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Coat/Body Types
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Spoiled Ratten Rattery Coat/Body Types
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Standard Coat-re This rat-a/a m/m Pe/pe re/re RSA"Should be smooth, dense and glossy. The ears, feet and tail should be covered with fine hair. Bucks have longer guard hairs and a harsher coat. Faults: wavy coat, thin coat, bald spots." AFRMA"The coat to be short, smooth, and glossy with the males having somewhat longer and coarser hair. It should show a natural high shine and densely cover the body. Color to conform to a recognized color or pattern." RatsPacNW"Smooth shorter coat but may have longer guard hairs, upright ears." |
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Rex-Re Rexing is dominant This rat-a/a g/g Re/re RSA"Coat to be tight even waves or curls. Eyebrows and whiskers to show definite curl. Faults: frizziness, lack of wave/curl, straight whiskers, bald spots." AFRMA"The coat to be evenly dense and not excessively harsh, with as few guard hairs as possible. Coat to be evenly curled and also to a lesser extent on the belly. Curly vibrissae (whiskers) are normal for Rex. Color to conform to a recognized color or pattern." RatsPacNW"Curly coat & whiskers. Coat should be even and dense but may thin with age. Texture will feel rougher than a velveteen." NFRS"The coat to be evenly dense and not excessively harsh, with as few guard hairs as possible. Coat to be evenly curled and also to a lesser extent on the belly. Curly vibrissae (whiskers) are normal for Rex. Colour to conform to a recognised colour or pattern variety. Where Silver or ticked rats are rexed, allowances should be made for the lower number of guard hairs present than in normal varieties. " |
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Satin-unknown gene Hair is longer and has a silkier, shinier look. Color is slightly yellowed especially where the rat is white or light-colored Satin is recessive This rat-a/a c(h)/c(h) d/d RSA-provisional "Satin rats may be shown in any recognized color or marking. The ideal coat has a unique and distinct appearance with its lustrous sheen. The coat is thinner and longer looking. The hair should be fine to the touch. The coat has a sparkling look on some colors; white will have a yellow cast. Fault: lacking the proper sheen." AFRMA"Satin rats may be shown in any recognized color or markings. The ideal coat has a unique and distinct appearance with its lustrous sheen. The coat is thinner and longer looking. The hair should be fine to the touch. The coat has a sparkling look on some colors; white on the animals will have a yellow cast." RatsPacNW"Longer silky coat, fine hairs, satiny sheen, white on body may tend to yellow." NFRS"The satin shall have a high sheen coat resulting in a satin like or metallic gloss. The colour may be that of any recognised variety. Satinization will appear to increase the intensity of any colour and this should be taken into account. White satins to be known as ivory due to this effect." |
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Standard ear-Du Also known as "top-eared" This rat-a/a d/d Du/Du RSA"Medium sized, oval shaped, and upright. They should be spaced well apart. Faults: creases or folds, set too low." 
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Dumbo-du Ears are set lower on the head and are larger/rounder Dumbo is recessive This rat-a/a g/g Re/re du/du RSA"Large, round, set low on the sides of the head. When viewed from the side ideal placement should be below the midline of the eye. Faults: ears pointed at the edges, creases or folds, too small, set too high, oblong/tubular shaped." AFRMA"Dumbo rats to be shown in any recognized color, marking, or variety. The distinguishing feature being their low ear set. The ears are large and round, set low on the sides of the head. Head to form an equilateral triangle when viewed from above." RatsPacNW"Large, roundish ears, set lower on the head. May be "tubular" or "roundish" but with no prominent point, heavy folds or creases. The body type on a dumbo may be more stocky." NFRS"To be judged as standard rats with the following differences: The ears to be set low on the sides of the head, their base at the back of the cheeks wider and more open than a standard rat. The ear is slightly furled at the top and will appear to be rose petal shaped, but gently pressing a finger to the back of the ear will show the ear as being perfectly rounded. Head shape to follow the standard for normal eared rats, though may appear to differ due to the ear position. A prominent occiput (back of skull) is normal but should not present a 'hunchback' appearance. Faults: creased, bent and wrinkled ears to be considered a serious fault. Also ears being too narrow and pointed and tubular rather than rounded to be considered a serious fault. Colour to conform to a recognised colour or pattern variety." 
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Hairless-generally referred to as "hr" Also known as "sphynx" Hairless is recessive and can be caused by rnu (Rowett nude), fz (fuzzy) or shn (shorn), or possibly one of many other genes not necessarily available in the pet community This rat-a/a hr/hr (specific gene unknown) RSA"To be as hairless as possible, with allowances for some facial hair. Preference shall be given to the rat with the least amount of hair. Disqualification: patches of hair on body." AFRMA"Hairless rats should have a thin, bright, rather translucent skin, free of scars or pimples, and be as hairless as possible. The skin may be of any color or recognized marking, and wrinkling should not be penalized. The eyes may be of any color, but should be bright and free from any problems. The ears should be very large and wrinkle free. The whiskers may be very short or missing." RatsPacNW"No hair on body but may have slight fuzz around eyes & whiskers. Rats may have curled or slight whiskers. Skin should be healthy, not dull or flakey. Body should conform to basic type, good length, nice eyes, etc." |
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Tailless-st or Tal Also known as "manx" Tailless is usually from the recessive, but there is also at least one dominant form Breeding of tailless rats can involve various health problems including spina bifida, and females often have trouble in birth due to structural differences This rat-A/a st/st RSA"Tailless to be shown in any color or markings. To have complete absence of a tail, may have a cobbier body and a rounded rump. Disqualification: any evidence of physical abnormalities due to being tailless including walking, climbing and skeletal problems. Any evidence of a tail. Docked tail." AFRMA"Tailless rats may be shown in any recognized color, marking, or variety. The distinct feature is the complete absence of a tail. Tailless rats may have a cobbier body and will have a rounded rump." RatsPacNW"The tailless rat should not have points taken off for being too small. Tailless rats, very much like other tailless animals, are allowed to be small. When allowed to walk they should sit a little higher in the rear then most rats. Their spine should feel like it ends where the tail would begin (that is quite a bit farther then most people think) there should not be anything sticking out. You should be able to feel the last vertebrae in their spine. A rat should not be docked for having a small piece of skin sticking out so long as their is no bone. A tailless rat should be more rounded in body shape, not fat but the whole body should appear more rounded and shortened. Hind legs should be slightly longer then the front legs (not dramatically). The judge should have treats for this class, the rats should be able to stand on their hind legs with ease! Check the rear end for scars, if it looks like the rats tail was CUT off, they should be disqualified! DQ: deformed or shuffles when walks." |
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