
Your contribution will enable us to continue to provide food, housing, and medical services to the small pets in our care, from chinchillas to rats. We are very grateful for your generosity.
Rich black shown here as a Self (no white).
The color is smokey grey with cinnamon overtones.
The color comes in many shades from a pale to a deep sky blue color.
(Red-eye dilute) Soft straw color
The color has fewer shades than American Blue and is a deep smokey grey .
Standard coat black with a white belly.
Curly / Wavy coat with curly whiskers. They are very soft.
Genetic Hairless (double recessive) still have whiskers and maybe peach fuzz on face.
Splattering of color down the back with color hood
Face markings, from a slash of white to a full wedge with the tip between the eyes.
Long hair coat.
Color fading gene with black eyes.
Color adding gene: nose, ears, and base of tail darken.
Cream base with darkened points and ruby eyes. {phasing out / possible crossover}
Colar fading gene turns into a ruby-eyed white. Future Roans will be from the crossover.
Color fading gene turns into a black-eyed white. Future Roans will be from the crossover.
Red eyes with a dark grey to black coat. We are working on temperament: they are skittish. We should have it worked out in a few generations.
A silver appearance with a dark mask on the muzzle. They also begin to "silver" out their coat as they reach 4 - 6 months. Good temperament.
I started breeding because I had sweet, intelligent pet rats and wanted to keep that genetic temperament going, plus share with other rat lovers. Over the last five years, we have seen a strengthening of their immune system and increased longevity. I'm now using them to help improve other genetic lines. Rats are different than other pets. If private ethical breeding isn't done, the species will degrade. I breed for their future.
Ownership of JOSR rats includes:
We are a South Florida nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the misunderstood companion pet rat. We also provide shelter to surrendered small pets. To date, we've helped chinchillas, mice, hamsters, Norway rats, gerbils, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, bunnies, ferrets, and sugar gliders. While gerbils, hamsters, mice, and companion rats stay with us, we serve as a safe way-station for the others; working with specialized rescues throughout Florida.
June 2019 UPDATE: We can no longer accept guinea pigs and bunnies. Please contact https://humanebroward.com/ http://www.luvapet.net/index.html or Wild Cargo (561) 687-5055 for assistance.
Are you interested about what we're doing? We are always looking for volunteers to help us change minds, make crafts, and keep these loving pets clean and healthy. For those in need of community hours, we qualify and are excited to have you join us!
Whether you help through monetary donations, supplies, volunteering your time, or telling people we exist, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
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