Standard: "Tulip" shaped, set on top of the head. (This is the type of ears wild rats have)

Dumbo: Rounded and set on the side of the head.

Eyes

Black eyes: Eyes are a deep black in color.  (This is the color of wild rats eyes)

Khats Logan- Black masked dumbo

Pink Eyes: Eyes are a clear pink color. 

EAGL Ariel- Triamese blazed cap-stripe

Ruby/Red eyes: Eyes are a dark color- but not black.  Some are a deep brown, while others are a crisp ruby.  (Looks black in most pictures)

Odd eye: Each eye is a different color.  Eyes can be Black, pink or ruby combined in any way.

UCR Ooo Baby Lollipop
 Fawn odd eye blazed banded

Tail

Standard: Rat has tail.  Tail is about the length of rats body and covered by small bristly hairs.

Tailless: Rat has lack of tail.  Preference is a complete lack of tail but 'stubbies' (Rats with partial tails) and 'hamster tails' (Rats with a tiny tail much like that of a hamster) exist.  True tailless are genetically born that way.  Tailless does cannot properly give birth and should never be bred.  Manx rats tend to be smaller and more playful then their standard cousins.  They tend to be a more slimmer build.  Many tailless rats hop instead of walk!

Coat

Standard: Rats coat is strait and a medium length.  Whiskers are strait.  Females tend to be soft and males tend to have rough coats once they mature.

HTR Krysa- Black patched standard

Rex: Rats coat and whiskers are curly.  (Esp. as rittens)  Does tend to loose the curl as they mature and look crimped.  

 Velveteen: Crimped coat and whiskers.  (Wavy not curly like that of the rex)

EAGL Benji- Black berksire velveteen

Satin: A noticeably shiner and softer coat.  Satin rats hair is finer then that of standard rats.  Lighter colors tend to get a yellow tint.

CWR Herr Blau- Blue self dumbo satin

Hairless: Hairless rats have a lack of hair.  (Sometimes they have 'peach fuzz' on their bodies and nose)  Care should be taken in breeding hairless does as many do not lactate.  Hairless need more food/ a higher protein diet because of the higher metabolism meant to keep them warm. 

CWR Wren- Agouti hairless dumbo

Double rex (AKA Patchwork): Coat has patches that are hairless that change from week to week, this is caused by the rex gene bred together and makes the roots of hair thinner so they break off after a certain length.  You never see the same pattern twice on a patchwork!

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