So Licky Rattery

We have been registered with the North American Rat Registry (NARR).  Our official prefix is SLKY.  We are also members of RFL and MRE and try to breed our rats to the standards set before us by URS and RSA.

Right now we are only breeding and specializing in one line.  It has several intricacies to it, so here is an outline of what you can expect to see our of our breeding line: 

• The line we are working on right now will contain two colors.  Both Russian Blue and Russian Silver.  This should remain consistent over the years.  We would like to really perfect the Russian Silver, while still maintaining the Russian Blue part of the line for the Siamese gene.  A blue-point Siamese traditionally has darker points than a silver-point Siamese.  The only time we will have other colors is when we bring in an out cross that has other color dilutions in it.  When we bring in outcrosses we will try to keep it Blue, Silver, or Black.
• Our line also carries the Satin gene.  We're going to work on getting this gene strongly incorporated into our line.  This may take a year or two, but you can expect to see more and more satin heads popping out.
• Another complexity to our line is the Siamese gene.  We will be trying to incorporate and improve on that gene, while still maintaining a strong unmarked presence.  What this means is that most of our litters will be a mix of Siamese and Self babies.  This will help us to make sure our rats remain unmarked with white which will result in Siamese with strong points on their feet.  It may seem complex, but it boils down to a good Self rat equals a good Siamese rat.  It will also provide us with a nice variety.

Go to the Available Rats page to see what rats we have available for adoption or go to the to Contact Page to sign up to be on the waiting list.

Check back next spring for our future litters.  We won't be breeding until after the 2009 Spring NIRO show and post-show quarantine.  This will put our first litter of the year being born late July, and they'll be adoptable in early September.  Thanks for all your interest and patience!

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