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PET RABBITS, CAV1ES, AND MICE. 



natural, as the pink eye, especially if it can be got to a 

 real ruby shade, adds materially to the beauty of the 

 mouse. There should be no difficulty in getting them 

 with pink eyes. If you have black-eyed ones, get a 

 pink-eyed buck and mate to a black-eyed doe. The 

 result from the first cross will probably be all black- 

 eyed ones. Pair these, brother to sister, and most 

 likely you will get pink-eyed silvers. Last, but not 

 least, of the self-colours, come the old and well-known 



WHITES. 



There is not a lot to breed for in these. The chief 

 things that are required are purity of colour and size 

 and shape. The coat should be short, a remark that 

 applies to all varieties, for the shorter the coat the 

 better, and they should have rich ruby red eyes. A 

 word upon this point. The richer the colour of the 

 eyes, and shorter and purer in colour the coat, the ten 

 times better chance of success. It is probable ^ou will 

 only get purity of body colour in the pink eyes. The 

 presence of black eyes in a white is indicative of the 

 presence of dark blood somewhere. What we like to 

 see in the whites, as in all other varieties is, in addition 

 to plenty of size and shape, a short, sharp, and yet 

 velvety coat, with a good gloss on it into the bargain. 



MARKED VARIETIES. 



Mr. F. Perrin, of Brighton, one of the most 

 popular judges of fancy mice, writes: "The variety 

 which finds most favour is the ' Broken.' But what 

 a name ! It was the correct name when the mouse Fancy 

 was in its infancy, and was meant to signify that any 

 mouse which was not a self colour was a ' broken,' or 

 rather a ' Broken colour.' It is time the governing 

 bodies of the mouse fancy devised names suitable for 

 the various breeds which have made so much headway 

 in recent years. Several of the present names are not 

 at all suitable." 



THE " BROKEN COLOUR." 



This breed may have any number of distinct spots 

 or patches the greater the number the better, and may 



