Starting to get some neat stuff!

My mice have finally started breeding good:D This is just one of the tubs that had some cute babies!

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Aww. :)

thats so cool. i started my mouse breeding project today in the garage, but i can't wait til my snakes grow bigger so i can switch to ASFs and avoid that scent lol

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Originally Posted by Rhasputin

Aww. :)

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Thanks:) They opened their eyes and both of the calico's have red eyes. I don't know anything about mouse genetics. What do you think?

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Originally Posted by Adrenaline

thats so cool. i started my mouse breeding project today in the garage, but i can't wait til my snakes grow bigger so i can switch to ASFs and avoid that scent lol

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Congrats! I think that ASF's are a lot easier. I had a heck of the time establishing my mice. They are producing like crazy now though:)

As far as I know, Rhasputin knows the most about mouse genetics. Most of them mice I have are hers or from people she knows. She teaches me everything lol

The spotted ones look like Tri colors to me
the gray with weird coat looks like a blue rex
Blacks with tan bellies are called black tans


I *think* that's all correct??

Your 'calicos' are tri colours. A tru calico mouse is extremely rare, I've only seen 2-3 in photos!

The ruby eyes just indicate what type of C-dilute they have. Research C-dilutes in mice and you'll find that some cause ruby eyes, and others do not.
In tri colours it is a combination of 3 genes. The piebald gene (most common, other spotting genes work as well), the splashed gene, and a C-dilute gene. Without a C-dilute, the splashed gene will not show up! :)

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Your 'calicos' are tri colours. A tru calico mouse is extremely rare, I've only seen 2-3 in photos!

The ruby eyes just indicate what type of C-dilute they have. Research C-dilutes in mice and you'll find that some cause ruby eyes, and others do not.
In tri colours it is a combination of 3 genes. The piebald gene (most common, other spotting genes work as well), the splashed gene, and a C-dilute gene. Without a C-dilute, the splashed gene will not show up! :)

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Thanks for the info! I did not realize that their was a Tri colour mouse;) I'm excited to see what I can produce with these guys!

Yep. The ones you have with white, dilute (tannish colour in your case) and base colour (black in your case), are tri colours. :)
The ones with dilute, and base colour with no white, are splashed!