Ooh! Me too! I've seen some pictures of blazed blues and chocolates...I'd love to see a blazed black...my two favorites in one package! Paige ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa G <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:08 AM Subject: Re: new rat > Yeah, apparently if you breed two blazes together, you can get problems. I > have never done it and don't intend to. > > I kind of hope that one of my blaze girls is an agouti...I would love to > have a blazed agouti. > > Lisa G and Vegas > http://members.rogers.com/aussiefan/AuxArcs.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "paige horst" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:52 AM > Subject: Re: new rat > > > > Hi Lisa! > > > > Congrats! I just love blazes on rats! I'm pretty resistant to the "newest > > thing" syndrome...I love all rats, dumbos, rexes, blues, PEWs.... but I > > admit to a real soft spot for blazes and for self blacks. I'd love to see > > pix of your newest ones! > > > > I've heard that some blaze lines have a problem with megacolon...due to > some > > irresponsible breeders, natch...glad to know that there are responsible > > folks out there working on these flashy and gorgeous coat patterns! > > > > Paige > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Lisa G <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 5:54 AM > > Subject: Re: new rat > > > > > > > Sucker! > > > > > > Good for you! > > > > > > I just had a litter the 21st of Jan, and the colors are just starting to > > > show. I bred Xap and Hunter. > > > > > > Looks as though 5 out of 9 babies are going to have blazes. One of the > > boys > > > and one of the girls looks like they are basically going to be solid in > > > color with perfect blazes. > > > > > > I am really happy, as I wanted to get into the blazed stuff. All of > > these > > > babies carry blue, as well, so the next breeding I do should be fun! I > am > > > hoping for blazed blue rex babies. > > > > > > Lisa G and Vegas > > > http://members.rogers.com/aussiefan/AuxArcs.htm > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "paige horst" <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:54 PM > > > Subject: new rat > > > > > > > > > > I have been struck by New Rat Fever. > > > > > > > > I got a new rat. I didn't mean to! But she *looked* at me and then I > > found > > > > myself saying "I'd like to hold that rat". My children were in shock! > > > Well, > > > > once she'd crawled up on my neck, cuddled under my chin, bruxed and > > licked > > > > me endlessly, I was her slave. > > > > > > > > She's looking like she might be a silvered lilac or a silvered > > chocolate. > > > I > > > > won't know until she finished getting her adult coat in. Right now > she's > > a > > > > lovely soft dark grey with silver hairs. She's got white feet and a > very > > > > small white diamond shaped chest marking, but the rest is that lovely > > > > grey... > > > > > > > > Her name is Silk and I hope Dawn and Misty like being big sisters! > > > > > > > > Paige > > > > > > > > PS Babe the wonder dog is NOT happy about this... > > > > I swore, I *swore* that I wouldn't get a rat like this, that the next > > one > > > > would come from a good breeder...but...but...aw, geez! > > > > > > > > Paige > > > > > >