?Hairless Rats?

To all the rat experts. I breed rats to feed my ball pythons. I am not a rat expert, I know how to feed, water, and breed them. Lately we have had 3 hairless rats born out of 3 different breeding groups. What makes a hairless rat? Is it a fluke or genetic? If genetic, is it like recessive or codom in the balls?

It is genetic, recessive gene.

Is it a true hairless or just a double rex? Double rexes are from crossing 2 rexes some can be quite bald.

No clue. I will try and get some pics up.

Hairless Rats can be made multiple ways. There is a Recessive Hairless and dominant Rex (Rex x Rex).

Recessive Hairless will appear to be a standard (smooth) coated rat. While Rexes have a fluffy, curly coat with curly whiskers.

A Patchwork Hairless molting. See how curly her fur is?
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...1blackself.jpg

Post pictures of the buck, doe, and offspring. :P

Mine looks nothing like that.

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Originally Posted by FatBoy

Mine looks nothing like that.

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You likely have a few stray Recessive Hairless genes then. About two weeks after that picture, she had lost 95% of her hair. I'd love to see pictures though. :)

My normal female's rexes are fully haired no pachwork but curly( mine are female so they are less curly) but this is my double rex

http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/t...ptiles0005.jpg

another double but less effected

http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/t...ptiles0003.jpg

the first girls offsprig:

http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/t...ptiles0012.jpg

look at the parents wiskers if they are curly they are rexs.

I have pulled the babies to weaner tubs and are not sure who the two parents are, although all my breeders look perfectly normal. I mix up my breeding groups every week and do not track breedings or birthing. The older hairless seems to have a real long nose. I will definately post some pics tomorrow. Thanks

OK here they are.
The white one is 4 weeks old and the dark ones 2.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...s_rats_025.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...s_rats_019.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...s_rats_012.jpg

And while taking pics of rats a babysitter is a must!!!!

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...s_rats_021.jpg
All my breeders are perfectly normal looking rats.