During the nursing period I updated the diary web page every other night or so.
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20.01.2013 a litter of 13 was born with Flaxholme Mischief og Flaxholme Samiel as parents. Because the Red eyed devil is a new mutation in this country, and because their breeder also has relatively short term
experience with this variety, this will be an observational litter. This means that none of the kittens were for sale. During the nursing period I updated the diary web page every other night or so. |
| Rat | Picture | Report |
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| Winston Churchill black RED top eared standard coat lives with Woodgirl leased from Matmor |  5 weeks | Weight 300 g. Healthy. Easy introduction to adult males. Gets along fine in his group but would be better off with a younger friend (young friend ready to be picked up in a few days only). Contact seeking and playful. |
| Malcolm the 1st black RED top eared standard coat lives with Anita who has full ownership but Matmor can breed from him |  5 weeks | Weight ? g. Healthy. Gets along well with his brothers, and got along well fine with buck who killed his brother Macbeth and was subsequently removed. Contact seeking and playful toe nibbler. |
| Henry the 8.th black RED top eared standard coat lives with Anita who has full ownership but Matmor can breed from him |  5 weeks | Weight ? g. Healthy. Gets along well with his brothers, and got along well fine with buck who killed his brother Macbeth and was subsequently removed. Contact seeking and playful toe nibbler. |
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Macbeth light RED top eared stanard coat lives with Anita who has full ownership but Matmor can breed from him |  5 weeks | 24.02.2013 - COD accident, bite wound |
| Cnut light RED top eared stanard coat lives with Anita who has full ownership but Matmor can breed from him |  5 weeks | Weight ? g. Healthy. Gets along well with his brothers, and got along well fine with buck who killed his brother Macbeth and was subsequently removed. Contact seeking and playful toe nibbler. |
Colin Firth black RED top eared standard coat lives with Asterix leased from Matmor |  5 weeks | Weight 295 g. Healthy. In the beginning he kept to himself a bit, but now seemst to have found a place in the pecking order. Did well at introduction: unafraid and playful. At the cage door at the first sight of family members. Climbs onto the arm without delay. Appriciates human contact: crawls into sweater and falls asleep at the base of the neck. Quite calm when held by family member. Loves to be cuddled. |
| Edward Teach "Blackbeard" lives with Kikky leased from Matmor |  5 weeks | Weight 287 g, had 10 days of antibiotics because of cough and possibly pulmonary noises. He did not cought at the vet's office nor afterwards. Slipped right into new group and is often used as a pillow by the others. Plays with one of the adults as well as his sibling. Playful and energetic, will grab fingers during play. Slightly more owner oriented as opposed to environment oriented, compared to brother. |
| Lord Byron light RED top eared standard coat - the only one with a white spot on his belly, not just the chest like the others lives with Kikky leased from Matmor |  5 weeks | Weight 292 g. Healthy. Slipped right into new group and is often used as a pillow by the others. Plays with one of the adults as well as his sibling. Somewhat rougher and not as interested in playing with owner. Will play with owner' s hand if chased. May nip fingers and nose but is equally likely to lick them. |
Does:
| Rat | Picture | Report |
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Ada Lovelace light RED top eared standard coat small chest spot lives with Matmor full ownership |  5 weeks | Weight 230 g. Healthy. Easy introduction to adult does and castrated bucks. Gets along fine in her group. Contact seeking and playful. May nip earlobes and bare skin but not hard. |
| Rosalind Franklin black RED top eared standard coat large, irregular chest spot lives with Matmor full ownership |  | Weight 239 g. Healthy. Simple introduction to adult females and castrated bucks. Gets along well with other rats in her group. Contact seeking and playful with humans. Sometimes gnaws on cage bars after free ranging - until she discovers that the food bowl has been filled. Slightly heavy toothed when grooming finger nails. |
| Elizabeth Blackwell black RED self top eared standard coat lives with HeleneH full ownership |  5 weeks | Weight 220 g. Healthy (coughed for a day only). Easy introduction to adult females and castrated bucks. Gets along fine in the group. Contact seeking and playful to humans. Slightly more rat oriented than the other girls, and quite active. |
| Gertrude Bell black RED top eared standard coat small chest spot owned by Matmor full ownership |  5 weeks | Weight 218 g. Healthy (coughed for a day only) Easy introduction to adult does and castrated bucks. Gets along well in her cage. Contact seeking and playful. Nibbles finger tips. |
| Gladys Aylward light RED top eared standard coat small chest spot lives with Matmor full ownership |  5 weeks | Weight 202 g. Healthy. Easy introduction to adult does and castrated bucks. Gets along fine in her group. Contact seeking and playful. Sometimes she gnaws on the cage bars when she is returned to cage after free ranging. At least until she discoveres the food bowl has been filled. Wants to get inside your ear and sniff. |
08.04.2013: reminder of 2 m report
12.04.2013: draft for 2m report
19.04.2013: final 2m report
04.05.2013: uncle Faust found dead and sent for autopsy
07.06.2013: cause of death for uncle Faust found
02.06.2013: Gertrude and Gladys have new homes