RCRN Bobet x RRLM Aiko

Father RCRM Bobet Russian blue  Babies Born: March 18, 2007 Health Records  Mother RRLM Aiko Black Background and Purpose: In 2007 my breeding program was started anew. At the time this litter was bred I was basically starting over and figuring out which direction I was going. I wanted to work with Burmese, but had also always had a love for mink, and was somewhat interested in Russian blue. Aiko's father was a Burmese and her mother a Russian blue, so I had a possibility of getting both colors depending on who she was bred to. Mink was also in her background so I may have accomplished that goal as well. Overall her type was decent. She did have a long head, but she had good size for a female, with an attractive appearance, lovely ears and eyes, and a nice thick, round tail. Here temperament was wonderful. I chose a male I hoped would help improve her head while also maintaining the rest of her good traits. He was a Russian blue known to carry Siamese and mink. Based on known genetics, I expected black, Russian blue, and Siamese with a possibility of mink or Burmese. Instead I got a rainbow of colors, and later found out Aiko pretty much carried every color recessive known, and that the sire of this litter carried a number of other recessives as well. At the time I was not aware of the health in these rats' backgrounds, other than "pretty good". I knew and met Aiko's parents and grandparents, as well as some of Bobet's grandparents. I expected and intended to monitor my own litter's health over time and formulate or change my plans and goals as necessary. Boys 1M) Mink dumbo "BWR Doofy" 2M) Burmese "BWR Uru" 3M) Russian blue Burmese "BWR Kigali" BWR Resident   4M) Champagne "BWR Smirnof Ice" 5M) Russian blue-point Siamese dumbo 6M) Russian blue-point Siamese "BWR Booboo" Girls   1F) Mink dumbo "BWR Mumble" 2F) Russian blue "BWR Natasha" 3F) Russian blue Burmese "BWR Kinko"   4F) Champagne "BWR Polly" 5F) Beige "BWR Carmle" 6F) Russian dove "BWR Rwanda" BWR Resident     7F) Beige "BWR Maple"   Pedigree For more family background, please email me. RCRN Bobet Russian blue August 27, 2006 – March 2008 RRLM Sirius Black Black RRLM Ludwig Black dumbo RRLM Vanna Black RRLM Desiree Russian blue RRLM Ivan Russian blue agouti dumbo RRLM Lana Black Berkshire hairless dumbo RRLM Aiko NARR #070308/F Black Health Records PCKG Higgins Blue Burmese RRLM Phipps Burmese rex ("velveteen") RRLM Lynx Seal-point Siamese December 25, 2005 – October 18, 2007 RRLM Star Russian blue dumbo February 28, 2006 – November 24, 2007 RRLM Solomon Platinum dumbo RRLM Spade Black dumbo