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Why "KaiZen"? KaiZen is a Japanese business philosophy which means "continuous improvement". Founded April 2019
"ką darai, daryk gerai" - "What you do, do well"
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I like to think there will always be something to work on and better here at KaiZen.

25/08/2024

(Black>Poor Black>Chocolate)

Theres often a lot of confusion between bad black and chocolate rats.

I had a litter that is carrying ALL the browns (both minks and chocolate) so the blacks in that litter came out quite poor.

Today I pulled one of my holdback blacks and chocolates and compared them to the poor black from this recent litter. This is the result

As you can see in the photo, the poor black looks dull (especially if you compare the head) and not nearly as rich in color as the chocolate, or even the black rat.
Chocolate is a very rich color, and Ive been able to identify it from other similar colors, mainly, from its deep, consistent, richness.

24/08/2024

This weekends goals is to get photos of babies done and get back to more messages, reaching out to waitlisters etc.

Enjoy a photo of my sweet Jiji boy. His coat is soft like a sherpa blanket!

20/08/2024

More babies from Au Natural Rodentry Silvermane girl. There are 13 beans 🥳

16/08/2024

Caught up on messages for the night!
If you sent me a message and haven't heard back, please poke at me again - your message might've fallen through the cracks somehow and I apologize so much if this happened to you! I did my best to see if there were any messages that got left behind, but I'm quite tired after a long work day, so it's possible I missed a couple.

I'll be back at it again this weekend with reviewing applications and reaching out to waitlisters!!

Enjoy a cute photo of my boy Zeru from the outcross line I've been working with

15/08/2024

Sorry yall! I dropped the ball yesterday in getting back to you all in messages. I had some situations with the rats I needed to take care of as well as some more cage cleaning. But im alllll caught up now and plan to go home after work today to exclusively work on getting caught up on the social side of the Rodentry, so if youve been waiting for a message back, keep an eye out!

13/08/2024

2 part post (This is the first one)

Potato is literally just innocently feeding the babies, quite exhausted if I may comment...

13/08/2024

I'm back from vacation, but today was primarily spent as a "catch up day", cleaning around the house, getting cages cleaned, etc etc.

I'm about as tired as this boy and may go nap just like this.

I'll do my best to get back to messages asap. I have a few more cages to clean that I'm saving for tomorrow to get done. So if not tomorrow, I'm hoping on Wednesday I can get caught back up with messages and things again.

Thank you as always for your continued understanding and patience! I cannot wait to get back into the swing of normalcy again

12/08/2024

The J-Line Blues have always loved giving me a heart attack :')

11/08/2024

Quinoa would like to share with everyone how hard her life has become since the babies opened their eyes. She now suddenly has to share some mothering duties with Potato whos been raising the babies *alone* till now.

Quinoa spent the last 2 weeks looking at the babies in disgust and refusing to touch them. Only until they had fur, opened eyes, and could find her themselves did she actually realize and accept that theyre quite cute, and she accepted her motherly/nanny duties of cuddling with the kids (since her milk is now dried up).

Tough life, we know, Quinoa.

11/08/2024

The other hairless girl from Au Natural Rodentry (standard ears) had her babies yesterday! She had a whopping 13!!

Everyone has really good milk bands so far and are doing well in both hairless litters!

08/08/2024

One of the hairless girls (The dumbo) from Au Natural Rodentry had her babies today (10!). Mama's exhausted, but everyone looks to be doing well so far.

I am popping out my eyeballs with babies lately! I needed to pair a good handful of my own girls and was also given ANR's projects to work with and running out of window time to breed them, so I had to do everyone kind of at once haha

If you are hoping to bring home some furry (or non furry) critters soon, now is the time to reach out and inquire about some of these litters! Feel free to shoot me a message anytime - I'll answer back as soon as I can!

07/08/2024

My sweet girl Canola (Out of BLU Jay x ZEN Violet) had babies last night sometime between 12-1am. I believe I counted 11 before going back to bed, but will recheck that number later tonight. She's doing great so far!

07/08/2024

One of the newest holdbacks, from Potatos litter

06/08/2024

Current litters from Au Natural Rodentry girls. I think there are 2 or 3 hairless in here. Theres also a couple babies who seem to have blown back whiskers, and Im wondering if theyre a different coat type as well. Will be looking into this mystery over time.

05/08/2024

Update: She had 7 babies. I may have even gotten a couple hairless already from these girls

More babies born today from another girl from Au Natural Rodentry, sired also by Jellyrolls!
Ill check more on mom and babies tomorrow and give her the night to settle in and rest.

I was pretty worried about her this afternoon as I noticed she was in labor but seemed to be having a hard time, so its a relief to see babies born and her doing all she can to actively care for them thus far. Fingers crossed all continues to go well 🙏

04/08/2024

Not the most flattering pic of her (I didnt wanna put her through the stress of the lightbox the day after having babies), but my Vari Berk girl from Au Natural Rodentry had her babies yesterday from Jellyrolls (also from ANR, but 1 generation removed from my lines (Squish x Bertha).

She has 9 healthy babies (4 boys and 5 girls from the looks of it) with big fat milk bands! Very excited for this litter to see how they turn out :)
Kind of hoping to get to work with the variegated gene more.

31/07/2024

Kiwi takes her job very seriously. Shes a proud mama.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
I will be on vacation starting Friday until about the 12th. Im gonna do my best to get caught up on messages and things before I officially go, but I likely will not do anything Rodentry related for that week after. Please be patient. Ill be coming back with updates on babies and things when Im back :)

26/07/2024

Sweet baby Kiwi and Blue had their babies today! There are 14 total - 7 with each mama.

Poor Kiwi had another litter prior to this, but only 2 babies were born (only 1 survived for a few days, but couldn't keep up with the foster litter I put him with :( ). She was devastated to lose her babies. She really seemed to be a proud mama and took her duties seriously for the couple days we tried her with her single baby. She's enthralled to have a whole litter now to herself to care for. She's very devoted to them already.

Blue is my standard ear girl out of Jay & Sakura. She's also doing great with her babies thus far and is also a devoted mom.

Potato and Quinoa are doing great. Quinoa hasn't taken much interest in the babies at all sadly, but Potato is doing an AMAZING job taking care of all 11 babies. I have literally not seen her get off the nest yet since they were born.

24/07/2024

ZEN Quinoa and ZEN Potato had new beans today! They're both out of BLU Jay, but different moms (Moms were sisters), Asher & Pepper (Out of ZEN Thin Mint x ZEN Taffeta.)

Still waiting on a couple more moms to pop any day now as well.

7 babies from Potato and 4 (so far if she isn't done, but seems she is done) from Quinoa. We are attempting to co-hab this litter but they will be split if any problems arise.

Expecting Russian Blue, Black and Silvermane (In blue or black). I also got a mystery baby! Jay hasn't *ever* produced anything other than Russian Blue, and we got 1 pink eyed baby from Quinoa's litter, so there's something hiding on Jay's side of the line and I'm excited to see what it is!

18/07/2024

Can you tell the difference (color wise) between these 4 babies?

Im 90% sure each one is a different phenotype - the differences in color shades are minute!

Do you see a difference? What color varieties do you think they are? 🤔

15/07/2024

I want to apologize as I made some promises to people for certain things to get done today. I was interupted around 3am sunday morning, with a stomach bug. It was really bad and last all day. Got some help at urgent care and Im feeling SO much better right now.

Ill do my best to get caught back up tomorrow if Im still feeling well!

Thank you as always for your understanding and patience 🫶❤️

29/06/2024

My site is updated with a few groups of wonderful ladies so far. I have another couple groups of ladies to post (Another pair of Silvermane sisters and a Hooded mama with her agouti and siamese daughters) as well as some groups of boys still to get up over the next week, if not this weekend. Message me if you'd like to inquire about any of the current groups on my site!

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29/06/2024

I'm going to be working hard this weekend (And next if needed) to get everyone on my site! Keep a close eye on my website and facebook if you're looking to bring any furry friends home!

29/06/2024

Another litter born last night (Between my Russian Blue girl and Jay bug) but there were only 2 babies that I saw and only one made it so far. Giving mama my "mama mix" for extra calories and protiens and things to try and increase lactation and everything. When a litter gets to 3 or less babies in it, a rat moms body has a good chance of "drying up" the milk production after a few days because there isnt enough stimulation to tell her body theres a whole litter to feed. So the body becomes convinced theres nothing worth feeding.

This can result in less lactation if it doesnt stop altogether. Ironically, my smallest litters of only 3 or 4 rats have come out SMALLER than my litters of 10+ and I think this may be a contributing reason to that phenomenon Ive been experiencing - even when using the mama mix! So Im doing my best to help mama and baby through this.

Jay isnt doing so hot lately. Hes an older dude (2.5yo) and this single baby may be his last. I wanna give it the best chance I possibly can cause Jay bug is one of the best boys Ive had the pleasure of meeting and having in my life.

Anyway! Ill be reaching back out to everyone shortly. Sorry to keep you all waiting. Ive been having some super busy work days lately and family trying to visit. Thank you all for the patience as always ❤️

26/06/2024

If you are on the hunt for some older gals (and boys), shoot me a message!

I have many ladies who would love some one on one love with a wonderful family! I have groups of girls available for homes with and without ratties currently within. Shoot me a message for more information about the various girls available!!

For those on the hunt for males, feel free to message me as well, although my compiled list for males is much shorter and not complete quite yet, unlike the ladies, so it may take me some time to get back to you with a list of confirmed boys is all.

Please note: Give me some time to reply! I'll reply as soon as possible, but it could take me a couple days at some points these next couple weeks as I have quite a bit going on.

19/06/2024

Update: there are 14!! 😱

Miss Eclair (Out of ZEN Coco and ZEN Chihiro) had her babies today with ZEN Hershey! I'll get a more thorough count of them probably sometime tomorrow while I give her the night to spend with her babies and relax from having them 🥰

17/06/2024

Pigmentation progress here at KaiZen. Getting pigment to the toes is a tough enough feat, but lately weve been managing to get it even into the toenails finally! Getting some nice color in the ears too.

Photos attached show some of the progress weve made with our black rats. Scroll to the very last photo to even see a Chocolate toenail! 🥰

27/05/2024

Full disclosure post - A little about me:

I'm a very very introverted person. When things in life demand more from me than I'm used to giving, it takes a huge toll on me mentally and socially. My social battery is already very low most days, so trying to keep up with communications after a long day at work during the week, or running errands and things on the weekends, is especially hard most days. Add on any taxing extra miscellaneous things that no one should have to deal with, every day, takes an extra toll.

For several months, from September 2023 till just recently, May 2024, I had a situation I was dealing with in my home setting, that was out of my control. Every single day, this issue presented itself in the most twisted ways and over time, I became desperate for an end as I was at my worse. It FINALLY came to an end at the start of this month and I've finally, for the first time in 8mo, been able to breath, relax, and take care of myself again. I no longer have to walk on eggshells and can live my life again how I want, without pressure from "out of control" forces.

I have been spending the majority of this month getting back on my feet to resume where I left off pre-September 2023. This is why a lot of my communications the last several months have been suffering so bad.

That all said, I'm through MOST messages and things - if you've messaged me on my page, I will get back to you soon! I have hit another low on my social battery and need to withdraw for a bit again, but I've been working through communications this weekend and am nearly caught up again. The hard part will be staying caught up, but that feels more doable now than it has for the last 8mo!

Thank you once again to everyone being so patient and understanding in these tougher times. I cannot express enough gratitude and appreciation to my adopters and followers who help keep me going with this hobby

24/05/2024

I'm alive! Sort of haha

I've been heavily focusing on getting back on my feet health wise again so the social side of things in my life has taken an absolute nose dive for the last 2 weeks. I apologize to those who've been waiting to hear back from me! I will be going through *ALL* forms of communications this weekend and reaching back out to everyone who has contacted me: It is my weekend goal!

I will be busy for a little bit today, but later tonight and tomorrow will be working on applications, messages, and other rodentry things in an attempt to get caught back up. I'm hoping to work on my website a little this weekend as well.

Thank you everyone for being so patient and understanding! I will reach out again to you very soon!

Photo: ZEN Cheddar

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Voiles litter right now. We are getting some photos done 🥰

Amoris babies are something else 🥴🥴🫠 #rats #ratbabies #ratsofkaizen #ratsofcolorado #kaizenrodentry #ratsrule

Twix and the new Russian Beige girl, Sakura. Twix was not a fan of the camera.

Made this video a while ago while I was raising the single baby that was born but never actually shared it. Shes so fun to play with.

Rat boggle party. Scratchin them backs good! #kaizenrodentry #ratsofcolorado #ratsaspets #ratstagram #Kaizen #petrats

It is too bad that Skye had as bad MA as she did. Her babies honestly have great temperaments, and that little blazed girl is spit-fire. She wouldve absolutely been a hold back at this point if I were to continue the line with this litter 🥺🥺

Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope egeryone is having a memorable fun filled day with their friends and families, furred and not furred! 🥰🥰

I take every opportunity I can to expose babies to new environments and situations - even cage cleaning! Here the babies get to face off against the scary shopping bag!!

Didnt know my fingers taste like lollipops 🤔🤔

Shadow, Black Silvermane Dumbo, grooming himself.

Happy Thanksgiving to those who partake. I hope you all had a wonderful day regardless of what you did today. Today the babies got tested meeting stranger adult rats. Heres a short video of ZEN Silver (out of RATSA Azul and BLU Silent Bob) meeting some of the babies 🥰

Update: Aria had roughly 13 babies (she and her sister are sharing a cage so this is provided her sister didnt steal any as I didnt count her pile again yet) ZEN Aria had her babies today. It looks like shes trying to take care of them this time around. Gonna leave her alone with them for now before getting numbers and checking on them and wish her the best ❤️

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We just vibin over here.... Literally 🤣😆 The ear twitches though 🥺🥺

Squish is his name! Don't wear it out! 😜 #bemysquishy #hewillbemine #hewillbemysquishy #kaizenrodentry #rats #squish #Squishy #ratsofcolorado #findingnemo #kaizen #ratsofCO #ratslove #ratsofinstagram #ratsofKaiZen #ratstagram

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