Registered Breeder with the Australian National Rodent Association, Queensland (RBN-001/97)
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~ We are devoted to breeding quality "PET" Fancy Rats. We no longer breed Mice or have any as pets due to space restrictions, but one day we will have them again. By paying special attention to the temperaments of each individual animal and selecting only the sweetest natured to breed from, our rats have exceptional temperaments & are of a good size physically.
~ All our babies are handled from a young age and are well socialised, both with people and other Rats. Even though we emphasise the "Pet" quality aspect of our rodents, a high percentage of them are suitable for exhibition &/or breeding to improve "Breed Type".
~ All rodents from Carawatha, placed with new owners are registered with the ANRA in Qld, and come with either Generational History Data Sheets or Pedigrees. We like to keep in touch with our babies New Family, just to see how they're getting along and are happy to offer advice at any time, on any aspect of breeding or caring for these amazing creatures.
~ We have an average of three litters per year. We do take reservations for pups & actually encourage this, as the pups from most of our litters are reserved before they are even born. We both Outcross and Line-breed, and do practice inbreeding with some of our lines. We have been breeding to a strict genetic plan for the majority of the time we've been in the Fancy, (Since 1989) to improve both temperament and type in our Rodents.
~ We are volunteers for the "Rodentzone Rescue, Welfare and Adoption Service", however our current place of abode doesn't have enough room for us to take in many rescues at this time. I do encourage any of you interested in rescuing, to visit their website.
~ All enquiries are welcome, for Breeding/Genetics advice, Stud enquiries & babies. Also, from time to time we may have a rescue or two available for adoption.
~ In Both our "Rats" & our "Mice" sections, there's a paragraph or two about each individual animal and a Photo, so you can get to know our pets a little better. (If there isn't a current photograph, it's not far away)
~ There is also a "FEATURE PAGE" that from time to time will hold different varieties of Rat or Mouse, that are of particular interest to the Fancy at present and/or that I'm currently working on developing further. This page will be updated approx. every quarter. Previous Feature Pages will be archived so that you can still access them.
Hope you enjoy looking around our Rodentry.
Yvette.
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