Rats Of Keona
2009 Litters
Here you can find a brief breakdown of the litters we had in 2009.
| Parents | PMR Chevelle x ROK Izo |
| DOB | 5/2/09 |
| Goals | Bring dumbo into this line, improve heads, better self markings. |
| Litter Notes |
Izo delivered 13 healthy, live rittens at 9am on 5/2. The lighter colored babies are starting to look like they're actually Platinum which is a very pale blueish color sometimes called Silver depending on the club and genotype. I believe, based on their eye color, we actually have 3 Platinums and 2 blue pointed himalayans. This is quite a surprise since we weren't aware Izo carries RED. |
| Ritten Info | Female A - Blue Irish Female B - Blue self w/white feet Female C - Blue Irish Female D - Blue Self Female E - Platinum Female F - Blue Point Himalayan Male A - Blue Self Male B - Blue English Irish Male C - Blue Berkshire Male D - Blue Berkshire Male E - Blue pointed Himalayan Male F - Platinum Male G - Platinum |
| Parents |
ROK Keir x ROK Whisper (black x seal point Siamese rex) |
| DOB | 5/4/09 |
| Goals |
Improve type, markings, and shading. Keir has good foot color, excellent bone and substance, and large, crease-free ears. Whisper has a nicely shaped head and superior temperament. |
| Litter Notes |
Whisper delivered 13 healthy, live babies around 9am 5/4. The hope was that Whisper and Willow would give me complimentary black pups in a male and female to breed together which will be a line breeding on better marked and sized rats and a line breeding on awsome temperament. So far though, it looks like Willow produced the better marked babies, but I'm leaning toward keeping the black dumbo female in this litter. |
| Ritten Info | Female A - Black Irish dumbo Female B - Black Berkshire Female C - Black Berkshire Rex Female D - Seal Point Himalayan Female E - Seal Point Himalayan rex dumbo Female F - Seal Point Himalayan rex dumbo Female G - Seal Point Himalayan rex Male A - Black Irish Male B - Black Berkshire Rex Male C - Black Berkshire Dumbo Male D - Seal point Himalayan Male E- Seal point Himalayan Male F- Seal point Himalayan Rex |
| Parents | ROK Keir x ROK Willow |
| DOB | 5/6/09 |
| Goals | Improve self markings on Siamese and improve shading. |
| Litter Notes |
Willow delivered 16 healthy, live babies around 9pm 5/6. I was fortunate enough to watch the birth from the 3rd rittin on! Willow didn't mind a bit either and is a great mom. The hope was that Whisper and Willow (who are sisters) would give me complimentary black pups in a male and female to breed together which will be a line breeding on better marked and sized rats and a line breeding on awsome temperament. So far though, it looks like Willow produced the better marked babies, but I'm leaning toward keeping the black dumbo female in this litter. Most of Willows rittens are selfs or Irish. Because we had a baby with a defective eye and it was a himalayan, we are holding back all himalayans from this litter for further observation. More details on some of the congenital eyes issues we've been facing will be posted under our information pages. |
| Ritten Info | Female A - Dumbo Seal point Siamese rex Female B - Seal point Siamese Female C - Seal point Siamese Female D - Blue Self Female E - Dumbo Blue Self Female F - Blue Irish Rex Female G - Black Berkshire Female H - Black Berkshire Rex Female I - Black Berkshire Rex Female J - Black Self Male A - Seal point Siamese Male B - Seal point Siamese Male C - Dumbo Blue Berkshire Rex Male D - Black Berkshire Male E - Black Self Male F - Black Irish Rex |
| Parents | ROK Lucky x ROK Willow |
| DOB | 8/5/09 |
| Goals | Breed out the albino, nice rex coats, work out markings |
| Litter Notes |
Willow delivered 15 babies the morning of the 5th. Unfortunatly, two were stillborn and we lost 3 in the first 48hrs. Not sure the cause since the 14 born live looked healthy with milk bands during the first 24 hrs then faded away over the following two days. The remaining 10 are doing very very well now, though and are plump and growing great! |
| Ritten Info | Female A - Himalayan Rex Female B - Dumbo Himalayan Rex Female C - Himalayan Rex Female D - Dumbo Himalayan Rex Female E - Himalayan Rex Female F - Seal Point Siamese Rex Female G - Seal Point Siamese Rex Female H - Dumbo Seal Point Siamese Rex Male A - Seal Point Siamese Rex Male B - Dumbo Seal Point Siamese Rex |
| Parents | ROK Da Rug x ROK Madalynn |
| DOB | 8/27/09 |
| Goals |
Inbreeding to lock in Maddie's AWSOME head, work out the markings, work on shading, test for dilutes. |
| Litter Notes |
Madalynn delivered 13 healthy, live rittens early the morning of the 27th. She's a lot like her mother in that she needs frequent breaks from the rittens to maintain her sanity! Otherwise she is a great mom. |
| Ritten Info | Female A - Russian Blue Point Siamese Rex Female B - Dumbo Agouti Female C - Black Self Female D - Black Self Male A - Dumbo Seal Point Siamese Rex Male B - Dumbo Seal Point Siamese Rex Male C - Seal Point Siamese Male D - Russian Blue Point Siamese Rex Male E - Seal Point Siamese Rex Male F - Russian Blue Agouti Rex Male G - Dumbo Russian Blue Berkshire Male H - Agouti Rex Male I - Black Self |
| Parents | ROK Da Rug x BSS Cleopatra |
| DOB | 8/31/09 |
| Goals | work on markings for the Siamese line, work on dumbo ears, better type. |
| Litter Notes |
Cleo had a long gestation and delivered two babies on the evening of the 31st that were clearly retained. They were born weighing 9g each (normal birth weight is 5-6g) and pigmented. I'm posting comparison pics below. Unfortunatly, it appears Cleo is either having trouble lactating for only two, or the first born is suffering some type of failure to thrive and I'm not sure he's going to make it. Both babies are males, one is rex, the first born appears black and the second born appears Russian blue. Sadly, we lost the first born (dumbo black self rex male) on 9/6/09. He seemed failure to thrive - he lost weight and never regained it leaving him looking dehydrated and emaciated. The second born (Dumbo Russian blue berkshire male) is doing well, though he, too, went through a rough looking time. He has a strange coat - kind of patchy, very soft and somewhat thin. He is not a rex, though, so I would assume his hair will grow in to look "normal" as an adult. |
| Ritten Info | Male A - Dumb Russian blue Berkshire “Gunner” Male B - Black self rex - DOD 9/6/09 |
| Parents | CBR Void of ROK x ROK Leila |
| DOB | 10/8/09 |
| Goals |
Test Void for dilutes, work on Russian silver line, improve Leila's head. |
| Litter Notes |
Leila delivered 10 live and 1 stillborn (total of 11) rittens around 8am 10/8. They are all black eyed! It looks like there are 7 males and 3 females, but this will be confirmed by the time they're 2wks old. There is a "runt" that is about 2/3's the size of the rest, but he's not "runty" looking other then being a mini version of his siblings. He's plump, well-proportioned, and has a big milk band, so as of 24hrs old I'd say he's perfectly healthy and we shouldn't loose him. |
| Ritten Info |
Female A - Black Self Female B - Black Self Male A - Russian Blue (mitted) Self Male B - Russian Blue Self Male C - Dumbo American Blue Self Male D - Dumbo Black Self Male E - Black (mitted) Self Male F - Black Self Male G - Black Self Male H - Black (mitted) Self |