New Breed?

[AlexPan]

Hey every one. When one of my mice gave birth, i decided to live 2 to see what color they turn out. http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=20177&password=&sort=1&cat=500&page=1
Both of them are just a few weeks old, and the one on the right have twice longer hair then any mice i have ever seeing! Is this a new breed (genetic glitch) or something? :p

[Leviathan]

What ever it is it's pretty cute. I wouldn't be feeding that to anything. :)

[foman]

It's a hippie mouse.:D

[AlexPan]

Thanks for the replys guys. Do you think if i will breed the long haired one with a normal one i'm gona have more chance of getting more like it? Or its like 1 in a million thing? Thanks.

[Pirranha]

my mouse book says there have been long haired mice available in England since 1966,and "more recently" in North America.
The long hair gene is a simple recessive,so breeding it to a het for long hair will make some long haired mice,but to a regular short hair,youll just get hets,which is what the parents are if youve gotten that one from them.

[marisa]

Yep. Pirranha is correct. Long haired mice have been popular for quite some time. Here is a page with fancy mouse varieties with pics.
http://www.afrma.org/fancyrm.htm#fmice

If you'd like more long haired mice, breed the babies back to their parents.

Marisa

[AlexPan]

Kool thanks for the info guys :)