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We breed rats, mice, and Syrian hamsters.

We very rarely breed our rats as of summer 2019.
Our rats are bred to have impeccable temperament and solid health.
If a dam is not her usual sweet or playful self while raising a litter, I will not breed her again and will not keep stock from her. Babies are routinely temperament tested and are not kept if they do not pass. We like to line-breed in order to double check for any hidden genes that may cause a health issue, temperament issue, etc. as recessives can be sneaky. They are bred to the AFRMA show standard, although we do not personally bring them to shows due to the bio security risk and the 6+ hour drive each way. I would like to think we are very successful in breeding them, as our rats are our pride and joy! 

Mice are not like rats, and so our expectations for them as a species is not the
same as it is for our rats. I do not expect them to be personable, kissy, or playful. That is not what mice are like. I do expect them, however, to be curious, relaxed, and friendly. We are trying to aim closer to English show type in our mice, so they will be larger in size and have much larger ears compared to pet type.

We are still new to the hamsters, and hold beliefs about breeding them that do not always line up with the norm. This is because we come from it from a rattery point of view! While hamsters and rats are different species, we believe some behaviors and traits should still be the norm across the board. We do not believe maternal aggression is normal, while you may find that most hamsteries say not to look at or touch babies for fear the dam would eat them. We believe someone should be breeding hamsters for better genetic temperament, not just hand taming babies and calling it good. Although these things go against what some hamster breeders of two decades and more say, we find that we are doing just fine. Our moms do not often eat their babies even with regular, daily checks.  Their temperaments, genetically, are already leaps and bounds above that of hamsters with much longer pedigrees.We have high hopes in continuing
to breed better hamsters.