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Breeding rats. Question please.

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Hi All,
I have bred rats off and on for a long time.
Something new happened to me, and was wondering if anybody else has experience this.

My new mom had her first litter, and all but one of them has a wierd "twichyness" to them. Quite a few are growing their hair in patches, or missing patches, and all the whit ones have "white pupils". 11 total in all, and 10 of them are defective in some way.
Heres pics showing the white pupils, the patchyness, and a size comparison to the one normal.

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Anyone else ever have this. Ideas as to cause? It's a first for me.
I'm gonna freeze them as they are, and give one to the vet to check and see if any reason not to feed them to rescues.

Opines welcome.

Ciao,
Rick
 
Hey David,
Well, I hate to off my 800 gram male. It took a while to grow that giant. LOL
But he is kinda mean, and can't hold him at all with out getting bit 2 out of 3 times, so maybe I'll replace him to start with.
Mom's cool, and likes to visit with me when cleaning, and feeding, so I will try keeping her and see what the next litter holds. Never had a rat that liked me before. Sorta touching. LOL

Ciao,
Rick
 
Thanks David. I got a similar suggestion also, from another place.
Interesting thing here. I think it has been discovered to somehow be genetic, possible inbreeding. Or at least they hit every syptom.
Check it out..................Here

Thanks for the input. Nice to have other oppinions............At times :)

Ciao,
Rick
 
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