HERO Lines
Originally established in 1999, Little Heroes Rattery operated successfully in Southern California for many years. After a several year hiatus, we have since relocated to sunny Orlando, Florida, and are working create lines all our own once again! This is a lengthy process and we will not truly consider lines 'ours' for 3-5 generations... and until we can confidently express the long-term health, temperaments and overall longevity of each of our lines. So for now, the information expressed below are our goals. We intend each of our lines to come in both Standard and Dwarf size with Dumbo ears and Smooth/Rex/Harley coats.
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House of Voodoo (Marten/RED)Our House of Voodoo line is focused on creating the darkest, blackest Martens (i.e. RED/Red Eyed Devils). Named after our first Marten rat, Marie Laveau, this line has been a long time in the making (dreaming!) RED's came on to my radar many years ago; however I was unable to successfully import some of my own. After my breeding hiatus, I discovered - much to my delight - that someone else had!
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Black LinePure black rats are rarer than most folks would think. While pink-eyed white rats (PEW) and Hooded or Variegated rats are pretty common (generally speaking), Black Self's (pure black with no silvering or markings, and no white toes) are extremely difficult to come across. However, black rats are useful for breeders in many ways! Breeding a black self into a Blue line will make the color deeper and richer... breeding a black self into a Siamese or Himalayan line will darken and improve the points (nose, tail base, feet/ankles and ears)... the list goes on. On top of having this line around to improve our other lines, Black rats are quite simply stunning!
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Blue LineBlue rats come in a variety of shades and colors... there are American or Powder Blues, Slate Blues, Russian Blues, etc. RB was one of our first lines back in the early 2000's (with Ash, who's photo sits with honor in our rattery). We are working toward establishing a Blue line free of other markings (selfs) and with a focus on good comformation.
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Siamese LineSeal Point Siamese was our very first breeding line, back in the day. It all started with two rats we obtained (Maxine and Andrea - who's photographs sit with honor in our rattery). For nostalgia alone, we decided right out the gate to begin a healthy Siamese line once again.
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