Now this is weird....

[snakesRkewl]

Also blazes like possum faces tend to lighten the color of the rat.
My blue possum faces are noticeably lighter in color than my regular blues.

What was the breeding that made these babies?

[snakesRkewl]

An example of what a possum face does to color.

Sibling agouti double hets, they are het blue and het dwarf.


Even among possum faces the color change is variable...
Blue sibs

[SlitherinSisters]

It's weird that the lighter spot is patchy. How many were in the litter?
You should check the others for light, and dark spots closely.

I'm not positive, I got rid of all but three.... I'm thinking there were 11 in that litter. Most were just plain 'ol black hooded rats which is what mom usually makes.

Also blazes like possum faces tend to lighten the color of the rat.
My blue possum faces are noticeably lighter in color than my regular blues.

What was the breeding that made these babies?

It was an albino female I've had forever, she usually just makes black hooded. The male is my 'wide stripe' dumbo-I'll put a picture of the baby that looks like him up.

An example of what a possum face does to color.

Sibling agouti double hets, they are het blue and het dwarf.


Even among possum faces the color change is variable...
Blue sibs

Oh yeah that blue is a lot lighter!

[SlitherinSisters]

I call the dad a 'wide stripe'. He has made a ton of babies with this pattern, some are better than others. He doesn't have any markers on his face, but he must carry the possum face. I'm trying to make some different colored 'wide stripes' but so far I've only been able to get beige crappy 'wide stripes'.

This is the baby with the 'wide stripe' not the best I've gotten-what the dad looks like


The other baby in the litter



The one in question


Together





Here's a capped wide stripe I just got!!! How cool is that?!


And she's a possum face!

[snakesRkewl]

To be technical capped rats have no color on their body just on top of their heads
Mis-marked, variegated, I'm not sure they designation for that type(too early in my day) lol

I like wide striped hooded rats, I have several in my colony.

[CLSpider]

That's an adorable little baby! I had a mama rat that was very similar...except her head was dark and by the time it got to around the base of her tail, the color had turned into a light brownish color. She's cool looking, but it has never been passed to any of her babies.

[SlitherinSisters]

To be technical capped rats have no color on their body just on top of their heads
Mis-marked, variegated, I'm not sure they designation for that type(too early in my day) lol

I like wide striped hooded rats, I have several in my colony.

I know they can't be both, but I'm calling her that Her mom was a capped and her dad was the wide stripe. It's a pretty sweet pattern!

That's an adorable little baby! I had a mama rat that was very similar...except her head was dark and by the time it got to around the base of her tail, the color had turned into a light brownish color.
She's cool looking, but it has never been passed to any of her babies.

Yeah I've had some browns and blacks do that. That momma of yours sounds really cool! The only thing with the blacks, are that a rat can't be pure black for some reason. They always have speckling of white/gray/brown. So I think the black rats with the brown by the base of the tail is because of that. IDK for sure though.

[snakesRkewl]

Her mom was a capped and her dad was the wide stripe. It's a pretty sweet pattern!

I believe her pattern is caused by the high white gene which means if you raise her to breed you'll want to breed her to a self, hooded or berkshire to rule out making mega colon babies
Something that doesn't have a pattern caused by the high white gene.

I love breeding blazed girls just like her because they make more cute blazes

[SlitherinSisters]

I believe her pattern is caused by the high white gene which means if you raise her to breed you'll want to breed her to a self, hooded or berkshire to rule out making mega colon babies
Something that doesn't have a pattern caused by the high white gene.

I love breeding blazed girls just like her because they make more cute blazes

Other than the wide stripe boy I have two dalmatians, a hairless-not sure what color he would have been he's pink with black eyes, and no pattern, a possum faced capped hairless, and a standard capped. What would be the best to breed her to? I'm thinking one of the dalmatians because they are the closest I have to a hooded/berkshire. I haven't had to deal with mega colon yet thank heavens!

I can't believe how easily the blaze and possum face is passed on! They are the cutest things ever! I have a bunch of dumbo babies almost to weanling age. One of the girls has a really sweet pattern! YAY female dumbos finally!

[Orlandoflor]

I currently have a male albino blue when he was small he was awesome. He was a hooded albino. His head was light brown like a light colored ball python and his body stripe down his back was very thick and dark brown. But when he grew up he lost all his color now the only brown he has is at the base of the tail and the tip of the nose. I have him as a breeder now and gives me lots of nice babies.