Silly question...

I mentioned in one of my threads that we've picked out our new baby. One question...how common, or uncommon is a solid black face?

I've seen a variety of piebald, or bi-color, tri-colored, even solid blue faces, or apricot faces, but I hardly see ratties with a solid black face. Is this more common than I know? Puppy (we haven't picked out a name yet) is cute as can be and we're definitely not switching to one of his brothers, but he's the only one with an all black face, just seems odd (or unique).

One of our members, Jules, has a very pretty Rattie named Patsy that has a solid black face.  I think it is a little more rare than the tri-colors, though, but very adorable!  How soon will you be getting "Puppy"?

Thanks Paul. I didn't think that a solid face was very common.

We won't be able to get the new baby until the end of July. We're all so excited.

Well Paul, isn't Lucy's face solid black except for the ring around her nose?

That's a good point!

yes---but that white ring keeps it from being solid black.

Hubby wanted a tri-color (piebald??) but this little runt was SOOO cute. I'm already plotting the many ways to spoil him LOL

 Hey, who are y'all forgetting that has a totally black face??? Miss Mitzy Pitzy!

lol!  I was just reading this thinking... "what about Mitzy?"

The Solid black face is common it seems. Patsy's dad had a solid black face and every litter he fathered threw a puppy like him. Patsy had a puppy with a solid black face lol I guess they inherit it from someone like red hair lol

Patsy and her puppy, Charm

My Dime is solid black. He has two white hairs between his eyes and two white toes on his back right foot.