I would say he's a recessive yellow. He's got a little different coat to maybe poor angora?
Tell me about my mousie
This is Dante, my lovely boy. We've always called him yellow, or blond. What is his color really called?
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He was given to me by my sister, who got him when the agriculture department at her high school got flooded with mice. I think they were getting them as a project, but as you know, mice breed...a lot. So they ended up with too many, and Dante came to college with me. He was super crazy at first, and we named him Dante because he crawled upside down on the lid of his tank like a demon.
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He was given to me by my sister, who got him when the agriculture department at her high school got flooded with mice. I think they were getting them as a project, but as you know, mice breed...a lot. So they ended up with too many, and Dante came to college with me. He was super crazy at first, and we named him Dante because he crawled upside down on the lid of his tank like a demon.
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He is either recessive yellow (more likely) or brindle without markings (less likely but still not uncommon in petstores). He's angora (AKA "longhair"), but a poor example.
His eyes are very expressive. He looks funny in the big ole' giant bowl.
His eyes are very expressive. He looks funny in the big ole' giant bowl.
I'm afraid you don't actually have a basic understanding of genetics if you haven't gotten the concept of "recessive" down yet. At its most basic, recessive yellow means he needs two copies of the "e" allele (e/e) to show yellow fur.
There are three ways to get a yellow mouse. One is recessive yellow. One is brindle. And one is red.
Red does not exist in Connecticut (in the US, it exists only in Kentucky, Ohio, and California at the present time), so that leaves recessive yellow (a poor version of red, which is inherited differently), or poor brindle.
There are three ways to get a yellow mouse. One is recessive yellow. One is brindle. And one is red.
Red does not exist in Connecticut (in the US, it exists only in Kentucky, Ohio, and California at the present time), so that leaves recessive yellow (a poor version of red, which is inherited differently), or poor brindle.
It's hard telling. It depends on what the PEW was, genetically, and what he is genetically. I don't particularly recommend breeding pet store mice because they're invariably poor examples of everything and by breeding them you create more. If you do decide to breed him, I wouldn't pick a PEW mate, because that probably opens up more questions than it answers.
You're very welcome.
Are you close to NYC? Mike Chiodo has mice which are of mixed pet/show stock, and some of his mice are really gorgeous. You might want to contact him if you're close by.
Are you close to NYC? Mike Chiodo has mice which are of mixed pet/show stock, and some of his mice are really gorgeous. You might want to contact him if you're close by.
You're welcome! I've actually referred a couple people on this forum to Mike. Hehe...
One lovely thing about mice (unlike dogs or other animals) is that show mice often cost the same as (or less than) pet store mice to keep and feed. They're pretty awesome little critters.
I've actually referred a couple people on this forum to Mike. Hehe...One lovely thing about mice (unlike dogs or other animals) is that show mice often cost the same as (or less than) pet store mice to keep and feed. They're pretty awesome little critters.
Dante is so cute! I love him
He looks quite happy with all those seeds
He looks quite happy with all those seeds
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