Although uncommon, rats are one of the many animals that people play as in Feral Heart, but they are often one of the most inaccurately made. I will be showing you on how to turn a rat from this
Into this.
One common misconception about rats and mice is that their tails and feet are always bare and pink.
THIS IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE. In fact, rat and mouse feet can be furred, and vary in color.
If you look closely, you can spot the small hairs on the foot. This goes to show that rat and mouse feet are not bare, but instead are covered in tiny, faint hairs.
This is a woodmouse, which is sometimes called a woodrat. Their bushy tail is a distinctive feature on them. They are more closely related to mice and rats, which is why mice usually have more hair on their tails than rats. Rats, however, do have small hairs covering their tail, like all rice and mice.
When most people hear the word "mouse", the first image that pops into their mind are albino mice, and when people hear the word "rat", they usually think of the black or blue fur color. Because of this, people often forget that black and white are not the only colors that their coats can be. Brown, black, blue, white, albino, rust, grey, tan, calico, and many others. They also have a variety of coat patterns.
These are some examples of rat and mouse coat patterns.
These are some examples of rat coat colors and color combinations.
grey
rust
gold-tan
gold-brown
brown
purple (yes, its a coat color.)
blue
black
smokey
((Hoped this helped! If I missed anything, please tell me!))
