Question for some of you breeders on the list about Natural Bob Tails.   How long is a NBT usually?  I'm asking because I have a girl here with a very odd length tail - it's far too long to be a dock job but too short for a full tail.  I just measured, it's 5" long! The tip does not appear to be cut or if it was a darned good job of it.  The hair grows to a natural point.  Anyway, so I tried to find some good NBT photos of ratties online but having no luck.  She's a rescue so no way to check with a breeder.

A NBT could be almost any length. From just a nub to just having a fraction of the end..even just an eighth of an inch off the the end. I know some that the tail was still too long so some of the tail still had to be docked off.

We have taken off as little as 1/2 inch on our NBT's

It all depnds on what they look like. Got a girl her with just a nubb for a tail.

My Winchester is an NBT, and his tail is about 3 inches long...A little longer, than one that has been docked.

My Waylon is a NBT. If tail were to grow to adult length, that's probably how long his would be. He was docked to breed stabdard in puppyhood.

I just had a litter of 10 pups.  The Mom is NBT.  5 pups had tails.  5 pups were NBT, each one a different length, so I don't think there is a usual length.