Strange looking little male

[PghBall]

Can anyone tell me what is going on with this one? perfectly healthy but going almost bald on the head lol. My Daughter is being the "hand" model.

[Rhasputin]

Probably just a weird molt. It'll probably grow back in just fine.

[het.pied]

could be allergic to the bedding. happened with some mice that i had and it was genetic

[LadyOhh]

Is there any Rex in the genetics of that animal? That may be the cause. Super Rexes tend to be bald or balding from what I recall....

[Rhasputin]

Is there any Rex in the genetics of that animal? That may be the cause. Super Rexes tend to be bald or balding from what I recall....

If you mean double rex, both parents would have to be rex to produce double rex. And this rat is neither rex nor double rex, because it's coat and whiskers are very straight.


I think Alergies are also a possibility! Do you see him scratching the effected areas at all?

[PghBall]

Is there any Rex in the genetics of that animal? That may be the cause. Super Rexes tend to be bald or balding from what I recall....

No rex in any of my rats that I know if.

[PghBall]

could be allergic to the bedding. happened with some mice that i had and it was genetic

I guess it is a possibility, but I have had all of my rats on kiln dried pine since I started breeding them.

If you mean double rex, both parents would have to be rex to produce double rex. And this rat is neither rex nor double rex, because it's coat and whiskers are very straight.


I think Alergies are also a possibility! Do you see him scratching the effected areas at all?

I haven't noticed him scratching and I've seen cats and dogs with allergies that lick or scratch their fur off and usually there is scabbing or a cut etc in the affected area, there is no such thing associated with this rat.

[Michelle.C]

There are several different hairless and modifying hair density genes. I wouldn't worry about it. I recently found an interesting hairless gene in my colony. Most will grow back after their first molt and you'll never know anything happened to them.

It doesn't look irritated to me though, so it doesn't really look like an allergy.