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 Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:05 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:33 pm
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Thanks, I love their jammies too. They are super snugly. They keep my Chinese Cresteds (hairless dog breed) quite cozy and warm. =}
Here is a picture of my doggies "in the buff"! ^_^
Josci
More pics of him here:
http://www.cuteness.com/pets/8191/Joscelyn
Moggie
More pics of him here:
http://www.cuteness.com/pets/10509/Mogwai+Fizgig
You can also see more pics of my ratties on their respective pages at Cuteness. =}
Yes, they are called Hairless Rats. Some people call them 'Sphynx rats', like 'Sphynx cats'. The hairless one with Dumbo ears (ears on the sides of the head instead of on top like the standard eareds) is called a Hairless Dumbo, etc. Rats don't really have "breeds" per se, they have classifications more like colors, markings, fur types, ear types, tail types, etc. Hairless is a fur type, I guess. Just like standard coat, Rex coat, double Rex coat, Patchwork hairless, True hairless, etc.
Many hairless rats start off with thin fine fur (even if just a tiny bit) when they are pups (it grows in after the pinkie/newborn stage), and some lose it as they age. Some lose it all at once, some lose it slowly little by little, some even lose it and grow it back randomly (called Patchwork hairless). Gremmers had velvety soft thin fine fur as a pup, as you can see from his baby picture. Vulcan and Romulus had more hair than they do now as babies that fell out shortly after I got them, but not as much as Gremlin had. However, Gremlin was much younger when I got him, so it's possible that Vulcan and Romulus could have had more fur when they were even younger before I got them. =/
The hairless gene is recessive, so both parents have to carry it in order for some of the babies to come out with it. Gremlin is Bootstrap's father, but as you can see Bootsie has a standard coat, because his mother was a standard coat and did not carry the hairless gene. If Bootsie were to have babies with a hairless, some of his maybes might come out hairless though since he carries the hairless gene from his father Gremlin. =P I am not a breeder though, I just have mine for companions. ^_~
Hairless mammals are my favorite. My dogs are hairless (well actually only Josci is a hairless Chinese Crested, Moggie is a Powder Puff Chinese Crested and we just trim him in the Pony Cut sometimes to help keep his coat managable for us), we had a hairless cat up until recently (miss you buddy), and I've had several hairless rats over the years. We even had some hairless ferrets, but they were not supposed to be hairless, they had adrenal disease. ={ The next pet on my list to adopt some day is a hairless Cavy, preferably a Skinny Pig, but a Baldwin would be neat too (of course I want a fuzzy buddy for him also since it can be good to keep hairless pets with furry pets for warmth and comfort, etc.). I've always had a love for Chinese Cresteds, Xoloitzcuintlis/Mexican Hairless, Peruvian Hairless/Peruvian Inca Orchid, Peterbalds, Sphynxes, Bambinos, Hairless Rats, Hairless Cavies, etc. ever since I learned they existed. ^w^ There are also hairless rabbits, hairless mice, hairless hamsters, etc. but I'm not big into rabbits, mice, or hamsters really so I don't think I will be getting any. xD Though they are still cute to see pictures of. =P
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:51 pm
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Gabrielle_AnimalLuver Crew
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:18 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:02 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:16 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:20 am
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