Chris the Rebel Wolf Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Still playing with the new camera, did a big photoshoot today with my fancy mice and thought I'd share some pics here and introduce my Fancies. This is Aragorn, my Black Tan Longcoat Rex, mysteriously roaning out white (Not from old age he started loosing pigment at eight weeks old!) Arya, my lovely lovely girl, Black Tan Longcoat Bluebird, Dove Tan Longcoat Rex Carmen, Burmese Fox Longcoat Rex Eragon, Siamese Fox Rex - I love this photo of him, I think he looks like a rabbit Irina, Chocolate Tan. She is the most athletic of my mice and an avid climber! Kate, Burmese Longcoat Rex The lovely Leah, Black Tan. She is the eldest of my girls but still looking fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris the Rebel Wolf Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Lena, Chocolate Tan Rex. Mia, Black Tan Longcoat Rex Moonstone, Siamese Fox Longcoat Rex Nadia, Black Tan Longcoat Rex Ranger, Black Tan Longcoat Rex. Ranger is one of my biggest mice, though some of it is just floof from his enormous coat! Sonya, Snow Tiger Longcoat - I love her expression here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MavericksMission Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 they're some gorgeous mice! love little Kate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 OMG look at them! :) They are just beautiful . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juddabug Whippets Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Very cute! Love the photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ons Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 wow, they are great photos I didn't know that mice came in such varied breeds, coat lengths and colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda K Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 me neither - do the rexes all have curly coats like devon rex cats, or do you get straight haired rexes and curly rexes (like a Selkirk rex in a cat, where you can get longhair and shorthair, with or without curl?) They are gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris the Rebel Wolf Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Yes mice come in MANY coat colours and several coat types - I am lucky enough to have a nice range of both :) me neither - do the rexes all have curly coats like devon rex cats, or do you get straight haired rexes and curly rexes (like a Selkirk rex in a cat, where you can get longhair and shorthair, with or without curl?) They are gorgeous. Similar in some ways. With Selkirks if they don't inherit the dominant rex gene from their parents, they don't show rexing and cannot carry rexing, you need to breed them to a rex in order to have rex kittens pop up. There is also a difference between a Selkirk with one copy of rex genes and a Selkirk with two copies of the rex gene. In the same way the rex gene for mice is dominant, but you wouldn't call a non-rex offspring from a rex mouse a rex. (They are not breeds unlike in cats). Yes you get short-haired rex and longcoat/longhaired texes in mice. Standard rex coats in mice often do not look very curly at all, like my Lena, above. This is her as a baby where you can clearly see her curly coat in evidence. Most of my Rexes are longcoat rexes which I have a soft spot for, the longcoats keep better rex texture to the fur throughout life. Like with Selkirks you can have a longcoat rex with one or two copies of the rex genes. Double Rexes tend to show a much poorer curly coat than a single rex does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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