Rat

[zek 0]

Young female. A few years ago I crossed a wild buck with a white female to get the wild colour.

 

Zek.

[Tallyho 181]

MY TERRIERS LIKE TO PLAY WITH THEM

[Dawn B 212]

MY TERRIERS LIKE TO PLAY WITH THEM

So do mine!

[zek 0]

Generally you either love them or hate them - I'll have to confess to a bit of both.

 

Either way, they certainly make good pets - and good sport!

 

Zek.

[Tallyho 181]

IF I'M HONEST I HATE THE BLOODY THINGS. BUT EVERY ONE TO THER OWN.

[Guest MOLLY]

She is lovely

I used to keep domestic rats, had a huge lad called Basil...think he was called a siberian, markings like a siamese but with red eyes. He was the biz, i used to carry him everywhere with me in a handbag

How is her temprement with being 1st cross wild so to speak?

MOLL.

[zek 0]

Her temperament is fine - tho' it's important to handle them young, even more so in this case. I suspect, in some measure, breeding with wild stock is not to be recommended as it may produce a nervous/wild rat. I suppose it's a bit like crossing a wolf with a domestic breed of dog. However, I did want the 'real McCoy' or as close as possible!

 

Zek.

[Guest Scuba1]

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Edited September 21, 2007 by Scuba1

[zek 0]

Edited September 22, 2007 by zek

[STUNTMAN 552]

Young female. A few years ago I crossed a wild buck with a white female to get the wild colour.

 

Zek.

Zek-I see your avitar is a Goshawk, do you feed them to your bird? I breed rats also and also cross domestic to wild rats.Here is the post I made a while back.

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=30160

[zek 0]

Yes, I've a Kestrel and a Buzzard, and use the rats for feeding. Having said that, I haven't bred any now for a couple of months - I don't have an ideal system for bringing on large quantities of young ones. I like the look of your hutch - Has it got wire mesh on the inside? What about wire mesh on the floor for their droppings? Btw, I can't access your link to your previous post.

 

thanks,

Keith.

[STUNTMAN 552]

Yes, I've a Kestrel and a Buzzard, and use the rats for feeding. Having said that, I haven't bred any now for a couple of months - I don't have an ideal system for bringing on large quantities of young ones. I like the look of your hutch - Has it got wire mesh on the inside? What about wire mesh on the floor for their droppings? Btw, I can't access your link to your previous post.

 

thanks,

Keith.

Zek-Go to "working dog training and health" 2nd page in the middle the thread is called "rat Box" and yes the hutch is escape proof.