**Note: This page is just for showing progress pictures as the babies age. This is NOT the page with the available babies**

Important Announcement! (10/31/2021)
      I currently have 6 litters of rats that will be posted as available mid-November. Keep a lookout for the announcement stating the specific time and date. Check out the Nursery for pictures of my current litters as well as my upcoming ones!
     I also have a few male degus, male and female mice, as we as male and female African soft furs available for homes. 
      Want to keep updated on the litters and share pictures of your ratties? Click the button below for my Facebook group! I have also added a blog page to my website for those of you who do not have access to Facebook! Hoping it works out smoothly to provide more constant updates on here. :)

Litters: 

​• GOT Valley x GOT Thumbkin

As mentioned above, I will be pairing Thumbkin to Valley and Kaltain in hopes of continuing his line here! I do have a son from him that I could try pairing if he doesn't work out, but I would really love to pair Thumbkin once more if he's willing! 

I will likely be keeping 1-2 females and 1-2 males from this litter.

- Expecting: all standard sized; Agouti and black colors; black eyes; standard and dumbo ears; Berkshire and self patterns; Rex and standard coats
     There were eight babies born in this litter, and all are still healthy and here! I am so dang excited about this litter because I didn't think I'd be able to get another one from Thumbkin. He'll be 3 in November, which is old for ratties. He's also a dwarf and has a harder time mounting full sized ladies. It didn't stop him this time though, hehe!
     Since this is the last of this line, and there are only two females, both will be staying with me. I'll be keeping one of the males as well. I do have a son from Thumbkin still that I would like to try to pair, but in case that doesn't work, I need another sweet boy.
     This line has thrown nothing but sweet, loving ratties! I did outcross to a different line this time around, but Valley also comes from some of my sweetest ratties. I have very high hopes that all these littles will be nothing but loving!

• Male 1: unmarked Agouti with standard ears and a Rex coat
• Male 2: unmarked Agouti with standard ears and a standard coat
• Male 3: Agouti Irish with standard ears and a standard coat
• Male 4: Agouti Irish with standard ears and a standard coat
• Male 5: black double Irish with standard ears and a standard coat
• Male 6: black self with dumbo ears and a standard coat
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• Female 1: black Irish with standard ears and a Rex coat
• Female 2: black mismarked self with dumbo ears and a standard coat

Offspring Born 8/23/21

• CLIF Zira x GOT Alistair

I am so so excited to be pairing these two! Zira comes from a line of odd-eyed ratties, and Alistair is the first I've produced! He was a complete surprise as well. I'm hoping for more odd-eyed, as well as super sweet ratties from these two!

I plan to keep 1-2 females from this litter, especially if there is an odd-eyed lady! No plans to keep males as of now.

- Expecting: Russian based colors; black and ruby eyes (possible odd-eyed); standard and dumbo ears; Berkshire and recessive blazed patterns; Rex, velveteen, and standard coats
     Unfortunately, Zira had her babies sooner than I expected. I had planned to put her in a nursery cage Aug. 30th since I had her due Sept 1st. She must have gotten pregnant the first time I had paired her to Alistair and not the second time when she went back in heat. She did have her babies in the main cage, and I believe one of the other females got ahold of them. When I came home from my trip to Iowa, Zira and Ebony (one of my retired mammas) were laying on her last boy. Since there is only one, I have fostered him off to Decade. Since I fostered him off, I do plan to give her 4 weeks, then pair to Alistair again.

• Male 7: Russian platinum Berkshire with a recessive wedge blaze, standard ears, and a Rexoid coat
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**Labeled as Rexoid due to not knowing if he is Rex, velveteen, or a combination of the two. They can be near impossible to separately identify based on physical traits.

Offspring Born 8/30/21

• GOT Decade x GOT Alistair (WIP - possible limited availability)

I hadn't originally planned to pair these two yet since I was pairing Zira to Alistair. However, he was not showing interest in mating until I added in Decade as well. I did plan to pair them, but not until my next litters. It worked out well though, and I'm excited to see their offspring! Decade is a bit more shy tempered though, so for now, this branch of the line will be a work in progress until I see more steady solid temperaments. 

I'm not sure if I'll be keeping any from this litter. If I do, it'll be 1-2 females.

- Expecting: Russian based colors; black and ruby eyes (possible odd-eyed); standard and dumbo ears; Berkshire and recessive blazed patterns; Rex, velveteen, double Rex, double Velveteen, and standard coats
     Miss Decade had her babies right on time while I was away on my trip. She had 10 healthy babies, and all are still here. Four are males and 6 are females. I've not yet decided if I want to keep any from this litter. If I do, it'll likely be a female. Since Decade does have a bit more of a shy temperament, this branch of the line is a work in progress and may have limited availability.

     I'll not decide on whether I'll keep any females from this litter until they're a bit older. That way, I can observe their temperaments longer. If any of these babies do end up ready for homes, it'll be at 12 weeks old.

• Male 8: Russian blue Berkshire with a head spot, dumbo ears, and a standard coat
• Male 9: Siamese or Russian platinum variegated with a recessive lighting blaze, dumbo ears, and a Rexoid coat
• Male 10: Siamese or Russian platinum variegated with a recessive wedge blaze, dumbo ears, and a double Rex coat
• Male 11: Siamese Berkshire with dumbo ears and a double Rex coat

• Female 3: Russian blue variegated with a recessive lighting blaze, dumbo ears, and a standard coat
• Female 4: Russian blue Berkshire with a recessive lighting blaze, dumbo ears, and a standard coat
• Female 5: Russian blue Berkshire with dumbo ears and a Rexoid coat
• Female 6: Siamese or Russian platinum Berkshire with a recessive lighting blaze, dumbo ears, and a Rexoid coat
• Female 7: Siamese or Russian platinum Berkshire with a recessive lighting blaze, dumbo ears, and a Rexoid coat
• Female 8: Siamese or Russian platinum variegated with a recessive lighting blaze, dumbo ears, and a double Rex coat

**Labeled as Rexoid due to not knowing if he is Rex, velveteen, or a combination of the two. They can be near impossible to separately identify based on physical traits.

Offspring Born 8/30/21

• GOT Fern x GOT Prince Zuko (WIP - limited availability)

These guys will be producing the 7th generation in this line! This is currently my oldest, and longest bred line. Unfortunately, the last two generations have had some odd health issues pop up. I'm not sure if the female wasn't a good fit (discovered she was deaf), so I'm hoping pairing this female gives a better outcome. If not, I'll be outcrossing Zuko to another female from a different line to see if that helps to correct the issues I'm seeing. These include, jaundiced and deformed babies (pass after a few days), unable to blink in one eye (sometimes fixes itself), and had one case of cryptorchid (undescended testicle). None of these have been issues in gens 1-4, so I am hoping it was a fluke from the mother. Due to this being a DWS line, there is also a risk of megacolon (unable to pass feces), but I have not had a case since the 2nd generation.

I will likely keep a female and 1-2 males from this litter.

- Expecting: Agouti, black, and Siamese colors; black and ruby eyes; all dumbo ears; DWS patterns; Rex and standard coats
**Work in Progress Line - May Not Be Available to the Public**
     Miss Fern gave birth to 12 babies today. Two of the babies were still born and four more passed naturally or had to be helped over. The last two generations had small litters, with misshapen and yellow pigmented babies that did not make it past two days old. This line is currently my oldest and most developed, but I've had to close them off to the public temporarily until I can figure out what was causing the health issues. Some of the other odd issues that popped up were cryptorchid (undescended testicles) as well as an inability to blink one of their eyes, requiring daily eye drops to keep the eye moist.
     I got an exciting surprise with this litter! This is the 7th generation in the line, and all I've pulled color wise has been black, agouti, and Siamese with those color bases. Cinnamon decided to pop up this generation though! 
     The Agouti female did open an eye too early, but it seems like she still has control over the eye lid and does not yet require eye drops. I'm hoping she's able to continue to blink it as she ages!

• Male 12: Agouti DWS with dumbo ears and a standard coat
• Male 13: Agouti DWS with dumbo ears and a standard coat
• Male 14: Cinnamon DWS with dumbo ears and a Rex coat
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• Female 9: Agouti DWS with dumbo ears and a standard coat
• Female 10: Black DWS with dumbo ears and a standard coat
• Female 11: Cinnamon DWS with dumbo ears and a Rex coat

Offspring Born 9/1/2021

• GOT Piper x NC Gravity (WIP - limited availability)

Here's to hoping I'll get some more down-unders from this line! I paired Gravity to Alice last time, and only got two DUs. Down-under rats "mirror" the pattern from the top of their coat to their belly. Since Piper is a Berkshire, there's a higher chance I'll get some DUs! Several of the babies from the last litter were self (solid color), so it was impossible to tell if they were DU or not. This line is new, and the last litter did have some temperament issues, so there will be limited availability from this litter, if any. 

I plan to keep 2 females and possibly a male from this litter. 

- Expecting: Black and Russian blue colors; black eyes; all dumbo ears; Berkshire, self, and down-under patterns; standard and velveteen coats
     Miss Piper had 10 healthy little babies! 6 are males and 4 are females. I am over the moon with this litter's turn out! I got several down-under babies this time around! I'm not sure which of the DUs I'll be keeping. This line is a work in progress with temperament, so I'll be keeping them until 12 weeks to evaluate them fully. Any that I do not keep, and pass their health and temperament evaluations, will be available around that 12 week mark.

The ones I'm hoping to keep are male 16, female 12, and possibly female 14 too. Fingers crossed for sweet temperaments!

• Male 15: Black variegated DU with a head spot, dumbo ears, and a velveteen coat
• Male 16: Russian blue variegated DU with a head spot, dumbo ears, and a standard coat
• Male 17: Beige Berkshire with dumbo ears and a velveteen coat
• Male 18: Siamese variegated with a head spot, dumbo ears, and a velveteen coat
• Male 19: Siamese Berkshire with dumbo ears and a velveteen coat
• Male 20: Siamese Berkshire with dumbo ears and a double velveteen coat

• Female 12: Black Berkshire with dumbo ears and a velveteen coat
• Female 13: Russian blue variegated DU with a head spot, dumbo ears, and a standard coat
• Female 14: Russian blue Berkshire DU with a head spot, dumbo ears, and a velveteen coat
• Female 15: Russian blue Irish with dumbo ears and a velveteen coat

Offspring Born 9/5/2021

• GOT Roxana x GOT Ike (WIP - Limited Availability)

     These two cuties will be producing the 3rd generation in this line. The foundation of this line was an outcross of two very sweet ratties. However, most of their offspring were very shy, skittish, or fearful. I kept the two best tempered from the litter to, hopefully, work toward better temperaments. Due to there being a history of poorly tempered rats, this line will be adopted out on a limited ability, if any, for the first few generations. 

I plan to keep a female from this litter, and possibly a male if one has a better temperament than Ike.

- Expecting: Russian blue and blue-point Siamese colors; black and ruby eyes; all dumbo ears; Berkshire, self, and Irish patterns; standard and Rex coats
     Miss Roxana had 12 healthy babies! These parents were from an outcross of two other WIP lines (though both sweet), which resulted in lots of shy, fearful, and vocal ratties. These two have also displayed dominance over their cagemates, so this line will likely be housed separately until I'm able to work with it further to breed away from the temperament issues that cropped up. Due to this, this line will not likely be available to the public for several generations. If there are any with exceptional temperaments that I do not plan to keep, I may be willing to let them go to experienced homes. This will not be determined until they're at least 12 weeks. Until then, I'm going to say this little will not be available. I'll still post updates though.

     So far, these little cuties have been super sweet and curious. They are in my favorite 3-week stage, but I'm hoping these guys stay sweet! Some of the lighter colored babies appear to be some sort of Russian dilute. I'm not exactly sure which color they are yet. Dilutes can make it hard to determine colors anyway, so I may just stick with the title "Russian dilute" so I don't mislabel them. They may also be Himalayan, which can take a lot longer to show their points.

• Male 21: Russian blue Berkshire with a head spot, dumbo ears, and a standard coat
• Male 22: Russian blue self with dumbo ears and a standard coat
• Male 23: Russian blue self with dumbo ears and a Rexoid coat
• Male 24: Russian dilute Berkshire with dumbo ears and a Rexoid coat
• Male 25: RB point Siamese Berkshire with a recessive wedge blaze, dumbo ears, and a Rexoid coat
• Male 26: RB point Siamese Berkshire with dumbo ears and a Rexoid coat

• Female 16: Russian blue self with dumbo ears and a standard coat
• Female 17: Russian blue self with dumbo ears and a Rexoid coat
• Female 18: RB point Siamese self with dumbo ears and a standard coat
• Female 19: Russian dilute self with dumbo ears and a standard coat
• Female 20: RB point Siamese Berkshire with dumbo ears and a Rexoid coat
• Female 21: Russian dilute Berkshire with a recessive wedge blaze, dumbo ears, and a Rexoid coat
• Female 22: Russian dilute Berkshire with a head spot, dumbo ears, and a Rexoid coat

**Labeled as Rexoid due to not knowing if he is Rex, velveteen, or a combination of the two. They can be near impossible to separately identify based on physical traits.

9/7/2021

Planned August/September Pairings

     Below are my next planned breeding pairs! Breeding will begin 8/1/2021, so hopefully, we'll have some more babies in 3-5 weeks! I'll go into detail what I'm expecting from each litter and their availability to the public. Some lines are a work in progress (WIP) so they may not be available.

**GOT = Garden of Tails (bred here), CLIF = from Clifford Sisters Rattery and Exotics (Iowa breeder), and NC = from Northern Colors (Utah breeder)**

​• CLIF Lychee x CLIF Kale (WIP - limited availability)

I'm looking forward to having Silvermane back in my rattery! My original Silvermane ended up with temperament issues. While both these parents are super sweet and loving, I will be labeling this line as a work in progress for the first few generations. Just to make sure those temperament issues I saw before aren't going to pop back up. Some of these may be available, but I cannot guarantee they will.

I plan to keep 2-3 females and possibly a male from this litter.

​- Expecting: Agouti, possibly cinnamon and silverfawn colors; black and possibly pink/red eyes; all dumbo ears; Berkshire, self, and possibly recessive blazed patterns; Silvermane and standard coats

• CLIF Sioux x CLIF Shoya

I'm hoping Shoya will show more interest in breeding this time! I had planned to pair these two a few months ago, but Shoya was not interested. He is a proven breeder, so I'm hoping he was just a bit shy due to just being brought back from Iowa. Both these parents are so darn sweet! I'm really looking forward to their babies!

​I plan to keep 1-2 females and likely a male from this litter.

- Expecting: Cream Agouti, golden Siamese, and possibly black Marten and seal point Siamese colors; black eyes; all dumbo ears; self pattern; all standard coats