Do rats change colors often? (DUW)

[satomi325]

My favorite female has dramatically changed since I got her a few months ago. She's the only one of my rats to change. Is this a permanent change or a seasonal change? I ask this because my ferrets change coat shades seasonally ...

Here's the girl in question:


When I first got her:


A month or two later:
(Her makings are starting to fade)


Dorsal stripe and 'sleeves' have completely disappeared


Currently she only has a tan cap and some facial points left:


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[youbeyouibei]

I can't help you with your question, as I have no idea. I just started raising my own feeders and only have two litters at the moment that have yet to get ANY hair, let alone change color, lol! She's a nice looking rat as far as color/patterns go; like the "reduced" look she has.

It could be that her guard hairs are growing out and that she still has the previous pattern under the longer hairs. I don't know though and am just taking a S.W.A.G. (Scientific Wild-A** Guess) at it, lol! Regardless, she's a nice looking animal.

[satomi325]

Sorry!
I don't know why my photos uploaded so little when all them are actually the same size...

Redo:












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She started off as a tan hooded...now she's a....IDEK! LOLOL

[Skittles1101]

Awww she's cute!! I think they do, my male rat was a solid smokey gray color when he was a pup, now that he's a fat adult rat, he's more of a salt and pepper color, a lot more white in his fur than when he was a baby

[satomi325]

Awww she's cute!! I think they do, my male rat was a solid smokey gray color when he was a pup, now that he's a fat adult rat, he's more of a salt and pepper color, a lot more white in his fur than when he was a baby

Thanks!
I was just wondering because the rest of my rats haven't really changed and they're all about the same age.

[CLSpider]

Yours is a Siamese. It's just going through a main molt.

[satomi325]

Yours is a Siamese. It's just going through a main molt.

I figured somewhat since some points have appeared recently.

But I have a siamese male that never changed much. He was entirely off-white cream as a baby and had points. Now he's typical siamese white.
But this girl was totally different. She didn't have any points and was hooded.
Strange...

Any of your siamese go through a change like mine?

[Rhasputin]

It is totally notmal for siamese mice and rats to go through extreme molts like that. It has to do a lot with the temperatures they're kept in, and the humidity. More humidity, worse molt lines.