Curly whiskers??

After so long of being on paper towels it was time to clean the cage today for mama and babies.
I looked over the pups and saw that all are growing a nice coat of tan hair but one out of the bunch has less hair then the rest and it's whiskers are curled, could he have worms, mange, or is sick or something?

I tried to get photos but they don't want to show up on my POS camera.

Amy advice would be welcome.

I'm really not to worried if this could mean that it might die. I will just freeze it and worry about the live ones then.

Thanks for your help
Jess

update. I did some searching and still nothing... there has to be a breeder on here some where who can answer this.

I think I read that hairless rats have a little bit of fuzz and curly whiskers - so maybe you have a hairless rat.

ohhh good I hope so... I have bad allergies to the rats hair. and I wanted one for a pet. I hope your right.

Rex rats also have curly whiskers.

Are you using just paper towel for bedding?

rex rats and hairless rats have curly whiskers.....I used to breed them both. You won't be able to tell if they'rew gonna be hairless quite yet, as starnge as it may seem, hairless babies have the same short thin fur as other rats do until later, when they lose their hair.

Well every one has a nice coat of tan hair but this little guy is as bald as a cue ball. (not the forum's Cue Ball LOL ) he still looks like a new born pink despite the wiskers, big chunky body, big ears and eye slits. all of the rats I guess come from a long line of hairless, and the sister to the mother had out of 12 babies 5 hairless and the weenling pups were as bald as the day they were born. Funny looking little turkeys!

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Originally Posted by TekWarren

Are you using just paper towel for bedding?

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yeah it is the only thing that keeps them from sneezing and having red watery eyes. Every one is on it. I put it throught the shreder and shook everything out to make sure there was not dust. I use a soft but not too soft pattern/die free/dust free/ towel the the military provides in the hospital and TMCs (Troup Medical Clinic)

So far *knocks on wood* the sneezing has stoped and every ones eyes have cleared up.

I have one baby hairless now that just opened his eyes. I'll get a shot of him soon I hope

My guess is a rex hairless..

If you notice the curly whiskers already, then im guessing rexhairless (thats what I call them)

All of mine started out as looking like rex, but then they lose their hair , or most of it :)

All hairless have curly whiskers.. they don't need the rex gene to have them.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

All hairless have curly whiskers.. they don't need the rex gene to have them.

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Cool, I can only speak for rex / rex hairless , thats all I have :)

Do the other types of hairless really have some hair, or is that just the rex hairless?

I don't know what you mean by rex hairless.. you mean double rex (homozygous rex?) ..those have patchy hair.

True hairless have peach fuzz all over, whiskers, and nothing more.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

I don't know what you mean by rex hairless.. you mean double rex (homozygous rex?) ..those have patchy hair.

True hairless have peach fuzz all over, whiskers, and nothing more.

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Yeah sorry, I make up terms as i go along :)

Homo rex :)

Ah ok, you were confusing me there. :P

I have found in my experience that you can have almost a completely hairless double rex if you provide them with enough nutritious foods. If my female goes even a day without fresh food she starts getting little patches of hair. O think it has as much to do with diet as it does temps. My dbl. rex female has a full coat of black peach fuz. I am keeping her in the garage where it gets 40-50 at night. Her babies hair is thick as ever. Gotta love the edible rats!!