New additions! Blues?

I'm not sure if they darken with age, but the hooded blues seem much lighter. I LOVE the solid blue one! It's boy....of course. The others are all girls and will all be kept :P I picked up the momma from a guy I've been rat trading with, and she was pregnant before I got her. They could be het dumbos, but not sure. I think I can tell in another litter who is and isn't het for dumbo, their ears are so much bigger compared to their siblings!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/002-2.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/003-3.jpg
The black variegated berkshire is pretty cute, I might consider keeping her. I have 14 snakes to feed now....I need as many girls as I can get!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/004-4.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/005-3.jpg

And a young, guessing 6 month old, female my mom found for me :P A blue blazed variegated hooded?
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/001-2.jpg

Pretty blues :gj:

Most but not all hooded blues are lighter than blue selfs(solid) and blue berkshires.
Same with Himalayan hoodeds VS Himalayan selfs.

Congrats on some pretty food :P

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Pretty blues :gj:

Most but not all hooded blues are lighter than blue selfs(solid) and blue berkshires.
Same with Himalayan hoodeds VS Himalayan selfs.

Congrats on some pretty food :P

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That's really strange. I was wondering if they were different colors, or just blues. They are so cute!!! These ones aren't food ;)

Also!!!! I ran downstairs to check on them because I never looked at them closely and that blue self.... he's a DUMBO!!!! :banana:

I'm so excited! I guess the mom must be a het dumbo, and if I remember the dad correctly, I think he was a normal blue, so he must be a het as well. Is blue also recessive?

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/009-2.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/014-1.jpg

I believe he would he be a self?
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/011-2.jpg

And the dobie... she loves to lick the baby rats :rolleyes:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...rats/008-2.jpg

Congrats on proving her to be a het dumbo, and yes blue is a recessive trait also so mom is also a het blue.

That blue dumbo baby is a cutie and Dobies, I love Dobies, lucky you!

The white on the Blues belly I believe is called Irish, or English Irish, lol, I'm not positive which but it's not a self and not a Berkshire.

That black one is a variegated Berkshire or Variberk as they are called.
It's actually one of my favorite patterns in a rat, that and the possum face blazes like that blue variegated girl rat you have there, super cute.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Congrats on proving her to be a het dumbo, and yes blue is a recessive trait also so mom is also a het blue.

That blue dumbo baby is a cutie and Dobies, I love Dobies, lucky you!

The white on the Blues belly I believe is called Irish, or English Irish, lol, I'm not positive which but it's not a self and not a Berkshire.

That black one is a variegated Berkshire or Variberk as they are called.
It's actually one of my favorite patterns in a rat, that and the possum face blazes like that blue variegated girl rat you have there, super cute.

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Thank you!!!

I love my dobie most days ;) I'm ready for her to grow up a bit more, she will turn 2 on the 8th.

I forgot about Irish! I love variberks too! I might keep her, she's the best veriberk I've gotten so far. And the blue blazed is a possum face, cool! She hasn't had a litter yet, she's pretty young, but soon I should get some babies out of her. Now I need to figure out who I'm going to breed her to....hmm. I have a blazed possum face dumbo hairless boy (that's way too many traits for one rat, lol)

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

Now I need to figure out who I'm going to breed her to....hmm. I have a blazed possum face dumbo hairless boy (that's way too many traits for one rat, lol)

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Be careful breeding high white gene to high white gene :)
You can make some wild looking babies with that breeding, but I think you might also be risking mega colon.
I try to make sure my male breeders don't carry the gene so I can breed female blazes and get those sweet odd-patterned babies and it just prevents any chance of mega colon issues in litters.
I'd venture to say that's why most large breeders use mostly hooded rats as that trait doesn't carry the gene.

What is the marking called on that black and white baby?

I have some just like it, with the M of white on their sides.

Variegated Berkshire or Variberk either is correct.

I was thinking Variberk, thanks. :)