Lightning
Lightning, and his brother, Lumiere, were ivory rats from Doug Connor (Tenebrae Stud), born on 25th May 2011. They were both gorgeous, but neither was very keen on pre-show preparation, which included a bath! They shared a cage with Badger and Ermine, and with a spayed girl, Dora. This was known as 'the white cage' as, until recently, the cages was white, and the three roans were nearly white as well!
Sadly, Lumiere died suddenly at just under a year, of an unknown cause.
Lightning went to a few more shows, but was sadly, disqualified at the Eltham 2012 show for a 'Lightning strike' on the judge - who happened to be his breeder. I had left his show preparation rather late - he had a bath on the Friday, still looked yellowish underneath on the Saturday morning and had a much-disliked foam bath and claw-cutting, so je still 'had the hump' there. Now enjoying not having to put up with show prep any more!
Sadly, Lumiere died suddenly at just under a year, of an unknown cause.
Lightning went to a few more shows, but was sadly, disqualified at the Eltham 2012 show for a 'Lightning strike' on the judge - who happened to be his breeder. I had left his show preparation rather late - he had a bath on the Friday, still looked yellowish underneath on the Saturday morning and had a much-disliked foam bath and claw-cutting, so je still 'had the hump' there. Now enjoying not having to put up with show prep any more!