Okay, I think I got the hang of this...
Here are my children. I'd like to know what color you think they all are, and PLEASE... Also, I need tips on how to get good mice pictures... these were the best of dozens I took of each mouse.
This is Poppy, actually she's going to a new home for retirement soon. She's my first, storebought. I think she's an argente, she has that cream top coat and the really light grey blue underneath.
This is Ash, my first baby from Poppy, by a black broken marked buck I no longer have. Ash is my friendliest mouse. I think she might be agouti, she's brownish with a slate blue grey under it.
This is TJ, named after TJ Thyne, the actor who plays Hodgins on Bones. He's Ash's first boy, by a broken marked buck the same color as him.
This is Molly, named after Molly Carpenter from the Dresden File series, by Jim Butcher. She's a recent addition, storebought. I hope to breed her and TJ soon.
This is Amira, by far my largest mouse, and my second after Poppy. She's storebought, and for the longest time I thought she was a lilac fox. Now I wonder if she's really a white belly agouti? How can you tell?
This is Sera, who is Amira's first girl, by the same buck as Ash. She just had 10 pups one week ago, by a black buck (her brother). They both carry the broken gene, so one pup is broken, one is belted, and the rest are black.
This is Dresden, named after Harry Dresden from the Dresden Files series, by Jim Butcher. I know he's a merle, but I'm wondering if he's a fox merle, if it's possible? There is a clear demarcation between top and bottom, and a slight reddish creaminess along the edges of his belly, which I know is a fault in a fox.
This is Blue, storebought. She had 11 pups four weeks ago. I'm hoping to breed her to Dresden in another couple weeks.
This is Karrin, named after Karrin Murphy from the Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher. I really like those books, and I'm a nerd, okay? How can you tell the difference between siamese and a himalayan?
This is Mercy, named after Mercy Thompson from a werewolf series by Patricia Briggs. She has a really pretty headspot and a cross on her belly, but she's really shy.
This is Spike, named after Spike/William from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (nerd, remember?). He's a fox, but again has that reddish cream on the edges of his belly. I'm hoping to breed him to Amira in a couple weeks.
