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I love this thread! It's so neat to go through and see all the different rats! That one with two colors! :O I would pay a pretty penny for her!
I don't think I saw an Agouti Hooded so here's my contribution (sorry if I missed one!)
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/7bf66582.jpg
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I was running through my photobucket and found some of my old pics.
Very young Seal Point Siamese babies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...mese-12-25.jpg
Three dumbo velveteens (all are black selfs) They just arrived when I got this shot, hence why they're "hiding"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...elfFTrio01.jpg
"True hairless" hooded
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...riana12-25.jpg
Black self baby (notice the black toes as well)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Male112-28.jpg
Mismarked blaze, irish belly markings
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Blaze12-28.jpg
Dumbo rex albino
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...rg/Blysse4.jpg
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Dude ur rats are all like identical to mine
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omg I have to post pics of mine now lol...my hairless dumbo female just had 11 babies, I have a dark hairless female going to have a litter soon and I have 14 blue babies varying between hooded and darks and lights lol wow yeah I need to take pics now
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I am unsure if anyone has posted this yet so here is my female essex...Some say this gene is not dominant however her offspring have shown otherwise.
After crossing her back with her son (essex marked) the litters were absorbed.
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/3020/img2425.jpg
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I know I don't have anything like the colors you guys have, but here's what I've got:
A black one (female, not sure of exact name, but she's not a husky. Haven't checked her feet to see if they are all black, but I think her belly is white.)
Mostly beige hooded/seal point and black hooded
Sorry no pics. LOL
I did wonder about something though . . . I've held back some female beige hoodeds to adulthood to use as breeders in the past (that's what most of my adult female breeders are now). Anyway, they started out as beige hooded, but they faded as they aged to seal points (if I am remembering correctly--in any case, they have tannish spots at the base of the tail and the tip of the nose). I noticed you guys had discussed this with the siamese, but has anyone else noticed the beige hooded ones doing this, or do yours hold their color as adults?
Btw, I don't really name mine, because I am afraid I will get too attached and not be willing to feed them off. ;) Not as much of a problem with the breeders, since they don't get fed off, but still. LOL I did name the boys Head Chef 1, 2, 3 and the girls Sous Chef 1, 2, 3, etc. :D The young ones that I'm holding back are either Head- or Sous-Chefs-in-Training. haha
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You're black one that you are question what she is... is a black varieberk or variegated berkshire.
This is my Black Varieberk, Salem, with my Sealpoint Siamese, Sy.
http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/...s/100_1992.jpg
Hope I helped some :)