New Breed?

AlexPan · 03-30-04, 11:14 PM

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/sh...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?

Leviathan · 03-31-04, 01:16 AM

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

foman · 03-31-04, 10:41 AM

It's a hippie mouse.

AlexPan · 03-31-04, 01:23 PM

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 · 03-31-04, 01:51 PM

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 · 03-31-04, 02:05 PM

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 · 04-01-04, 01:52 PM

Kool thanks for the info guys