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So I have had different experiences with this. Posing is part art and part science, and it needs to be done in person, and needs to be...

I have never identified a specific allele for that problem but it is not uncommon in selfs. It's definitely genetic, and in my...

I will work on better pictures! Finding the perfect lighting is difficult lol. Indoors the colors dont show well at all, it is better...

No, that does not look like chestnut at all anymore. Looking at these pictures, I'd say either a tort or a harlequin, though it's a...

I should mention I also maintain a blog with as much information on it as I can manage. :) So if things go south, I at least have my...

What a pretty litter! Looks like you have an orange and a dilute (blue or lilac) harlequin. Stray white marks in this case, especially...

I picked up a roll of bright pink duct tape at the dollar store. I tear off a strip, write the breeding date and buck with a permanent...

Those clips are genius. That would be perfect for marking the cages. I have quite a collection of calendars that just keeps expanding...

It's pretty easy to make your own cage cards. Write or type them out and print them 4-6 on a page on cardstock, from a home printer or...

He looks like a fine castor to me. The ARBA Rex standard calls for a dark chestnut or mahogany brown surface color; some castors look...

Yes, steel is not a recognized color in Rex so he'd be disqualified. What makes you think he's a steel? Castors can vary in color...

Chocolate magpie is generally an agouti A_, recessive brown bb, chinchilla c(chd)_, dense color D_, and harlequin e(j)_. Chocolate...

We have a couple of really good champagne breeders here.

I usually do it for 2-3 days just to make sure we've hit all the mites. As long as you catch it before you see big crustiness building...

If you can really find Champagnes with type as good as Californians (?), I'd probably use one of those rather than a Cal to improve...