What are these considered?

[marmie]

IMO I would breed both. I have bred all types of rats to all different types of males and haven't had a problem.

Thanks Charlie!

I'm no expert but they look like rats.. If you baught them as "purse" dog you got jacked..LOL

Naaaa I love the ones with the little face masks like that

LOL! Ed, they are as close to a "purse" dog as Raul will ever let me get!

One is a Black Masked and the other is a Black Hooded/Bareback.

The Masked is considered a high white rat. To be on the safe side, if you plan on breeding, I'd breed her to a self male.

Generally speaking, if you breed a high white to a self, you aren't going to have an issue with megacolon unless the self is recessive for high risk, high white. After seeing dozens of litters of Megacolon rats, I'm was on the safe side and always bred high white lines that are considered low risk for megacolon.

Here are a few color/marking pages
http://www.dreameyce.com/eagleseye/r...rat_colors.htm
http://www.rattyrat.com/guidebook/colors.html
http://www.spoiledratten.com/varieties.html
http://www.hawthorn.org.uk/varieties.asp

By the way, Those are very cute little girls!

Thank you Michelle, for the advice and links! I will definitely check them out.

[LadyOhh]

YAY RATTIES!!

Glad to see they are doing so well!

[ADEE]

the masked is sooooo cute!! I love those facial markings on rats