Work in progress- Pictures and Explanations will be added periodically. Rats- Click on the colour/marking name for more photos. Markings:  Self: A rat of any
standardised colour where the coat is one solid colour with no white
markings on the body, feet or tail. Belly may be a lighter colour to
compensate for the lack of guard hairs. Photographed: Kujo- silverfawn self  Berkshire: A rat of any standardised colour with a white belly. Ideally the markings should be even and take up the entire stomach, with white paws and a tail tip, although most berkshire rats have irregular missmarkings. Photographed: Agouti Berkshire  Irish: A solid coloured rat with the exception of a white triangle on the chest. Photographed: Shadowfax- silvered black irish  Hooded: The rat shall have colour over his head and shoulders, with a stripe in the middle of their back from hood to tail. The saddle strip should be approximately 2cm wide and as even as possible without extra spots or markings. Photographed: Motley - silvered black hooded Bareback: Similar to the hooded marking but with no saddle stripe. Capped: Similar to the bareback, but the colour only extends over the head- not the shoulders. Downunder: Can be found in Hooded, varigated and berkshire, with a thick coloured stripe down the belly. Ideally the stripe should be wide, straight edged and even but is generally spotty and uneven.  Blazed: Colours:The wedge blazed rat is found in both capped, hooded and berkshire and involves a white 'candle blaze' type marking going from chin to forehead. Photographed: Badger- Agouti wedge blazed hooded  Agouti: AA/Aa, D*, C*, R*, P*, M* Or 'wild type'. A ticked coat that appears brown but is acutally flecked with brown, grey and black guard hairs. Black eyes Photographed: Pyramus- Agouti berkshire Cinnamon: AA/Aa, D*, C*, R*, P*, mm Agoutied Mink. An orangey-brown coloured rat with a ticked coat. Black eyes.  AA/Aa, rr Ruby eyed Agouti. A rich orange coloured rat with ticked fur and a light cream undercoat. Ruby eyes. Argente: AA/Aa, mm, rr Ruby eyed agoutied mink. A rich orange coloured rat with ticked fur, often confused with topaz but can be identified by the dark grey undercoat. Ruby eyes.  Silverfawn: AA/Aa, pp, M*, mm Pink eyed agouti, or pink eyed agoutied mink (mink silverfawn). Mink silverfawn is lighter than regular silverfawn, but doesn't differ enough for it's own standard. A light orange colour, characterised by ticked silver guard hairs. Pink eyes. Photographed: Kujo- silverfawn self  Silvered Black: aa, D*, C*, M*, R*, P* A jet black coat with white ticking silvering the coat. Black eyes. Photographed: Shadowfax- silvered black irish  Colour varies from a grey-blue colour to a warmer brown-grey. Black eyes. Photographed: Skutter- Mink berkshire  Silvered Mink: aa, mm Genetically all minks are silvered, the difference is phenotypical. Similar to mink but with white ticking silvering the coat. Black eyes Photographed: Tao - Silvered mink irish  A pale, silver-grey coat. Characterised by their ruby eyes. Photographed: Lister- Dove berkshire  Silvered Dove: aa, mm, rr Ruby eyed mink. Genetically all doves are silvered, the difference is phenotypical. Similar to dove but with white ticking silvering the coat. Light ruby eyes. Photographed: Scooter- Silvered dove berkshire Buff/ Beige: aa, rr Ruby eyed Black A pale creamy-grey coat. Very difficult to distinguish from dove, but is a much warmer colour. Ruby eyes. Easier to tell from dove as a baby as it isn't a mink based colour. A buff rat doesn't get a head cap during their young moult.  Champagne: aa, pp Pink eyed black A pale creamy, almost white colour. Pink eyes. Photographed: Chai - Champagne  Pink eyed white: cc Albino. Non albino PEW's are possible but rare in Australia. A pure and bright white coat with clear pink eyes. Generally known as P.E.W's. Photographed: Hamish - Pink eyed white Unstandardised colours, coats and markings: Blue: aa, dd A pale blue-grey colour with black eyes. Blue Based rats have been removed from the QLD show standards due to genetic problems in the line. You can read more about it Here . AA/Aa, dd Blue Agouti: Similar to the blue, but with a ticked appearance and darker guard hairs. Black eyes.  Black eyed white: A pure white coat with black eyes, often known as B.E.W.'s. Sometimes Mismarked with coloured spots and patches. Photographed: Yuki - Black eyed white Ruby eyed whites: Identicle to B.E.W's except for their ruby eyes. Generally known as R.E.W.'s.  Lightning Blazed: Similar to a wedge blazed, but rather than a large candle shaped white marking, there is a thin white line going from chin to forehead. Photographed: Summer - Black Lightning blazed hooded  Variberk: Similar to a berkshire but the tummy markings are irregular and come up the sides of the rat. Photographed: Agouti variberk  Rex: A wavy to curly coat, in any colour or marking. Photographed: Pipsqueak - Dove hooded single rex  Double rex: The rat has two copies of the rex gene and can range from a short, super curly coat- to completley naked. Photographed: Silvered black double rex Patchwork rex: A double rex that sheds and regrows it's hair in different places during every moult, so that the rat can take on a different appearance every week. Carasilk: A rat of any colour, where the fur is much longer than usual and takes on a slick, wet, oily appearance. No guard hairs. Silky: The rat has a long shiny coat, which is soft and silky to the touch. Differs from silk due to the abscence of guard hairs. Silk: Silk rats are somewhere in between Silky and Carasilk. More slick than the Silky but not wet looking like the Carasilk. Presence of guard hairs makes them easier to tell apart. |
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