Royal Rodents

09/22/2024

Clover X Mint babies born September 18th 2024

To continue what I was saying with Anikas litter.. these guys are related to my Porkchop line but not necessarily apart of it. But these guys also have some good symmetry in a way, you can see the girls have 1 black, 2 Russian blues, and 2 pink(unsure of what they are yet) babies and the boys have an even 4 black & 4 Russian blue babies? Maybe this group it's a coincidence but idk🤷🏽‍♀️ Or maybe I'm crazy😂

09/22/2024

Anika X Max babies born September 18th 2024

Fellow breeders, feel free to weigh in and educate me or share opinions! 🫶🏼

I've noticed something pretty interesting to me, this litter is so evenly split with things.. there's of course 8 total with an even 4 boys & 4 girls. But there's also 2 curly/2 standard coat babies of each gender🥳

The Porkchop line has always been so symmetrical in the litters, and always amazes me. To my knowledge there is no specific research to prove its genetic, but imo there's no way it isn't at this point.. this specific line is one of my foundation lines so it's been around for a few years now, and it is so common for these litters to be evenly split with genders, ear types, eye colors, and coat types. I don't understand how or why but I love it, it fascinates me a lot!🥰

I also notice (I'll post it in their update) that any litters that aren't necessarily in the porkchop line but are related in anyway due to me "outcrossing" will have this happen here and there as well, like my other litter that was born the same day as these guys (oddly enough lol) And then litters/lines that aren't at all related to my Porkchop line really never have this weird symmetry thing happen🧐🧐

09/21/2024

Anika X Max babies🥰

I'm loving the marking variety I can already see these guys have😍

09/21/2024

Clover X Mint litter

I'll never forgive her for all these boys🤣 jokes aside everyone's doing well, eating good and growing🥰 I'm hoping for some Russian blues (which I do belive I spot a couple) so we don't just have a million black rats but I'm not 100% sure if Clover carries the gene or not. This litter will give me that answer🫶🏼

09/21/2024

Cider X Dracula babies born September 7th 2024

These guys turn 2wks old tomorrow and will be opening their eyes any moment now🥹 once they do, thats when they'll get their individual photos and their name/litter theme reveal will be posted🫶🏼

09/19/2024

Congratulations Mama Anika🫶🏼🥹 Sweet girl did amazing deliver her beans just 18hours after Clover did..
Anika X Max litter born September 18th 2024
8 total, 4 girls & 4 boys😇 We've got 2 black eyed and 2 red eyed girls & 3 black eyed and 1 red eyed boys🥳

**This litter is an all Dumbo litter, mix of standard/velveteen/rex coat types**

09/19/2024

Late night update one Clovers babies..the bakers dozen🥰! All babies are completely cleaned off now, and when res*xing them both red eye babies are actually girls! So I believe last night when originally checking, I put 2 babies into the wrong group and just didn't double check? Idk🤷🏽‍♀️😅
So now we have 5 girls: 3 black eyed, 2 red eyed & 8 boys: all black eyed🫶🏼

Also look at them fat bellies! Clover is doing an amazing job feeding all her beans🥺

09/18/2024

Update on Ciders 1.5wk old babies🥹 their first individual photos & name reveal will likely be early next week👀🥰

09/18/2024

Clover has given us THIRTEEN beans just after midnight 5 girls & 8 boys😳, 1 red eyed baby of each s*x and the rest are black eyed. I did spot some Dumbos but didn't keep track, and I didn't check whiskers yet.. Clover X Mint litter born September 18th 2024🥰
Alsoooo as of now Clover has kept all 13 babies content and with full bellies. If she needs help/doesn't end up producing enough milk as they grow, then I will see if Cider will foster a couple. If not ill have to cull some for the sake of mom's health and the over all litter😕

**please note that some babies do have tissue stuck to them theyre NOT injured, I removed some since taking these photos last night. But newborn rat skin is thin and delicate so I didn't want to mess with it too much,, nothing was blocking anyone's air ways (noses/mouths are all clear) so I'm not concerned about it. Most likely mom will clean it off in no time or it'll fall off🙂🫶🏼

09/17/2024

Homegirls due date is/was today, no beans but her belly has definitely dropped. I'm expecting/hoping to wake up to some beans tomorrow morning🤞🏼🤞🏼
Clover just may break our record and have the biggest litter we've had yet, the biggest being 14 so far..

Thankfully I have off of work tomorrow so I can keep an eye on her all day, hopefully things go smoothly for her🥺 the bigger the litter, the bigger the risks typically but I have faith in her🫶🏼

09/15/2024

Update on Ciders beans🥺🫶🏼 these little babies are 8 days old now & are doing great!

09/15/2024

Pregnancy Announcement!!!

Miss girl, Clover(litter name was butterfly if anyone's curious) is due tomorrow on the 16th, she was paired with Dracula originally but it just wasn't working out, he'd rather groom her and hangout than breed her LOL. So she was paired to/Bred by, our boy Mint🫶🏼

Lots of babies to come if I had to guess I'd say 10+🤷🏽‍♀️ she's naturally a lean built rat, and she's so huge🥹

09/15/2024

Anika is very much still pregnant, shouldn't be too long until we have beans though. I have really no clue when she was in heat so I don't have a due date for her, I can only guess based off of her "symptoms" 🥲

Can be anyyy moment now🤞🏼

Bred to Max

09/15/2024

I haven't gotten the chance to take photos, but here are what I have from what their breeder Sleepy Whiskers Rodentry sent me before I got them🥰
I'm so inlove with these 2 boys already, Uno is definitely more laid back & submissive compared to Snickers who is more outgoing. Snickers would rather climb us than chill, but that's to be expected since he's just a baby yet🫶🏼

Snickers- Dumbo black hooded silvermane: Born 7-1-24

Uno- Dumbo Russian blue down under hooded silvermane: Born 2-9-24

I can't wait to start working with these guys in the next couple months (likely after the new year starts) and see what they can produce for me, temperament wise especially🥰 I do have some vague plans for them, they'll be starting a brand new line for me, but I have nothing set in stone yet since their potential future girlfriends aren't here yet (not even born lol) Most likely I'll be taking some girls from one of my foundation lines since they're super solid and having them, & these guys start the new silvermane line here. Who knows, when the time comes I'll share more of an official plan with yall🫶🏼

09/13/2024

Guess the baby count!

This girl is due in a day or two.. 🤞🏼

Anika X Max litter

09/13/2024

These babies are just so cute🥹 I cannot wait for their coats to come in.. they're 1 week old tomorrow🫶🏼
When I tall yall I'm tempted to keep this whole litter I MEAN IT😭🤣 I'm excited to see their personalities develop and choose my keepers, this is going to be a hard decision🥲🙏🏼

Cider X Dracula

09/11/2024

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09/11/2024

Update on Ciders babies🥰

09/08/2024

Cider X Dracula babies born September 7th 2024
🫶🏼5 total, 3 girls & 2 boys🫶🏼
Out of the 5 we have 1 black eyed baby girl, the rest are red eyed! And I belive 3 of the 5 are dumbo🥰 Genetics are so crazy sometimes!

One of the boys has some bruising in his face from the birth, so I'm keeping an eye on him since they sometimes tend to not make it🥺 but he's strong, eating well, and seems healthy/happy otherwise like the rest😇

09/08/2024

I knew Cider was a chunk before pregnancy, but 5?! I would have never guessed especially with her being a first timer🤣🫶🏼
I'll check genders, eyes, & whiskers tomorrow.. I can see instantly when I lifted her house they're all fat with full milk bands. Cider is doing amazing, I startled her at first (I think I woke her up) but she realized it was just me and didn't mind me poking around her nest🥰

Cider X Dracula babies born September 7th 2024😇

09/08/2024

09/07/2024

We've got some new babies today, which means some brand new genes to work with! Thank you Sleepy Whiskers Rodentry for these squishy boys🥹

I'll do an official introduction to these guys soon, but between the 2 of them we will now be working with Silvermane, Down Under, and possibly Harley!!🥰

I'm very excited to start working with these boys in the next couple months after all of my other planned breedings are done and the younger dude is a bit older🤞🏼🫶🏼

09/07/2024

Cider X Dracula

Who wants to guess how many babies this girly will have? As of this morning when I left the house she was showing signs of early labor so I'm hoping to go home & find some beans🫶🏼

09/01/2024

Hey everyone!! I plan to start posting again during/after this upcoming weekend, thank you for your patience with me. I've never been absent from posting for this long and it was truly unexpected❤️‍🩹

As always my inbox is open, even while I'm not posting🥰 I hope everyone & their ratties are doing well🫶🏼

Photos of an OLDER litter for attention❤️

08/27/2024

Hey everyone! I'm so sorry for being Mia for the last little while.. life has been hectic lol

It'll still be a little until I'm posting more regularly, but just wanted to let everyone know both me and my family, along with all the rattos are fine🫶🏼🥰

When I start posting again (hopefully won't be to long) I have some exciting things to share with you all!🥳

08/16/2024

PAIRING ANNOUNCEMENT- Cider X Dracula

They were just paired today, and Cider is not yet in heat.. I'm keeping a close eye on her to hopefully catch it though!

This pair and the other 2 previously posted, will be my next 3 litters/pairs for the next couple months.. my next pairings/future litters will be maybe late October/early November🥰🫶🏼

Message me with questions🙂

08/16/2024

POSSIBLE pregnancy announcement #2!!

Clover(theme name- Butterfly) X Dracula
This is a first time for both of these rats being bred, even though Dracula is literally going to be 2yrs old in November😅 Better late than never!

I highly suspect Clover to be pregnant, but I'm just not sold yet since it is early.. time will tell🥰 if so she would be due August 29th!

08/16/2024

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT🥳🥳

Anika X Max babies due August 24th!!
Super excited for this pairing, I do expect it to be a smaller litter since Anika is an older gal.. this will be her retiring litter and she will stay here for the rest of her life as a pet🥰🥰

08/15/2024

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 Miriya Gyalokay, Cheryl Griffing, Charlynn Kittymama Lockard, Brandy Arnold, Megan McKinney