Siamese pics for Justin

[Michelle.C]

I'm going to venture D that those two you posted are hooded agouti siamese. Just because they are faded, but you can see what looks to be a hooded pattern there.

Hey Crissy! I'm never sure if it's mink or not, I don't have any that I'm aware of.. I have mink envy... lol

I used to have a bundle of minks with quiet a few different patterns, I'll post some of the pictures one day.

As far as Minks right now, I don't have any pure Minks, just a Cinnamon boy.

I want my blazed minks back, unfortunately, when we moved, I had to re-home 30 or so of my rats. I only kept the ones I was really attached to.

[Rapture]

I'm going to venture D that those two you posted are hooded agouti siamese. Just because they are faded, but you can see what looks to be a hooded pattern there. Where's Becky when you need her?!

Hey Crissy! I'm never sure if it's mink or not, I don't have any that I'm aware of.. I have mink envy... lol

Would it make more sense if they were hooded beige siamese?

Awwww! Cute little Rexie Minks!

Minks? LOL! At least I do know that they are cute...

[Michelle.C]

Thanks for the pic, mine look nothing like that!

The other thing is that my hooded male is a beige color? I think? I am horrible at rat colors!

Actually, Triamese are beige hooded, siamese rats. So, technically, you could have Triamese.

[littleindiangirl]

I used to have a bundle of minks with quiet a few different patterns, I'll post some of the pictures one day.

As far as Minks right now, I don't have any pure Minks, just a Cinnamon boy.

I want my blazed minks back, unfortunately, when we moved, I had to re-home 30 or so of my rats. I only kept the ones I was really attached to.

What a bummer! There was a mink at Petsmart a few months back... I thought about it, but it's just not worth the risk for me at this stage in the game...

[littleindiangirl]

Would it make more sense if they were hooded beige siamese?

Oh, yea could be!

[Rapture]

Actually, Triamese are beige hooded, siamese rats. So, technically, you could have Triamese.

In that case I think they are siamese that are molting... but again, I am totally out of my league here with all these different rats. They are all super cool and I hate feeding them off!

[stangs13]

So what is a mink connie? Inform us por favor!

[littleindiangirl]

So what is a mink connie? Inform us por favor!

Well, been a while since I read the genetics page...

I believe... it's a genetic black animal, non agouti with the recessive mink gene. Lighter more purple shades are considered lilac.

Mink on agouti makes cinnamons.

[stangs13]

Well, been a while since I read the genetics page...

I believe... it's a genetic black animal, non agouti with the recessive mink gene. Lighter more purple shades are considered lilac.

Mink on agouti makes cinnamons.

I totally didn't understand that!! So if I bred a mink to a beige hooded, what would I get?

[Michelle.C]

Let me try to elaborate.

Solid Colors - This means the entire rat is one color, it is not ticked (accented) by other colors. All of it's hairs are one solid color. In other words the color is solid. (Blacks, Minks, PEW, Beige, Champagne, Russian Blue, American Blue, Dove, Lilac, Platinum, etc).

Ticked Colors - Hairs are comprised of several different colors, either banded or ticked. The hairs can be several colors or several shades of the same color. Ticked colored Rats always have lighter colored bellies such as agouti . (Agouti, Cinnamon, Fawn, Blue Agouti, Pearl, etc)

Silvered (Silvered Colored) - White (silver) hairs are evenly dispersed throughout the coat. Ticked and Solid colors can be Silvered.

Right on, Connie. The Mink locus causes black to be diluted to a gray-brown color. Causing the rat to be "mink" colored.

Breeding a Mink to a Beige your results would vary, depending on what genetics your rat carried.