Tumbleweed Updates

Tovah and Emmy have been bred.

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:24:17 -0700

I bred Tovah to Emelius last night, and here’s hoping that it is successful! We’re already about a month behind with this breeding.
Wish her luck!

Adults for Adoption

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:46:34 -0700

I have three, possible more, adults for adoption. In order for me to continue breeding, I had to make some difficult decisions and rehome some adults.
All of my adults are sensational.
Click here to learn more about them.

My Dear Sid

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 09:46:57 -0700

You died suddenly on June 5th, 2010, but it wasn’t like we didn’t expect it.
You got sick a few months ago with PT. You didn’t get to live very long, but from word of mouth, you outlived some of your siblings and family members.
You weren’t the nicest rat, but that face could melt my heart like nothing else. I forgave you when you bit or attacked. I understand now that your aggression could have been caused by that tumor. You might not have been able to see well, so you could have been scared all the time.
You were my ambassador. You came to work with me to show people that rats weren’t evil or disgusting. That they were cute, soft, and could be very loving.
You had my heart from the day I adopted you.
We buried you under a tree wrapped in some nice, warm fleece, which you always loved. You’ll get to become part of the earth now.

Congrats, Tovah and James!

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:27:49 -0700

Tovah and James produced a healthy litter of 8 on Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 4:15 PM.
All babies are healthy and labor was fast and problem free.

Difficult Birth, Three Survivors

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:05:35 -0800

Pearl went into labor on March 6 around 7:15PM. She continued struggling and spotting until I went to sleep.
I woke this morning to Pearl finishing birth.
Two babies survived, the larger one on the right did not survive.
The babies are going to have a rough week. Send them healing thoughts.

It’s about that time...

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:12:37 -0800

Babies are due very soon from Ebony Pearl and Emelius Browne.
We are waiting rather impatiently to see this litter!
Send Pearl positive and healing thoughts for her delivery!

Paired Ebony Pearl and Emelius

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:41 -0800

I have paired Ebony Pearl and Emelius in what will hopefully result in a good sized litter.
Litter should have combinations of:
Black eyed Siamese and Burmese in rex and standard fur, and dumbo and standard ear.
This waiting list is EXTREMELY long. Myself and breeders get first picks.

RIP Julie Lane

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:30:00 -0800

(?-1/26/2010)

I adopted Julie Lane from a rescue in South Lake Tahoe, CA early last summer. She had a large tumor and was apparently found wandering on a road, the story was the someone dumped her there because of the tumor. Julie’s Tumor was operable and removed about 2 hours into coming into my hands. She lived the duration of her life with her friends in the rattery. Julie Lane was put to sleep this afternoon after an emergency vet visit. The vet found several more tumors in her lungs and body.
Julie got to finish life the way every rat deserves to finish.

Welcoming Mr. Oliver Bumble

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:47:04 -0800

We are welcoming Mr. Oliver Bumble to Tumbleweed Rattery. He is from Candirats Rattery in Sacramento, bred by Candice.
He is a gorgeous Russian Blue Siamese dumbo with ruby eyes.
I’m VERY excited to see what he produces.

Wet Rats

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:51:17 -0800

Two weeks ago I had Morty neutered due to some hormonal aggression with his friends. He is calming down very quickly now. I made an attempt at introductions, which didn’t go TOO poorly at all, but he still needs more time to calm down and more introductions before they can all live together.
However, intros between my males always means a cage scrub and bath time, so here are the photos. ;)