Silver Mice???

[Piedlover]

Hi I have been breeding feeder mice for over a year .. My question is this I have silver Mice shinny silver mice some as light almost white glossy some shinny silver and some very dark silver all shinny and kinda in a fizzy coat I have some that are now breeding and making silver too they dont lose the coat as they grow it stays my question is ... is this a rare color or normal thanks Sherry

[Rhasputin]

I doubt it's rare. Sounds like you either have satin blue, or satin dove or lilac.

Pictures would help.

[llovelace]

I belive they are called "blues", normal , they are cute though

[Piedlover]

I belive they are called "blues", normal , they are cute though

thanks I will post pictures soon

[Dnkreptiles]

They are called silkys I have them,they come in white,gray,and black have had them for years will post pics soon

[onna_shinigami]

I have some similar to what you're describing. They're a silvery blue color and either darker or lighter, but the one's I've had born have red eyes and are out of a T+ albino parents. I can get pictures up later on if anyone wants to see mom, dad and baby.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Like Rhas said.. The Satin coat type is what makes them shiny. The color is probably blue or dove.

If you can post a photo of a group of them in a white bowl with a good camera, I bet you can get a definite answer.

[Rhasputin]

They are called silkys I have them,they come in white,gray,and black have had them for years will post pics soon

They are called Satin, genotype (sa/sa). They come in EVERY colour a mouse can come in, and can also be bred on top of any other coat type, including hairless, though you would never see it on a hairless' body.

On a hairless mouse, a way to tell if it is satin is to look at the teeth. The teeth on any satin mouse will be pure white, whereas a non-satin mouse will have orange teeth.

White and gray are also not mouse colour names, what you are probably referring to is PEW, and blue.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Rhas.. Are there different types of blues in mice like there are in rats? Like I currently breed Russian blue rats and American blue ruby eyed rats. Are there differences in mice also?

[Rhasputin]

No. In mice there are several colours that look blue, but are all different genes except lilac.

Lilac is a combination of blue, and chocolate on a mouse.


Blue is a simple recessive.


Dove is black with pink eye dilution.


Silver is blue with pink eye dilution.


There is also blue roan, which looks like a blue mouse with gray speckles.

Hope that helps!