The show photos from the January 31, 2026, AFRMA Annual Show at the Woodcrest Community Center, Riverside, CA.

Welcome to the AFRMA Annual Show at the Woodcrest Community Center in Riverside, CA.

The rat awards.

The rat awards.

The rat and pet awards.

The pet awards.

The pet awards and mouse awards.

Best Kitten Mouse Challenge Trophy.

Some of the Sales Items.

Rat & Mouse Tic-Tac-Toe at the Craft Table.

Violet Horizons Farm hand-made horse and mouse, Crackle, made by Nicole Housel

Violet Horizons Farm knit items, goat milk soap, and lip balm made by Nicole Housel.

Pet judge Craig Kinzer judging RR11 BWR 080425 8NE2 a Black Irish Standard in the Most Affectionate rat class. She was 3rd. Rat owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Most Affectionate rat RR11 BWR 051025A 5G2 a Russian Blue Agouti Essex Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Biggest rat RR11 BWR 080525 D8D a Black Capped Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Most Laid Back rat RR11 BWR 091225 D8K a Silver Black Dalmatian Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Most Unusual Markings rat RR11 BWR 052325A D8J a Black Blaze Variegated Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Best Pet rat OS01 KK2475-3 a Cinnamon tiny spot chest Standard, owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

Adult Best Pet rat with the Challenge trophy OS01 KK2475-3 a Cinnamon tiny spot chest Standard, owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

The Adult Photos entries where the public voted for their favorite. To the left is one of the knit rat scarves made by Nicole Housel that the public could vote on their favorite between 2 scarves.

Best Adult Photo Birffday rat in party hat, by Craig Kinzer, won with 13 votes.

Best Adult Craft Class Purple & Gray rat scarf by Nicole Housel, won with 13 votes.

Pet Mouse judge Esther Kinzer judging GSP Munchkin an Orange doe, owned and bred by Katherine Kohn, Gray Scale Pets.

Best Adult Cutest mouse GSP Munchkin an Orange doe, owned and bred by Katherine Kohn, Gray Scale Pets.

Best Adult Most Inquisitive mouse GSP Steel a Lilac buck, owned and bred by Katherine Kohn, Gray Scale Pets.

Best Adult Friendliest and Best Pet mouse GSP Zinc a Lilac doe, owned and bred by Katherine Kohn, Gray Scale Pets.

Best Adult Pet mouse GSP Zinc a Lilac doe, owned and bred by Katherine Kohn, Gray Scale Pets.

The 3 Adult pet mice winners waiting to get their photos taken, L-R: GSP Zinc a Lilac doe, GSP Steel a Lilac buck, and GSP Munchkin an Orange doe, all owned and bred by Katherine Kohn, Gray Scale Pets.

Cuteness overload! Lunch time for Violet Horizons Koda an orphan 11-day-old Nigerian goat kid, owned by Nicole Housel, Violet Horizons Farm. His coloring is called buckskin and white.

We’ve gone digital with the judging cards and show paperwork. Have a couple tweaks to work out but it went very well for the first time.

Breeder’s Group class with 3 entries: RR11 BWR Var. & Dal. Line Group and RR11 BWR Pearl, Cinn. Pearl, & Agouti Group. Rats owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

...and the third entry RR11 BWR Agouti & Essex Group owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Breeder’s Group rats RR11 BWR Dal & Var Line L-R: RR11 BWR 091225 D8K a Silver Black Dalmatian Std., RR11 BWR 052325A D5K a Black Blaze Variegated Std., RR11 BWR 081225 8D8 a Black Berkshire Std., and RR11 BWR 081125A 8D12 a Chocolate Berkshire Std., all owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Stud Buck rat RR11 BWR 082425 D8M a Black Berkshire Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

First place Agouti AOC Standard rat RR11 BWR 051525B 5B2, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best AOC Standard, Best AOC In Show rat RR11 BWR 061625 P6A a Cinnamon Pearl, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

First place Irish Standard rat RR11 BWR 080425 8NE2 a Black Irish, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

First place Berkshire Standard rat RR11 BWR 081225 8D8 a Black Berkshire, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

First place Dalmatian Standard rat RR11 BWR 091225 D8K a Silver Black Dalmatian, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

...and the back of the first place Dalmatian Standard rat RR11 BWR 091225 D8K a Silver Black Dalmatian, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Marked Standard, Best Marked In Show rat RR11 BWR 051025A 5G2 a Russian Blue Agouti Essex, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Standard rat RR11 BWR 061625 P6A a Cinnamon Pearl AOC, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best In Show Rat, Best Standard, Best AOC, Best AOC In Show: RR11 BWR 061625 P6A a Cinnamon Pearl AOC, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best In Show Rat, Best Standard, Best AOC, Best AOC In Show: RR11 BWR 061625 P6A a Cinnamon Pearl AOC, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Kitten mouse FCM Pip a Black Self Standard, owned and bred by Trilainna Stanton, Frosted Cookie Mousery.

Best AOV (Any Other Variety) mouse FCM Velvet Night a Black Self Long Hair, owned and bred by Trilainna Stanton, Frosted Cookie Mousery.

Best Self In Show mouse FCM Velvet Night a Black Self Long Hair, owned and bred by Trilainna Stanton, Frosted Cookie Mousery.

Best AOV and Best Long Hair mouse FCM Velvet Night a Black Self Long Hair, owned and bred by Trilainna Stanton, Frosted Cookie Mousery.

Best Long Hair mouse FCM Velvet Night a Black Self Long Hair, owned and bred by Trilainna Stanton, Frosted Cookie Mousery.

Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks to the exhibitors for their entries and to everyone who came by to visit the show that day. It was great seeing everyone!

For those that missed this show, the next show will be the Spring Show on March 28, 2026, at the Woodcrest Community Center in Riverside, CA. See you there!

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