My basic info
Color
Buff/Silver or Gray
Here's what the humans have to say about me:
These five cute male hairless patchwork rats were surrendered by their owner on December 7, 2017 and are available for adoption to loving homes at the HSOV Their previous owner provided this information about the breed:
"Their hair may come and go but they will never have more than what they have now. Their previous owner called three of them ‘fleshtone’ or pink. Two others have grey coloring. She bathed them in baby shampoo and used small amounts of baby lotion since they constantly clean themselves. They are VERY clean little animals.
The hairless patchwork rats cannot have cedar bedding (use of paper bedding is recommended), and they cannot be kept in aquariums due to poor air circulation.
They need a seed/pellet diet with fruits and vegetables, and they loved boiled/scrambled eggs. They also do very well on baby food until they are about 6-months old.
Rats are very intelligent, highly trainable, and make good pets. They can be trained to use a litterbox (NOT regular cat litter though)."
A bit of background information about the breed (from the internet):
Hairless rats are exactly like their furred siblings, save the fact that they happen to have little to no hair. Also known as nude or Sphinx rats, these wrinkly naked rodents. Their skin can come in the same color variations as furred rats; the genetic variable is their dominant rex trait. Double rexes are the most common of the hairless varieties. The double rex is completely bald, with very short curly whiskers. Some double rexes may have small patches of fur on their face and ankles. The double rex can be in a variety of "colors", and can sport standard top ears or dumbo ears. The term "double rex" can be confusing, as patchwork rats are also born of two rex parents, and can boast double rex genes.
Patchwork hairless rats, born from two parents of the rex variety, are a mixture of bald and furred. As they grow, their hair will consistently fall out, only to grow back in a new spot. Patchwork rats do not experience pain from their hair falling out, which happens around once every week. Like their double rex siblings, patchwork rats can come in every standard color and ear type. When the patchwork hairless rat's fur does come in, it will be curly, just like a regular rex rat.
