my rats

So I sent a friend to get some young mice and he brought home young rats. I guess I now have 2 new pets lol. What I was curiouse about though, is that they have short rough fur and curly wiskers. The fur feels like someone gave them a buzz cut. The wiskers are signs of some different breeds of mice, but I cant find anything on the weird fur.... Any answers?

Thanks,
Amanda

They are carrying the hairless gene.

so there is nothing wrong with them though?

They're probably some form of rex rats - their fur is short to long, generally with a curl or wave texture, and their whiskers are curly. (Which pretty much describes the ones in my tub . . . ) It's a co-dominant mutation; supers lose hair in patches that can cover most or all of their bodies. (Not quite the same as "hairless" - super rex / patchwork rex generally have no problem breeding, but hairless moms can have issues with lactation from what I'm told.)

Enjoy 'em!

~Bruce

they are both boys anyways so I dont have to worry about babies, but im glad they are normal and not sick or something lol I was worried about their fur being weird textured