Meet the rats of FTHR1, “Rivers”

AuthorFurther Heights
Date
10. June 2020
Time1 min read

It’s taking me a while to get these online, it’s been a busy few weeks! Nonetheless, now is the time to introduce these lovely babies along with their litter numbers and nicknames.

Interestingly, as they developed they all ended up being top-ears. Given Dude was a Dumbo, Mocha must not have had a recessive copy of Dumbo. This does mean all these babies will carry the recessive, unexpressed Dumbo gene.

The Agouties

FTHR1-1 “Ash”

Female, black eye, top-ear. Nicknamed after the Ash River on Vancouver island, home of the Ash River Generation Station built in 1958.

FTHR1-2 “Bella Coola”

Female, black eye, top-ear, taken. Nicknamed after the Bella Coola River, that forms the northern boundary of the Pacific Ranges.

Hooded

FTHR1-a Alsek

Male, hooded cream, black eye, top ear. A keeper named after the massive Alsek River that travels from BC to Alaska and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

FTHR1-3 “Besa”

Female, agouti/grey hooded, black-eye, top ear. A keeper named after the Besa River that flows through the beautiful Muskwa Ranges.

FTHR1-4 “Chilko”

Female, cream hooded, red-eye, top ear. Nicknamed after the Chilko River from the interior of BC.

FTHR1-5 “Eve”

Female, cream hooded, red-eye, top ear. Nicknamed after the Eve River near the Junction Pool Recreation Site on Vancouver Island.

FTHR1-6 “Koeye”

Female, cream hooded, red-eye, top ear. Nicknamed after the Koeye River that originates in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains.

FTHR1-7 “Lillooet”

Female, taken cream hooded, red-eye, top ear. Nicknamed after the Lillooet River through the Coast Mountains.

FTHR1-8 “Murtle”

Female, taken, cream hooded, dark red-eye, top ear. Named after the Murtle River that flows from the Cariboo Mountains.

FTHR1-9 “Nakina”

Female, cream hooded, black-eyed, top ear, taken. Named after the Nakina River in Northwestern BC from Atlin Lake.