Welcome to the AFRMA Fall show at the Woodcrest Community Center in Riverside!

The AFRMA Info table with free literature, educational posters, and coloring pages for the kids.

The female display mice and some of the awards with “Mr. Rat” guarding the table.

The Silver Blue female display mouse, owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

One of the Siamese female display mice with the Pearl under the egg carton. Mice owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

Nicole Housel giving the presentation of the Roan rats. They had been shown previously in 2003/2004 towards standardization but never completed the process. There has been renewed interest in this color recently, so if the Board accepts the past 11 shown, then there only needs to be 9 more shown to become a new standardized color/marking in AFRMA.

Rats picking their owners. This 9-week-old male rat found his new home. He instantly liked her and was calm with her where with other people that had looked at him, he was fidgety and didn’t want to be held by them. This line is naturally good tempered and not fidgety. It is important for the person looking for rats to pick out their own as rats DO pick their owners.

Adult Most Affectionate, Rat Race, and Best Pet rat “OS01 KK2199-2 Irma, 08-16-2015,” a Black lt. marked Variegated Standard, owned by Irina Zabula, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

Youth Most Affectionate, Most Laid Back, Rat Race winner “BWR Blacko,” a Black Berkshire Standard, owned by Abigail Housel, bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Biggest rat “RR09 JRPR 071415-BB1 Merlin aka ’Tosha’,” a Black lg. EI Bristle Coat Dumbo, owned by Irina Zabula, bred by Jozzette Hagemann, Jozzy’s Rat Pack Rattery.

Adult Most Unusual Markings rat “OS01 KK2257-B Hector, 06-22-2017,” a Black hvy. marked Variegated Standard, owned by Irina Zabula, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

Youth Best Pet rat “BWR Blacko,” a Black Berkshire Standard, owned by Abigail Housel, bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

The Rat Race contest with 5 rats ready to go.

Adult Most Curious Rat contestant “OS01 KK2257-2 Inessa, 06-22-2017,” a Black lt. marked Variegated Standard, owned by Irina Zabula, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters. She won by touching 10 items in 27 seconds.

Adult Most Curious Rat contestant “DBR Felix, 07-11-2016,” a Black Berkshire Dumbo owned by Irina Zabula, bred by Lisa Jarosek, Doll Baby Rattery. He was 2nd with 10 items touched in 33 seconds.

Adult Most Curious Rat contestant “RR09 JRPR 071415-BB1 Merlin aka ’Tosha’,” a Black lg. EI Bristle Coat Dumbo owned by Irina Zabula, bred by Jozzette Hagemann, Jozzy’s Rat Pack Rattery. He was 3rd with 10 items touched in 58 seconds.

The winner of the adult Most Curious Rat “OS01 KK2257-2 Inessa, 06-22-2017,” a Black lt. marked Variegated Standard, owned by Irina Zabula, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

Best Unstandardized and Best Unstandardized Breeder (Stud Buck) “BWR-081517-Mink19-JI13-03M,” a Silver Russian Dove Standard owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery. This makes number 8 out of 20 needed to be shown to become standardized http://www.afrma.org/unstdinfo.htm.