Hamster & RAT Races Oct 4th

[sharper]

Oct 4th @ at all Petco's. Hamster Ball Derby starts at 2pm, with practice rounds starting at 1:30.

But the best part is RATS ARE WELOME TO ENTER!!! YAY!!

I got a ball, and it seems that Sasha, my hairless, loves it the best. She's been running all over the house in it. I entered her and she will be racing at the Petco in Addison, in the Prestonwood shopping center on Beltline.

http://www.petco.com/Content/Content...rderby-_-small

[mchong75]

: LOL Interesting

I don't live far from the store, might check it out.

[sharper]

Yay! Come cheer for Sasha!
she's excited!

[mchong75]

She's naked! :)

I'm not too fond of rats :(

Something about them makes me woozy LOL

[sharper]

well i would take my cutest, Monte. But he doesn't care for the ball very much. He just sat in it.
Monte-

[dbphotos]

Originally Posted by sharper

Yay! Come cheer for Sasha!
she's excited!

I don't mind pet rats and hamsters, but this poor guy looks like he's ready for a Chinese butcher shop window. (Just kidding...)

Are there actually "hairless" rats or is he a genetic mutation?

Your other guy looks cute.

[sharper]

Originally Posted by dbphotos

I don't mind pet rats and hamsters, but this poor guy looks like he's ready for a Chinese butcher shop window. (Just kidding...)

Are there actually "hairless" rats or is he a genetic mutation?

Your other guy looks cute.

She is my 3rd one I've had over the years. I think there are 3 different genotypes. Hairless is a recessive trait, so it takes a lot of experience in the genetics and breeding to breed hairless rats. They can only be born from rats carrying the gene, and not possessing the gene. If you mate a hairless rat with another hairless rat, you will get a full litter of dead babies.
It's a breed that is accepted with the major fancy rat registrations and associations.

They do have some fuzz on them though! the fur is short and fuzzy, soft like the fuzz on the top of a horses snout
another pic of Sasha, maybe you can see the black fur on her head.

[johnastovall]

Wonder if you can enter a Gambian Pouch Rat as a Super Modified?

[sharper]

Gambian Rats are awesome!!! I always wanted one, but still waiting for them to be a bit more domesticated through generations. I've seen one being walked on a leash, and wear chihuahua clothes! lol He runs around the house, plays with pet toys and uses a litter box. He also had his own dog bed.

RMCA says "they are approximately 28 inches from nose to tail tip with an average weight of 3-1/2 to 4 pounds of solid muscle" http://www.rmca.org/Articles/giant.htm

[sharper]

lol here is one getting into his treat container