[Autumn2005]

I know satin is recessive, the genetics I understand. But I found out that the first Satin mouse was bred by Tony Cooke in 1973... and that's all I know. Does anyone know more about the history and background of satin mice? I have a couple I just got, and I'm interested to know more of how they came about.

 

[Autumn2005]

Well, that explains a couple things... I have one sub-adult satin that's smaller than my others, and one baby satin that's smaller than his littermates... The satin is why they're small?

 

[Autumn2005]

Well, my satin buck is too young to breed, but I just put my satin doe in with a standard male. I'll probably cross both my satin doe and one or more of her daughters with the buck when the babies are ready to breed.