My goodness, we have been so busy here at Willow Creek that I have neglected to update my Blog!  Let’s see if I can recapture some of the highlights…

Mango’s litter is safely esconced in their new homes, and we remained secure in our decision to keep a darling little dumbo rex agouti girl, WLLW Toast The New Year, aka "Toasty".  We already have plans to breed her back to her uncle Finnegan this summer, with high hopes to get our fawn breeding program well underway.  Both Finnegan and his rex brother, Reagan, are soon to turn a year old and have been wonderfully healthy, strong bucks with gorgeous dumbo fawn hoods; I can’t wait to pass on those traits in my marked program.

We have another litter waiting to happen any day now, between BVR Tavish and BVR Gaida.  BVR Tavish has been in residence here for about a year and has been one of my favorite rats, for his wonderful temperament, health, and beautiful Siamese coloring.  Gaida is a sweet, outgoing Russian blue girl that is just going to make the sweetest babies!

Future breeding plans have been listed on the Litters page, but of course, they are subject to change as Mother Nature sometimes has her plans too.

A new page has been added under our "Recommendations" heading; check out the opportunity to purchase a Package Offer and save yourself all the shopping and assembly work when buying and setting up a new cage of rats from Willow Creek Rats!

We have a "guest" from Sweet Genes Rodentry; SGR Bell Curve is on honeymoon with WLLW Love Is Blue and will hopefully go home expecting a litter for SGR.  Debbie has been my mentor in helping me start my rattery and a very loyal friend! 

The All American Rat Club is growing and making plans for a "Spring Fling" rat people’s gathering.  Do your friends and acquaintences think you’re a little "strange" for having rats as pets?  Want to get together with people who *understand* you affection for these intelligent creatures?  Want to have your questions answered, and have fun with like-minded folks?  Then join this new club — it has an online forum (member’s only!), and you will receive a new member’s packet of goodies in the mail!  http://www.allamericanratclub.org/

Until next time,

Kathy