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Different Kinds of Pet Rats
There are many "types" of fancy rats - different colours, different coat types, even rats with different ears, no hair, or tailless rats. Below is a list of some colours and coat types. Some of these colours are shown in the photographs on the left.
Solid colours |
Description |
Mink |
Soft grey. |
Black |
Jet black. |
Pink-eyed white |
Pure white, with pink eyes. Often mistaken for albino. |
Champagne |
Soft cream/off white. |
Dove |
Very pale grey. |
Blue |
Soft pale blue. |
Powder blue |
Pale brown/blue. |
Flecked colours |
|
Agouti |
Flecked brown ("wild" colouring). Mixture of brown, black, red |
Cinnamon |
Agouti with more red throughout the coat |
Blue agouti |
Agouti with distinct blue colouring |
Argente |
Tan/orange agouti with grey undercoat |
Fawn |
Orange agouti with cream undercoat |
Silvered |
Any of the above colours, with silver tipping on hairs |
Markings |
|
Self |
Coat is all one colour, no white markings |
Hooded |
Body white, head, shoulders and stripe down spine coloured |
Bareback |
Like hooded but with no stripe |
Variegated |
Like hooded but with spots rather than a solid stripe |
Dalmation |
Like hooded but with spotting over most of body |
Berkshire |
Solid colour, white belly |
Irish |
Solid colour, white triangle on chest |
Blazed |
White stripe along nose, to between the ears |
Downunder (DU) |
Like hooded but with stripe on belly also (hence "downunder") |
DU Berkshire |
Solid colour, with stripe down either side of belly |
DU Spotted |
Like DU, but with spots rather than back and belly stripes |
Coat types |
|
Normal |
Straight coat |
Rexed |
Curly coat & whiskers |
Satin |
Extra long guard hairs, extremely soft and silky coat |
Hairless |
No hair |
FancyPetRats.com last updated 4 Nov, 2008
