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Why do some Pet Rats have red eyes2007-11-24 22:19:49

My sister has 2 pet Rats.

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They are not necessarily albino. They could be pink eyed whites (PEW), or they may actually have "ruby" eyes. PEW rats are not genetically albino, but look that way. Pink eyes are very translucent looking and have a bit of an iridescence to them. PEW rats that are not albino can have babies that are not white, even if bred with another white rat, because they have color in their genes that is simply not expressed. Also Himilayan and Siamese rats have pink eyes, but are not totally white.

Ruby eyes are darker than pink and are not as translucent. Sometimes they look a bit brownish.

And, of course, they could be albino.

Check out http://www.dapper.com.au/whatrat.htm... to see coat varieties (which is connected to eye color).

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ARe they white? Almost all albino tings have red eyes.

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They are albino. The eyes are red because they lack pigment.

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They are albino rats

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They are albino rats.

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albino animals (and humans) have red eyes because they lack any pigmentation or melinin to color their skin hair and eyes...i knew an albino guy once. he was actually african american.

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That would be because they are albino having no skin pigmentation or eye colour.

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if theyre white rats more than likely theyre albino and theyre eyes will b reddish near the pupil and pink in the part where it should be white for humans..

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it all depends on the parents and what they had. i breed rats and i right now have a blue curly coat with red eyes and mom had black eyes and dad had red eyes. the babies usually get the traits from the dad not so much from mom. when they have red eyes it does not mean anything. so don't worry about them they are just fine. good luck

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Red eyes are common in albino animals that lack pigment and animals that are a color that is linked to the albino gene.