viernes, 20 de febrero de 2009

Hairless rats.

Photo by Carles Toldrà (carlestoldra@gmail.com)


I bred Fancy Rats throughout almost a decade. My aim was to breed healthy hairless rats. I purchased my first female at Las Ramblas of Barcelona. A risky option. In this touristic point the animals are kept in very poor condition and within a few weeks my rat died. Luckyly, she had a litter before she passed away and I crossed two hairy kittens in order to obtain again hairless rats. Despite some comments I had read previously they are excellent mothers and my rats never canibalized their healthy kittens. They tend to be very calm and friendly but many people in my country still see them as illness transmissors or dirty animals.




Photo by Carles Toldrà (carlestoldra@gmail.com)


It is very difficult to find specific information about hairless rats but If you wish to learn more about Fancy rats in general, the next adresses may be very useful:


American Fancy Rat & Mouse http://www.afrma.org/


National Fancy Rat Society http://www.nfrs.org/

Rat & Mouse Club of America http://www.rmca.org/


I do not breed rats anymore because my dogs requires all my energy and time but my friend Uli still keeps a handsome male, Herki, which enjoys a happy old age sorrounded by three hairless dogs and a sphinx cat. In the first picture Chuyia, a beautiful blue hooded hairless female born 17th march 2007.

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