New Pattern mutation?

Has anyone seen 2 different colored ears? I have produced a handful of these guys with either 2 different colored ears or spots on their ears. I am holding all of them back for a new breeding group. I'm hoping to be able to reproduce the trait. Has anyone else seen this?:confused:

http://dailybulldogs.com/message/img_8714.jpg

http://dailybulldogs.com/message/img_8718.jpg

http://dailybulldogs.com/message/img_8719.jpg

http://dailybulldogs.com/message/img_8720_1.jpg

I dont know too much about the ASFs but those are cool looking with the ears.

It's not a colour mutation. It's just white spoting effecting the ears. I have some with speckly ears, some with black, and some with white. ;)

It's not a gene causing it, like there would be for saddle or headspot markings, just white spotting effecting the ears is all. :)

Cut though.

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Originally Posted by kylesreptiles

I dont know too much about the ASFs but those are cool looking with the ears.

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Thanks:)

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Originally Posted by Rhasputin

It's not a colour mutation. It's just white spoting effecting the ears. I have some with speckly ears, some with black, and some with white. ;)

It's not a gene causing it, like there would be for saddle or headspot markings, just white spotting effecting the ears is all. :)

Cut though.

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I won't know too much more until I create a group and breed them together. I'm not too knowledgeable with rat genetics, but I do know that the same group of asf's is responsible for producing them. I have a few more babies that are a few weeks old with a ear of each color from that same group. I suspect their is something going on because the group is very consistent with throwing them.:)

It is 'something going on' but it's caused by the white spotting gene affecting the ears. :P

Hey,

my platinums have often ones that are not so good coloured, one white ear, or both.

I actually also have a albino one - red eyes, no black in it, don´t know what he is.. looks like a normal albino :)

Here you can see some photos:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...3&l=518ab33220

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Originally Posted by Blausucht

Hey,

my platinums have often ones that are not so good coloured, one white ear, or both.

I actually also have a albino one - red eyes, no black in it, don´t know what he is.. looks like a normal albino :)

Here you can see some photos:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...3&l=518ab33220

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There is no albino (c/c) in ASFs right now that is known to exist. What you have is either a pink eyed white, or a ruby eyed white. ;)