Thinking about getting two Winter Whites

[Smysha]

Hi again,

I just wanted to ressurect this thread for two reasons.

1) Are there any WW breeders in Cheshire?
2) What do I do with my wooden toys?

Thanks all!

[SnickersTheFirst]

Can't answer number 1 for you I'm afraid.

I've found soaking the toys in soapy water for 5 mintues then leaving them outside to dry leaves them clean. I did that with some of Snickers' toys so I could give them to my other lot.

[genevieve]

Originally Posted by Smysha

Oh Genevieve! I was hoping you would say you miraculously had some WW pups overnight because for some inexplicable reason you mated two WWs, the gestation period was over in a matter of minutes and they grew to 8 weeks overnight.

I am so impatient!

I am definitely interested. Please let me know when you're ready to breed.

I'm rather impatient to get started too, but I need to be fully prepared before I do. I can assure you it will be quite soon though

Originally Posted by Zebrastripes

Oh dear, with Genevieve just down the road from me, I might be tempted to get some dwarfs too

Might be slightly further from you when I actually start, mother's looking at getting a new place (still in London!). Can't really complain - more/bigger rooms and a garden = more breeding space

[Smysha]

What a relief! I found a breeder in Cheshire but it's apparently too far away from Chester. You are my last hope!

I'm having such a hard time finding WW breeders. I'm sure I'm doing something stupid and/or wrong. Does anybody know of any in the Essex area?

Oh and thank you for your suggestion Snickers. Does this work with Trixie toys? Does the water not rot it? Or do I need to dry them in a hot place, like near the boiler, to make sure this doesn't happen

[KatiePillow]

The only one I know of is tuftyfluff in borehamwood. It's quite far out from london, but with a train etc you could get there maybe.. although I think you're pretty much as far away from there as you can get without leaving london..

Actually, if you're north of the river, you're not as far away as I thought..

[Sammybingo]

I think I know of someone in the Manchester region who breeds WWs? I'm not sure how regular she breeds.

[princessbarbie1988]

Originally Posted by genevieve

I'm still not 100% sure whether I want to do WWs or Campbells first, but if there is a demand for WWs then I'd be happy to start with them The other species would follow soon after, a matter of months I'd say if everything was going well.

I'm still interested in WW if you're going to breed them. Should be moving to Leyton/Stratford area in about Sept, so maybe you could have some ready by then

I can't wait to move and get my little dwarfies!! I can't believe how many people on here are from east London. It's quite frustrating that there are so many people in London but no 'decent' breeders... But we'll have Genevieve soon so all will be well

[princessbarbie1988]

Originally Posted by Smysha

2) What do I do with my wooden toys?

I would say it depends on how long it has been since they have been used. If it's a while the scent might not be on there as much any more.

I'm not sure about cleaning wood but maybe it might not matter too much about the scent. I have transferred toys between hams and have never noticed problems... (I apologise in advance if doin this is wrong but I'm just giving my honest opinion as I've never had an problems :S )

[SnickersTheFirst]

Originally Posted by Smysha

Oh and thank you for your suggestion Snickers. Does this work with Trixie toys? Does the water not rot it? Or do I need to dry them in a hot place, like near the boiler, to make sure this doesn't happen

The ones I actually did this with were Trixie, yeah just a quick soak then I left the out in the garden to dry. (on a sunny day!)

They were all fine. I was worried about it rotting but it was worth a try.

Forgot to ask, why did you want to clean them?

[LocoRocoPanda]

GOSH more people moving down to our end of the woods, literally in my case. Genevieve it sounds like you're in quite high demand for WWs and you've not even started breeding yet!!!