Piebald You Must See!

[littleindiangirl]

Patchwork hairless? Not a ton of info readily available online. Perhaps Becky knows which genes create the patchwork, and if this is it. I thought it was double rex too, but had never seen a picture like this.

[SatanicIntention]

And no one notices the cedar?? Oils on rats = oils inside snakes. Oils can cause skin irritation and burning, as well as lung damage, kidney and liver failure. It's good for INSIDE dog beds where no animal will touch it, as it works well as a pesticide.

They are morphing hairless/patchwork hairless. I have one male, but he's not as flamboyant, I guess you would say. I think it originates from double rex, but am not sure.

[littleindiangirl]

Oils can cause skin irritation and burning...

Lol, maybe that's why they lost all of their hair.

I see what you mean Becky, but I don't think he's seen this thread since he posted the pictures. He has them up on kingsnake as well. The shock of seeing such weird patches of hair has drawn most peoples attention away from the cedar. I didn't see it until you pointed it out in your first post.

[WaRocker]

Wow I hope they taste better than they look

At least that is what my Orion would say

[Rapture]

Those are morphing hairless rats.. Not good candidates for breeding IMHO. Why are you keeping them on cedar??

And no one notices the cedar?? Oils on rats = oils inside snakes. Oils can cause skin irritation and burning, as well as lung damage, kidney and liver failure. It's good for INSIDE dog beds where no animal will touch it, as it works well as a pesticide.

They are morphing hairless/patchwork hairless. I have one male, but he's not as flamboyant, I guess you would say. I think it originates from double rex, but am not sure.

I am hoping he doesn't personally use cedar bedding for his rats, but maybe you should ask if he actually is keeping them on cedar rather than why he is?

[Skittles46]

I am hoping he doesn't personally use cedar bedding for his rats, but maybe you should ask if he actually is keeping them on cedar rather than why he is?

As far as I'm aware cedar is the only wood available for bedding that creates the dark colors seen in the original pictures, hence asking why instead of if

[Rapture]

Because he may not be keeping them that way... perhaps he just acquired them (hence the thread) and that's what he got them in?

Or maybe he really is keeping them on cedar. I'm just saying to ask before you accuse.

[ctrlfreq]

I'm just saying to ask before you accuse.

I didn't see it as accusatory, but rather because it's dumbfounding that someone would have them on it in the first place with all the warnings about cedar and it's risk to the animals. In either case, I'm not sure the distinction between "if" and "why" is really that important when the question was posed due to the fact that they were obviously photographed on cedar.