MaineiacJay wrote:Can't give medical advice on this forum. If you're on facebook, find the group "Real Rat Lovers Want to Know" they are a group of medical professionals who are very rat savvy. Just make absolute certain you read the rules before you post. You can get kicked off that group in a heartbeat. Very important to read the rules
MaineiacJay wrote:Topiratti - so sorry for your loss I saw your post on facebook (pretty sure it was yours anyways). Its tough when you try so hard to help them, but the process itself is sometimes risky. At least your rattie had love before the end.
ShadyBro - some rats are just on the small side. I have a siamese boy who is 6 months old and half the size is my 4 month old silvermane boy. To my knowledge, even dwarf carriers are standard size. Dwarfs themselves are typically 1/3 the size of a standard rat. Photos just don't do justice to howork small they really are. They are about the size of 8 week old babies. They are very small. They are also pretty high in demand, so it isn't likely to be something found in a feeder bin, pet store, or random breeding. They sell for $50- $60 on average, at least on the east coast (states). Even dwarf carriers are typically $40 minimum.
As for the genetics behind them, you do need both parents to at least carry dwarf to have any dwarf babies as it is a recessive gene, and with simple carriers you wouldn't get many. If just one parent carried dwarf, you would have a few babies carry dwarf as well, but the rest wouldn't.
darkvoodoo wrote:I'm thinking downunder marbles will be my next project
MaineiacJay wrote:darkvoodoo wrote:I'm thinking downunder marbles will be my next project
That would be awesome!! I have a couple projects I'm working on, but it's easy. at least marble is dominant!
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