AFRMA

American Fancy Rat & Mouse Association

September 28, 2025, Wonders of the Watershed Display


September 28, 2025, AFRMA display at the Wonders of the Watershed event sponsored by the Hidden Valley Nature Center, held at the Rancho Jurupa Regional Park in Riverside, CA


Welcome to the Wonders of the Watershed sponsored by the Hidden Valley Nature Center, held at the Rancho Jurupa Regional Park in Riverside, CA. This was a small event that was only 2 hours but well attended by the public.

The Rancho Jurupa Regional Park has 2 huge shade structures and the event was held under the Acorn Shelter.

The booths for the event in the morning.

Some of the booths.

AFRMA’s booth at the Wonders of the Watershed event in the morning before opening with Craig Robbins manning the booth.

Some visitors looking at the mice and rats with Esther Kinzer answering questions.

The two female rats in the display: OS01 KK2444-3 Great New Taste a Cinnamon AOC Standard mom and her daughter OS01 KK2467-3 Daisy a Cinnamon English Irish Standard, owned by Esther & Craig Kinzer, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

The mice in the display were a splashed mom OS01 KK5399-2 and her 2 Splashed 7-week-old daughters OS01 KK5493-1 and OS01 KK5493-2 all owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

The Flutterby butterfly booth with Monarch and Mourning Cloak butterflies the public could feed with sugar water on q-tips. https://flutterbyranch.com/

One of the Monarch butterflies in the Flutterby booth visitors could interact with.

One of the Mourning Cloak butterflies in the Flutterby booth.

The Hidden Valley Nature Center table where visitors could look on the microscopes to see the organisms in the pond water.

The Riverside County Natural Resources booth promoting native landscaping and flowers. They had native flower seeds the public could take home and plant.

The Riverside County Natural Resources booth with a horned lizard blending it with the dirt.

The Reptile Hunter, Joseph Hart, brought a sample of snakes, lizards, and other critters that drew the crowds and saw a line of people waiting to see the animals he brought. https://www.reptilehunter.org/

Some of the critters at The Reptile Hunter booth, with a ball python, a Northern Blue Tongue Skink middle tray, and 2 Russian tortoises in the end tray. They also had a tegu and large boa for visitors to see.

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