Pinky's nephews and nieces!!!!!!

Hi,

Here are Pinky's nephews and nieces.
The Brain, Pinky's brother, is their father. They were born on the 21st of May so are only 3 weeks old.

Agouti hooded naked.



Silver fawn hooded naked. She is the smallest kitten.



A 'group' shot to show that the nakeds are a bit smaller than the average furry kitten.



Flops

arh they are gorgeous!!!!xxx

Thanks they are cute.
They are only 3 weeks old in the pic.

A friend and I have come to the conclusion that the naked babies use most of their high protein food for warmth and only 'some' of it for growing. This is why, we think, they dont' grow very well until after they are 6 months old.
Apparently they dont' have the ability to 'thermoregulate' properly until 6months of age.
Once this age is reached they seem to sprout up and almost catch up with the furred rats.

Their father, The Brain, is quite a big boy for a naked. He is average for a buck I should think.

awwww they are adorable!

How gorgeous are they!

I have really taken a shine to rattys.

I adopted an adult skinny rat and she was always hotter than the others and always skinny even though she ate more than the others.

I don't like them tbh, they are adorable in the pics but they have soo many health issues it's worse than the furry sibblings for vet trips :lol:

I know that some of the naked rats are having health issues but my big boy is now 10 months old and never been ill.
Then again, other than an outbreak of lice a few months ago, I've never had a health issue with my furry rats wither.

Even though Pinky has been to the vet this last week you can't blame genetics for this it was a hay seed.

None of mine are 'skinny' they are beefy rats although one or two are smaller than average until they reach 6 months and then have a huge growth spurt.

I'm looking at developing a health, friendly line with longevity if I can over the next few years.
They do seem to have to eat a bit more than their furry friends but I have no problem with that.

I won't be able to give longevity guarantees until one of mine dies from natural causes or illness. If I had waited until then to breed them I wouldn't have my boys to breed from.
I am keeping in touch with the owners and they are going to help me with research into this particular 'new' line of nakeds.

Flops

Flopsybananabuttercup said:

Even though Pinky has been to the vet this last week you can't blame genetics for this it was a hay seed.

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Injuries to the eye are more common in them though because they haven't got eye lashes/whiskers to warn them to blink at the right moment.

Exact same injury:

Yes it's awful isn't it.
I'd never used hay before and I never will again.
I must say your ratties stitches are a lot tidier than Pinky's though.

Pinky is getting better thank god. I suppose that is something to take into account.

I still love 'naked' animals though.

They look so cute and my lot just love to be cuddled all the time.

I think that must be a few days post op. I remember it being very swollen looking at first. I was quite worried but it did heal up perfectly. I'll see if I can dig out a healed up picture

Pinky has been naughty. He is picking at his stitches.
I've been putting the collar back on all the time he just takes it off when I'm not looking.

He is taking his baytril though straight from the syringe now.

I'm sure his eye will heal but I think, with him being a sod, it will take a little longer.

He's not bothered by it though and I'm just pleased he is better than last Saturday when I honestly thought he was going to die.
I'm still cleaning the eye and giving him his baytril and he is so good. he sits still and doesn't struggle while I clean it and then he is having his meds no problem.

Your girl looks a good size. How old was she on the pic???
My 6month old girl is still tiny. Although my other one is a good size at 4 motnhs but she is a different line altogether.

She was fully grown when I got her. Her right eye was already gone:



Her previous owners got my number via my vets, when they said she was bald I thought they were going to turn up with a moth eaten looking rex - you can imagine my surprise when she popped out the box! They said she was about a year old but I wouldn't be 100% about it. They were very clear on whether the damage to her right eye was something she was born with or an injury - I wonder if the same thing had happened and it had gone untreated.

I think I had her about 6 months. She had heart problems too, and kept getting a build up of fluid in her chest she had to have tablets for.

I can't find a healed up pic but it did so perfectly. She took the stitches out herself too but not til it was healed enough to stay together. It just looked like smooth skin with a slight depression were her eye should have been.

She's lovely.
It must have been nice for her to find a good home where she would get the care and attention she needed.

How long ago did you have her???
I'm hopeing that my boys and girls will have a healthy life but I'm obviously not guaranteed of this as they are under a year still.
I've told all prospective owners of the possibilities with the naked genes and we've all agreed to keep in touch so that I can keep a record of any problems that might pop up.

There are a few people trying with the naked rodents now although not very many will admit it. There's too much 'stigma' attached I think.

I can't see a problem if the breeding is done well and recorded afterall that's how all the 'standardized' varieties started out!!!!!!!

Gosh, that was about 2yrs ago now. I don't have rats at the moment

I guess as the NFS have in effect banned them that's a pretty big stigma. I'm not saying the health issues can't be bred out, I'm sure they can it's just I think they'll always have specialist issues over and above furry rats (diet/heat loss/getting scratched up). As an owner I've always wanted healthy robust rats - don't care that much what they looked like, and anything that up's the risk factor even a little is a no-no for me.

They have never been 'banned' as you cant' really 'ban' an unstandardised variety can you!!!!!!

This is why people are trying to 'make' a more robust naked rat.
They do make excellent pets.
It's the same issue as hairless cats, dogs, guinea pigs and mice.
There are people out there who are allergic to pets fur but would make fantastic owners and crave a pet that doesn't make them ill.

If we can give them a pet that will have a great home and will not make them ill that is something to aim for in my eyes.

Two of my naked boys are going to a little boy who loves rats. His parents 'borrowed' The Brain for a fortnight to see if he was allergic to him.
Theset wo little rats will make a little boy, well not so little he's 14, very happy.