On s'encombre d'ailleurs rarement des différences, la plupart des rats à poils frisés héritent du nom de "rex" comme description. They have a very unique coat that kinks and curls evenly throughout the body. A Black English Irish and an Agouti. The name fancy rat derives from the idea of animal fancy or the phrase "to fancy". Hello! Python strikes rat at 2:45. Their whiskers are curly, and they come in many colors. The way the Pythin wraps this rat up is intense!!! Fancy pet rats are bred specifically for their sweetness, intelligence & good-natured disposition. These rats differ from other rats as they have curly whiskers and funny tufty hair. Fancy pet rats are bred specifically for their sweetness, intelligence & good-natured disposition. The Rex Fancy Rat has a build similar to that of the Standard Fancy Rat: moderately sized, averaging from 9 – 11 inches in length including their tail. Hairless rats, or Sphynx rats, are a very special type of bald pet rat. But, how does it compare, what changes to the sound have been made from the '80s style Rat? The rex rat is a long time favorite across the United States, and across the world. The Rex rat a wonderful and charismatic breed of rat. I actually breed Fancy Rats (pet rats) and I'm here to tell you that, where there are some definitive differences, fancy rats really aren't all that biologically different from their wild cousins. For the most part though, all rex rats will wind up with just a wavy, kinked coat. These are one solid color (genetically black-based) with no white markings. Wild-caught specimens that become docile and are bred for many generations still fall under the fancy type. See Fancy Rat Genes: Black-based colors for genetics. It is a gorgeous variety and I hope it comes back again. Can A Rex Rat, a Dumbo Rat, and a Fancy Rat Live Together? The fancy rat is the domesticated form of Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat, and the most common species of rat kept as a pet. One way to tell if your “Hairless” is actually a Hairless gene or if it is a homozygous Rex, is to breed it to a normal smooth-coated rat. Les différents types de poils frisés sont durs à définir, et il n'est pas rare de ne pas trop savoir à quoi on a affaire! Silky is not to be confused with silk, they are two different varieties. Rat coat genetics are most definitely interesting; especially the rexing gene in rats. Quality pet rat breeders hold and heap love on the baby rats when they are 3-6 weeks old. See also the series of Rat Genetics articles. My python strikes this rat immediately.