The term "Self" means that the rat is all one color. In this case, the rat pictured is a Russian Blue Self.
Veri-Berk Rat (Variegated- Berkshire)
The Veri-berk is mostly colored but, has white coming at least half way up the sides. The rat pictured is a good example of a veri-berk.
Berkshire Rat
This rat has white on legs and on belly. A breeder that wishes to breed berkshire type wants to strive for a solid patch of white on belly. The baby below, is a Blazed Berkshire. They are sometimes called "Badgers". Breeding berkshire rats will produce selfs, berkshires, veri-berks, and variegated.
Variegated Rat
Sprinkling of large and small patches of coloration across the back.
Bareback Rat
This rat has color that goes past the shoulder. He also has a spot of coloring on his back. I would truly consider him a "miss-marked bareback".
Capped Rat
The rat has a "cap' of color on its head.
Dalmatian Type
The rat pictured to the left is a Dalmatian. They typically have large amounts of white on their face (purple arrow), lots of white hairs mixed with color (Turquoise arrow) and spotting across the body. Ideally, the dalmatian should have more spotting that evenly distributed across the rats back, than the rat pictured.
Patched Rat
The patched rat has spots on the head, usually around the eye.
Black Eyed White
This type of rat is all white and has black eyes. They just have more white markings than color. Breeding Patched rats often produce BEW.
Hooded Rat
Hooded rats are usually barebacked with a dorsal stripe that should meet at the base of the tail. This rat is not a show quality hooded because there is a break in his hood.
English
Irish
English-Irish
Roan Rat
This rat marking can start out with color then fade white over time. This is a rat that is half way through her color change. She is three months old.
She is a Blazed Berkshire Roan. Roans can also start out self too.
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