The show photos from the May 24, 2025, AFRMA Spring Show at the Woodcrest Community Center, Riverside, CA.

Welcome to the AFRMA Spring Show at the Woodcrest Community Center in Riverside, CA. The new 2025 Best Spring Pet perpetual trophy where the Best Pet Rat and Best Pet Mouse would compete for this award for the overall Best Pet at the Spring show.

The BIS rat rosette made by The Cheerio Gang.

The rat non-regular class awards.

The Best Variety and Best Section rat rosettes made by The Cheerio Gang.

The pet awards.

The Best Pet Rat rosette made by The Cheerio Gang.

Violet Horizons Farm goat milk soap, lip balm, and hand painted pig skull made by Nicole Housel. Each goat milk mold/scent represents a live animal on her farm.

Violet Horizons Farm goat milk soaps made by Nicole Housel.

Pet judge Craig Kinzer judging RR11 BWR 061524 E6I a Russian Dove Self Standard owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Most Affectionate and Most Laid Back rat RR11 BWR 061524 E6I a Russian Dove Self Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Biggest rat RR11 BWR 060824 E6C a Russian Dove Self Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Adult Best Pet rat RR11 BWR 061524 E6I a Russian Dove Self Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery. He was also the Spring Best Pet a new award where the Best Pet Rat and Best Pet Mouse would compete for this perpetual award.

Adult Most Unusual Markings rat OS01 KK2467-3 a Cinnamon English Irish Standard, owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters. She has a diamond-shaped EI marking.

The Adult Photos entries where the public voted for their favorite.

Best Adult Photo stat.rats.get.pats by Craig Kinzer, won with 10 votes.

The Adult Craft Class: mice (L) Pop, Crackle, Snap and rats (R) Aramis, Athos, Porthos. The public voted for their favorite. All made by Nicole Housel.

The Adult Craft Class: mice: Pop, Crackle, Snap.. All made by Nicole Housel.

The Adult Craft Class: rats: Aramis, Athos, Porthos. All made by Nicole Housel.

First Place mouse and rat Craft Class winners - 1st mouse Crackle with 7 votes and was the winner overall and 1st rat Porthos with 6 votes. Both made by Nicole Housel.

First Place rat Craft Class winner Porthos made by Nicole Housel.

Best Adult Craft Class Crackle the mouse by Nicole Housel.

JWVR 004DBSMB a 10-week-old Black D’Argent Dumbo with a molting mask getting judged. Rat owned and bred by Julie Arruda, J & J’s Willamette Valley Rodentry.

The Unstandardized D’Argent rat class.

Best Unstandardized rat JWVR 003SBSMB a Black D’Argent Standard, owned and bred by Julie Arruda, J & J’s Willamette Valley Rodentry.

Best Kitten rat RR11 BWR 041125 B4A a Lilac Self Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Brood Doe rat OS01 KK2467-3 a Cinnamon English Irish (EI) Standard, owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

Stud Buck rat class.

Silver Black Dalmatian Standard rat RR11 BWR 012424 D1I getting judged in the Stud Buck class by Jozzette Hagemann. Rat owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Stud Buck rat RR11 BWR 092224 E9C a Lilac Self Standard, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Self Standard rat RR11 BWR 092224 E9C a Lilac, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best AOC Standard rat RR11 BWR 082524 E8F an Agouti, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

First place English Irish (EI) Standard rat OS01 KK2467-3 a Cinnamon EI, owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

First place Variegated Standard rat RR11 BWR 011825D D1M a Black Variegated, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Marked Standard rat RR11 BWR 012424 D1I a Silver Black Dalmatian, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Picking Best Standard/BIS rat: L-R: Best Self RR11 BWR 092224 E9C a Lilac, Best AOC RR11 BWR 082524 E8F an Agouti, and Best Marked RR11 BWR 012424 D1I a Silver Black Dalmatian, all owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best Standard and Best Self rat: RR11 BWR 012424 D1I a Lilac Self, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best In Show Rat, Best Standard, Best Self: RR11 BWR 092224 E9C a Lilac Self, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best In Show Rat, Best Standard, Best Self: RR11 BWR 092224 E9C a Lilac Self, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

Best In Show Rat, Best Standard, Best Self: RR11 BWR 092224 E9C a Lilac Self, owned and bred by Nicole Housel, Black Wolf Rattery.

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 Fall Show on Nov. 8, 2025, at the Woodcrest Community Center in Riverside, CA. See you there!

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