Varieties
Standard (Short Hair)
The Standard coat is to be sleek and glossy. It should be close to the body and lay down flat without upturned hairs, missing patches, or a greasy appearance. The coat should densely cover the entire body, including the extremities. Long guard hairs are to be penalized.
Standard mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern.
Standard mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern.
Satin (Short Hair Satin)
The Satin coat is to have a high sheen, and a metallic or satin-like appearance. For a short hair satin the coat should also be sleek. It should be close to the body and lay down flat without upturned hairs or missing patches. The coat should densely cover the entire body, including the extremities. Long guard hairs are to be penalized.
Satin mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effects of the satin coat on certain colors.
Satin mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effects of the satin coat on certain colors.
Long Hair (Angora)
The Longhair coat should be healthy in appearance. It should have good length and density, and should be fine and silky in texture. It should not have missing patches or a greasy appearance. The coat should densely cover the entire body, including the extremities.
Longhair mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effect Longhair has on marked and patterned mice.
Longhair mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effect Longhair has on marked and patterned mice.
Long Hair (Angora), Satin
The Satin Longhair coat is to be the same as the Longhair coat, in the fact, that it is to have good length and density. It should also be fine and silky in texture, but with the sleek appearance and metallic or satin-like sheen of the satin coat. It should not have missing patches or a greasy appearance. The coat should densely cover the entire body, including the extremities.
Satin Longhair mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effects of the satin coat on certain colors and the effect Longhair has on marked, ticked, and patterned mice.
Satin Longhair mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effects of the satin coat on certain colors and the effect Longhair has on marked, ticked, and patterned mice.
Rex (Astrex, Frizzie, Caracul)
The Rex coat should be tightly waved over the entire body. Younger animals typically have tighter curls than adults. The whiskers should be curled. The coat should densely cover the entire body, including the extremities. Missing patches to be penalized.
Rex mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effect the curls may have on marked, ticked, and patterned mice.
Rex mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effect the curls may have on marked, ticked, and patterned mice.
Rex (Astrex, Frizzie or Caracul), Satin
The Satin Rex coat should be tightly waved over the entire body, like that of the Rex coat. However, it should also have the satin-like sheen of the satin coat. Younger animals typically have tighter curls than adults. The whiskers should be curled. The coat should densely cover the entire body, including the extremities. Missing patches to be penalized.
Satin Rex mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern; although consideration should be made for the effect the curls may have on marked, ticked, and patterned mice and for the effect of the satin coat may have on certain colors.
Satin Rex mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern; although consideration should be made for the effect the curls may have on marked, ticked, and patterned mice and for the effect of the satin coat may have on certain colors.
Texel
The Texel coat should have nice, tight curls, as well as good length and density. The coat should have a unique curly or tousled appearance. Long guard hairs should also be curly. Harsh, protruding guard hairs allowable. The whiskers should be curled. The coat should densely cover the entire body, including the extremities. Missing patches to be penalized.
Texel mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effect the curls may have on marked, ticked, and patterned mice.
Texel mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effect the curls may have on marked, ticked, and patterned mice.
Texel, Satin
The Satin Texel coat should have nice, tight curls, as well as good length and density. The coat should have a unique curly or tousled appearance. The coat should also have a high satin sheen to it. Long guard hairs should also be curly. Harsh, protruding guard hairs allowable. The whiskers should be curled. The coat should densely cover the entire body, including the extremities. Missing patches to be penalized.
Satin Texel mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern; although consideration should be made for the effect the curls may have on marked, ticked, and patterned mice and for the effect of the satin coat may have on certain colors.
Satin Texel mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern; although consideration should be made for the effect the curls may have on marked, ticked, and patterned mice and for the effect of the satin coat may have on certain colors.
Fuzzy
The Fuzzy coat is a dense coat that is tightly curled and close cropped to the skin. The coat should resemble the soft side of velcro. The mouse should have curly whiskers.
All Fuzzy mice are shown together, and not broken down into section. Fuzzy mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern.
All Fuzzy mice are shown together, and not broken down into section. Fuzzy mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern.
Fuzzy Hairless
The Fuzzy Hairless mouse should have a coat that appears as naked (or hairless) as possible, resembling peach fuzz. Some areas of the coat will exhibit unevenness, but there should be no completely bald areas or dense fuzzy patches. Whiskers (if present at all) should be tightly curled or crimped. There should be no scars or blemishes visible on the mouses skin. Fuzzy Hairless mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern.
Hairless
Hairless mice should have thin, bright translucent skin, free from scars or blemishes. The mouse should be as hairless as possible. The skin should be pink, while the ears and tail may be any recognized color or pattern. Wrinkling of the skin is allowed, and no preference should be made in regards to more or less wrinkles. The eyes can be of any color, but should be free of problems, such as cataracts. The toenails should be short (clipping allowed), and the whiskers may be extremely short or missing altogether.
Rosette (Abyssinian)
Rosette mice must have a minimum of at least one rosette (or whorl) on either side of the body. The rosettes should meet in the center at the spine and give a ridged effect that ends at the tail. When viewed from underneath there should also be a clearly defined part that runs the length of the mouse from throat to vent. More than two rosettes are desirable, but above all the mouse should appear symmetrical and balanced when viewed from above.
Rosette mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effects of the rosettes on certain colors.
Rosette mice can be shown in any recognized color or pattern, although consideration should be made for the effects of the rosettes on certain colors.
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