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Post by wulfyskingdom on Jun 2, 2008 15:48:09 GMT 10
I thought it'd be nice to have a thread to share the different types of ratties we own. I'd love to see pictures of your favourite marked or coloured ratties or even your most prized ratties! (because the standards vary between states and overseas just put the best colour or marking you know your rattie to be) To start - this is my fvourite marked rattie - so far he's the only blazed boy I've owned  |
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Post by Hales80 on Jun 3, 2008 17:28:17 GMT 10
He is just adorable...i loved the blazed ratties and I havent seen one in that colour before....cute as
cheers
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Post by dimruthien on Jun 3, 2008 20:00:48 GMT 10
I have pretty standard colours/markings.
Soap - Topaz self
Mischa - Mink m/m berk
Clarice - PEW
Kereru - Black hooded
Mura - Buff self
Saki - Black self
Anniba - Silverfawn hooded
Nacho - PEW
Zerello - Mink m/m berk
Escapee - Black hooded
Limpet - Agouti m/m berk (? Is self with white front paws)
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Post by wulfyskingdom on Jun 4, 2008 14:37:15 GMT 10
dimruthien: Does m/m mean mismarked? I wonder is that where they have the markings but they arent perfect?
Eg. For an irish marking its usually a white triangle on the chest, but say you have a rat with the marking in the right spot but its an odd shape?
Hales80: thanks - my blazed boy was only the 2nd one i've seen up here in Brisbane. The other one i saw was a black hooded boy - his white blazed nose was so handsome
Is it possible to get a self coloured rat with a blaze? NOW that would make an awesome rattie lol especially if it was an agouti or black self
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Post by dimruthien on Jun 5, 2008 22:00:13 GMT 10
m/m is mismarked, yes.
A m/m irish is generally considered a m/m berkshire.
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Post by Kim on Jun 10, 2008 11:30:53 GMT 10
A m/m irish is generally considered a m/m berkshire. Only if there is some white anywhere other than on the chest. If the white marking is only on the chest between the front legs then its a m/m Irish If the white marking is on the chest but there is white on the tummy at all or going down to the tummy then it would be a m/m berk. |
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Post by wulfyskingdom on Jun 10, 2008 12:05:08 GMT 10
Thanks Dimruthien and Kim, that helped me  There are more types of markings and extra colours that we dont really see in QLD. It'd be nice if we had a bigger variety up here cause they're all so cute!! I cant believe how many more different types that places like the UK and US get. The dumbo's are pretty cool lol. |
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Post by Kim on Jun 10, 2008 12:14:25 GMT 10
I'm really not that into the Dumbo's  I'm more a hairless rat person and I wouldnt mind a siamese marked rat either.  |
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Post by dimruthien on Jun 11, 2008 13:38:29 GMT 10
Dumbos are cute, but I'm not hanging out for their appearance in Australia. My one passion with rats we don't have here is Siamese and Himalayan.
With rats we have here in Australia, I'm a fan of rex and double rex (and I really like rex/silky crosses), and colour-wise, I'm nutty about the "oranges". Silverfawn, topaz, argente...
I admit I have a soft spot for black berks too. They're just so cute with their little white hands!
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Post by Colleen on Jun 11, 2008 13:51:02 GMT 10
Arrrrr i soooo agree with you there Dimruthien! I love silverfaws, and other silvered colours! My sisters rat was an argente, he was such a cutie My friend has a rat that she got from a pet shop, she's this grey-blue colour, and has a downunder berkshire patch on her tummy! it look awesome!!! and yeah... she has those white feet nawww, i'll have to get a picture of her! |
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Post by Hales80 on Jun 11, 2008 13:52:19 GMT 10
I am the same I really like the siamese and topaz colourings....so many choices, not enough room .....  Hayley |
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Post by wulfyskingdom on Jun 11, 2008 17:32:43 GMT 10
Silvered blacks are really pretty too. I have a silvered dove at the moment.... his name is Dexter but i changed the spelling to Dex-star because he's so silver and shiny lol
I have one misfit though... he's a light orangey-grey colour, but his head is light orange with no grey or silver. His body is a mixture of light orange and either grey or silver... is there such a thing as a silvered topaz or argente or would he be a very light coloured mink?
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Post by Colleen on Jun 11, 2008 21:11:28 GMT 10
My sisters rat was argente, and around his eyes and toward the end of his nose, his colour faded to this grey dove/mink colour. It looked quite odd, and the older he got the lighter he became, in fact i thought that his colour changed many times throughout his life. So maybe he is just a miss-coloured rat, or he just has a range of colours in one! and depending on how old he is, his colour my get lighter or darker.
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Post by wulfyskingdom on Jun 12, 2008 11:13:54 GMT 10
This is him as a baby - light orange self colour with ruby eyes:  This is him now - slightly darker orange with grey/silver (6 mths old) he always looks like he's smiling lol  |
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Post by Hales80 on Jun 12, 2008 11:17:42 GMT 10
Awwww he is so cute, and yes does look like he is smiling....
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