color looks inconsistent and I can't see the heathering when photographed. It's rare I'm stumped on colors, but I guess I'm going to have to wait a few more days.

Anyway, it's a really nice comparison of Chocolate vs. Black.

02/12/2024

Russian Chocolate or Chocolate Dove Doe

This is one of my favorite girls. She's super sweet and extremely social. Her type is quite nice as well. She's part of the pure line of GEMS Chocolates. Which I am forever grateful that GEMS shared with me. ❤️

02/12/2024

Russian Silver Doe

I'm really happy with this girl, like overall she's quite nice. Temperament is awesome, type is really nice, health has been great. I'm really proud to have her in my program.

I'm hoping that's not just a chubby tummy from too many treats and she's actually brewing a bean storm in her belly. Hopefully she's carrying the future of my American Blues.

Her brother and sisters went to Julie. ❤️ So, I'm excited to see what Julie does with them as well!

02/11/2024

Chinchilla Line - Velvet Squirrel (Chinchilla Russian Blue Agouti) and Velvet DWS Russian Blue Agouti does

These ladies are visual Velvet coat, not the Rexoid Velveteen. Velvet is a recessive coat that is extremely soft, plush and dense, it feels like Rex Rabbit fur and it's the softest rat coat you've ever felt.

This is also a great comparison of two six week old does where one is Chinchilla and the other is just Dominant White Spotting. You can clearly see one has started molting out some of the yellows and the other has retained them and still looks very much Agouti based.

02/11/2024

Re Marten Bebes

While they have a lot of mottling, I'm hoping these guys will be the improvement I need on temperament. I should be able to start working on the quality of the Martens next generation though.

In the meantime, they are adorable!

02/11/2024

These little buttons are an out cross of my Chocolates to a gorgeous buck from Jozzy's Rat Pack Rattery. A couple of these kids are already showing excellent type and they are two days. Grow beans, grow!

02/11/2024

UK Pearl Merle

You might have noticed it looks like she swallowed a lemon. She's expecting a legion of beans right now and I think she's ready for their eviction.

You might also be thinking, but I don't see any Merle spots, you'd be correct. She makes me cry every night. The absolute crime of having UK Mink based Merle, they are very light Merles.

That said, she's gorgeous and I adore her to bits. She's calm and sweet and extremely social. I am super excited about her litter to my Russian Cinnamon Pearl buck.