40 winks later and I can talk about the new kids
again.

Nathalie had already identified markings and colors
and I went to http://www.ratspacnw.org to help you see
what I am talking about, and to confirm the markings
and colors.

So we have: (yes, their names came quite quickly)

SBR Natural Miss "Natty" 3 weeks old
Since the Rattery is closing I wanted to honor
Nathalie's Pearl Merle breeding efforts.
Dark Pearl Merle Self Velveteen Dumbo Doe
Her coat is much longer then her Rexy brother and
feels softer to the touch. Her whiskers are curly,
but, they too, are much longer then a Rex's.
At first I thought Natty had dirty feet, but on closer
inspection I discovered that even her feet are merled.
Yeah, she has zebra-striped feet and toes.
Natty is my finger nibbler and boy, she has a good set
of choppers...Ouch, ouch, ouch!

SBR Sunny Bleu "Sunny" 3 weeks old
Slate Blue Veriberk Rex Dumbo Buck
Very Rexy boy with a short curly coat and tightly
curled whiskers. He is so tiny. Smaller then his
sister.
Sunny loves to sit in my hand. Just crawls on to do
his grooming.

Natty and Sunny are brother and sister. Their mom is a
Blue Double Rex. Her coat is so short that she looks
like a naked rat with peach fuzz. Their dad is a
gorgous, medium-sized, Pearl Merle. He's the sire of
all of the babies for the past 4 litters.

SBR Baby Doll "Babs" 4 weeks old
Platinum Bareback Satin, Head Spot, Pink-Eyed,
Top-eared Doe.
Out of the 5 babies Babs is the most independent,
preferring to be allowed to be picked up, rather then
walking onto my hand by herself. She's the first one
to try new foods.

SBR Doodle Bug "Doodle" 3 weeks old
Black-eyed White (BEW) Velveteen Dumbo Buck.
Again, a much longer coat and whiskers then Sunny.
Doodle is a very active boy. If there is any wrestling
and popcorning to be had, you can be sure that Doodle
will start it. Kangaroo kicked Sunny into the wall of
the cage during one his bucking bronco popcorn fits
:/.
Poor Sunny, just picked himself up, shook off the
embarrassment, and commenced to grooming.

SBR Cafe au Lait "Laite" (pronounced Lah-teh) my
keyboard doesn't have the option of putting the accent
on the "e") 5 weeks old.
Chocolate Smoke Berkshire Standard Dumbo Doe
A chocolate topcoat with a white undercoat, when she
moves the colors undulate. And her coat is soooooo
soft.
I have lost count as to how many times this girl has
peed on me. At Nat's home I was christened with poo
too. I swear, I have been marked for life in just a
few short hours.
Laite was Nat's gift to me :)

They already use a bathroom corner.

At first I was worried about little Sunny. He didn't
seem to know how to drink baby formula from a saucer
so I fed him by dipping my finger into the formula,
moving my finger closer and closer to the food until
he was lapping on his own. He caught on pretty quick.
They've also had teething biscuits, bumbleberry pie
babyfood and soft, green hay.

All of these babies are a well socialized, very
friendly, popcorning, bruxing, wild bunch, and I'm
happy to welcome them as Spaz Rats.

Welcome: Natty, Sunny, Babs, Doodle, and Laite.

Thanks to Nathalie and Shades of Blue Rattery,
Sandra Beasley and the Spaz Rats






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Sandra Beasley and the Spaz Rats
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
RC(0.1) 20m24f26+r B- C+ D++ F+ N+ S! O4c1d1f OC(ali)a++
RIP: Willow, Belle, Tar-ra, her Babies, Starr, Marjorie, Chey, Carri, Cori,
Sage, Jazmyn, Curry, N'aani, S'oli, Nog, Baeli, E'lain, Taratoo, S'lar, C'iyou,
Diva, B'bet, K'eanu, S'gel, Jordi, Bhryn, T'tianna
Website: http://spazrats.tripod.com
E-group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/holistarat
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