Examples of Agouti Based Rats - Serious DUW

[Michelle.C]

I've put together some of my Agouti based rats to help others identify their rats. If you guys would like, I can put together non-Agouti based examples too (Mink based, Russian Based, c-locus, Marking examples, etc.). Hope it helps!

Wheaten Burmese


Agouti


UK Dark Phase Cinnamon Pearl


UK Dark Phase Cinnamon Pearl Rex


Same boy - UK Dark Phase Cinnamon Pearl Rex


UK Dark Phase Cinnamon Pearl Varieberk


UK Dark Phase Cinnamon Pearl Self


Russian Cinnamon Pearl


UK Cinnamon Pearl (Recessive Blazed)


UK Cinnamon Pearl (Harley Carrier)


Russian Cinnamon Pearl (Medium Phase Pearl)


Rose Grey Chinchilla (SOX10 Dom based), not fully Chinchillated.


Russian Amber (Agouti + Russian Blue + PED)

American Mink based Cinnamon


Russian Cinnamon


Russian Cinnamon Dark Phase Pearl


Russian Cinnamon "Medium" Phase Pearl Rex


Russian Cinnamon Light Phase Pearl


Again - Russian Cinnamon Light Phase Pearl


Comparison of Russian Cinnamon Pearl (left) and Russian Cinnamon (right).


Russian Cinnamon Pearl Rex


Left to right - Cinnamon Pearl, Russian Dove, Russian Dove, Cinnamon Pearl, UK Mink.


Agouti Velveteen


Platinum Agouti


Left to right - Black, Agouti, American Mink, Cinnamon Pearl, Cinnamon Pearl.


Silver Fawn Velveteen


Russian Blue Agouti Velveteen


Russian Blue Agouti


Russian Blue Agouti Velveteen


Russian Blue Agouti

[MootWorm]

This is great. I would really appreciate a non-agouti thread as well, if it's not too much trouble. I have a horrible time deciding what color my rats are lol. Thanks for the write up!!

[Mike41793]

So is agouti just a color?

[Crazymonkee]

Wow, I honestly had no idea there were so many! Really great thread!

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[Michelle.C]

So is agouti just a color?

It's a dominant gene, but it's a bit more than just a color. It also adds "ticking". Since it's dominant, it can be combined with other genes. When combined with Mink it makes Cinnamon, combined with Burmese makes Wheaten, etc. If homozygous, it will produce an entire litter of Agoutis when bred to an Agouti or non-Agouti. Genetic code for Agouti is A/- (AA is homozygous, Aa is heterozygous, aa is non-Agouti).

The AFRMA describes it as, "A rich chestnut with dark slate at the base of the hair. The coat is evenly ticked with black guard hairs. Belly color will be silver gray.”. Or another description from Hawthron, "The fur on an agouti’s back and flanks is multi-coloured, with bands of chestnut brown and black on a dark grey base colour with solid black guard hairs. The belly fur is ticked, but in shades of mainly grey and white which gives a silver effect overall."