Rat Genetics - Blue Berkshire

[Jay_Bunny]

I have a blue berkshire female rat that is ready to breed. If I were to breed her with a black and white hooded male, the babies would be.......

[wilomn]

I have a blue berkshire female rat that is ready to breed. If I were to breed her with a black and white hooded male, the babies would be.......

Pink and hairless.

[Jay_Bunny]

Haha, very funny.

[littleindiangirl]

Assuming the rats are only what you say...

Black hooded and berkshire offspring.

[chromeitout]

Pink and hairless.

That was awesome!

[Jay_Bunny]

The blue berk female came from a pet store so I don't know her genetic background. But the babies will be heterozygous for blue right?

[littleindiangirl]

Yup.

[Jay_Bunny]

Ok, thanks!

Since I'm breeding mice and rats I might as well have fun with colors, so my first goal is to make blue hoods. (<-- one of my favorites) I might be going to get a male today.

[rebeccabecca]

Rat are genetics can be crazy unless you know the parents genetica. I started out with a gray double rex, a solid black, a dumbo hooded and a normal hooded and a solid brown normal looking male. I now get from the offspring( how the parent IDK?) double rex,pure apricot, apricot hoods,brown hoods, blue, blue hoods, black w/ white feet ,white, brown and even a hymalayan and quite a few more.