In the past week I've sold both of the older gerbils (born in January), and all of my female dwarf hamsters. I have one mama dwarf hamster with a single baby, and I'm hopefully expecting a litter of Syrians on Sunday. This male has failed to produce before, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
In rabbit news - The new bucks I purchased are settling in well. I attempted breeding Mama Bun again, so perhaps there will be baby bunnies in the future? I plan a test breeding after the blizzard passes. This time I'm attempting to cross her with a black lionhead/mini lop to see what she'll produce. This is an experimental breeding, as she's normally paired with my New Zealand Red buck. The resulting litter will likely be too small for meat rabbits, but better suited as pets, and just in time for warmer weather (I hope).
I was up all night with sick kids. I'm hunkering down for the big snow storm that's supposed to come through today. Hope everyone out there is warm and safe today!
In rabbit news - The new bucks I purchased are settling in well. I attempted breeding Mama Bun again, so perhaps there will be baby bunnies in the future? I plan a test breeding after the blizzard passes. This time I'm attempting to cross her with a black lionhead/mini lop to see what she'll produce. This is an experimental breeding, as she's normally paired with my New Zealand Red buck. The resulting litter will likely be too small for meat rabbits, but better suited as pets, and just in time for warmer weather (I hope).
I was up all night with sick kids. I'm hunkering down for the big snow storm that's supposed to come through today. Hope everyone out there is warm and safe today!