Is there difference between a double rex and a hairless
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Not at all.
Yes there is. Most "hairless" rats are actually double rex, but to know if you have a true genetic hairless you would need to either breed to another hairless, or do a DNA test. Its really hard to tell the difference. The true hairless rats are the ones with the health problems and lactation issues, etc.
I had a breeder tell me that my Bella "looks" like a real hairless, but there's no easy way to tell.
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Yes there is. Most "hairless" rats are actually double rex, but to know if you have a true genetic hairless you would need to either breed to another hairless, or do a DNA test. Its really hard to tell the difference. The true hairless rats are the ones with the health problems and lactation issues, etc.
I had a breeder tell me that my Bella "looks" like a real hairless, but there's no easy way to tell.
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Bella sure looks pretty nekkid to me! Cutie.
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I have had hairless with black eyes
he was a naked black maybe chocolate berk... hard to tell 'cause his hair fell out... hahaha
going to go check the eyes of the two I have... I believe they both have black eyes... they are hooded nakeds <edited to add, yup.. they both have black eyes>
I also had a very light colored pink eyed baby & two that had very dark red eyes as well.
Alopecia, the condition that causes hairlessness, is just that. A genetic condition that results in hair loss. The rats still carry all the same genetic markers for color & markings... just no hair or not a great deal of it.
he was a naked black maybe chocolate berk... hard to tell 'cause his hair fell out... hahaha
going to go check the eyes of the two I have... I believe they both have black eyes... they are hooded nakeds <edited to add, yup.. they both have black eyes>
I also had a very light colored pink eyed baby & two that had very dark red eyes as well.
Alopecia, the condition that causes hairlessness, is just that. A genetic condition that results in hair loss. The rats still carry all the same genetic markers for color & markings... just no hair or not a great deal of it.
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as for more common... eh, I think that some breeders go for the PEW in hairlessness because the rats keep a certain amount of fuzz & of course markings mean color & colored fuzz often make the rat look dirty or like they have mange.Hippy said:
The PEW nakeds are usually a real pretty pink color which generally just looks healtier because it is a pretty pink color like a new born baby. I like them either way. The only nakeds I ever saw that made me pause were the patchwork hairless... just didn't strike me as anything other than very peculiar
no their skin stays the same pink everywhere. the only way you can tell is if they kind of have a little fuzz, and you can see the color of that fuzz. my picasso grows white fuzz on her belly and darker fuzz everywhere else so i assume that she's a black/dark berk. i think she's cuter than a true hairless. 
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they have darker skin
she has a tiny amount of colored fuzz on her face & around her nose but the rest of the dark one her head, neck & down her back is smooth
Same for the male except he has a little fuzz down where his man-bits use to be
she has a tiny amount of colored fuzz on her face & around her nose but the rest of the dark one her head, neck & down her back is smooth
Same for the male except he has a little fuzz down where his man-bits use to be
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