Albino Mouse Oddity?

[revxus]

I have a female Albino mouse from Petco, but I just noticed that she lacks the red-eyes, is this a true albino or what would you call this?

[dr del]

A white mouse?



Nah but seriously if it doesn't have red eyes it isn't an albino I think.


dr del

[Russ Lawson]

There are both fully white mice and rats with black eyes. It's a form of leucism. They're probably just commonly called black eyed whites or something though. I'm not much of a rodent guy, but I've seen each before.

[revxus]

There are both fully white mice and rats with black eyes. It's a form of leucism. They're probably just commonly called black eyed whites or something though. I'm not much of a rodent guy, but I've seen each before.

Thank you, Russ!

BTW, you have the same name of someone I used to work with! How funny!

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Not an albino http://www.afrma.org/fancyrm.htm#fmice