Re: Identifying Juv. American Rats

Posted by Pierson on May 01, 2002 at 10:03:25:

In Reply to: Identifying Juv. American Rats posted by Conrad on May 01, 2002 at 04:41:24:

If you're finding intergrades where you live, then you won't be able to find "full blooded" ratsnkes there either. You may find some that look more like one subspecies than another, but they will still throw babies that look like intergrades. There is no good way to be sure of future color from a neonate, but after they are a year old or so, you can usually guess what colors they'll be. The juveniles you located will probably end up being intergrades if that's the range they were caught in. From my experinece, NC intergrades can be extremely variable.

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: If you're finding intergrades where you live, then you won't be able to find "full blooded" ratsnkes there either. You may find some that look more like one subspecies than another, but they will still throw babies that look like intergrades. There is no good way to be sure of future color from a neonate, but after they are a year old or so, you can usually guess what colors they'll be. The juveniles you located will probably end up being intergrades if that's the range they were caught in. From my experinece, NC intergrades can be extremely variable.

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