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Fawn colored Rattus rattus. Possible Rab38 mutation. Any interest?

Hi all. I breed Rattus rattus for people to keep as pets. Someone found a Dark Eyed Fawn individual and, knowing my interest, gave her to me.

Since this color isn't known in Rattus rattus (Roof or Black Rats), I bred her with a tame, Agouti male. All of the offspring are Agouti, so it's recessive. Takashi Kuramoto at Tokyo Univrersity of Agriculture has expressed an interest in genetically testing her for the Rab38 mutation, so I'll be sending him some hair samples.

This is just a "ping" now to let you know that a peer reviewed publication is likely coming about this rat. In the meantime, if anyone is interested, here is a video of her nursing her agouti litter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK2WiUrzEGE

All the best! Brianjstarr (talk) 17:31, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Golden hamster

Hello, the wife of a hamster biologist recently got in touch on my talk page, sharing information about hamster captures in 1971, hoping that it could be added (here). I thought this might of interest to the project Lajmmoore (talk) 22:15, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Fancy rat

Fancy rat has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:59, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Merge Dongola gerbil into Greater Egyptian gerbil?

The IUCN[1] and MDD[2] both seem to regard the Dongola gerbil (Gerbillus dongolanus) as a synonym of the greater Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus pyramidum) - should the former be merged into the latter? Cheers, Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 02:40, 30 September 2024 (UTC)