tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112202502559456.post8704320753767390737..comments2023-10-31T07:31:50.999-07:00Comments on Emily's Hoppin' Hotots: Baby PicsEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304109624851767330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112202502559456.post-56688942764500055812012-03-05T07:08:42.690-08:002012-03-05T07:08:42.690-08:00It's fascinating! Thank you so much for taking...It's fascinating! Thank you so much for taking time to explain. I think the rescue folks' description of Daisy said she was a mixed Hotot, she has banded eyes but has some black in other places, too - including a black dot on either side of her nose. And if I were guessing, I'd say she's bigger than an average Hotot. We've had her for three months now and she is just the sweetest thing, we love her to pieces.Tamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112202502559456.post-59036322679885365612012-02-29T12:20:50.585-08:002012-02-29T12:20:50.585-08:00Thanks Tamie! To answer your question... funny you...Thanks Tamie! To answer your question... funny you would ask because I was just refreshing myself on that stuff while reading about hotot genetics yesterday! :) But any hotot can produce kits that are sports, or have black spots, whether they (the parents) are perfectly marked or not. This is because it takes a proper blend of the English Spot and Dutch marking genes to wipe out all the color except the eyeband. :) So because they don't always do that, we get sports and babies with stray marks. So from what I've read, that isn't genetic, just happens with them all. But I will say (just from my personal experience :)) that Bella (who has a teeny black spot on her back) does tend to have a few kits with black spots on their ears in most of her litters, but she also has more perfectly marked babies. :)<br />Anyways, long answer. :) Hope that Daisy is doing well! =]Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304109624851767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112202502559456.post-1096607210553570572012-02-29T11:40:35.234-08:002012-02-29T11:40:35.234-08:00Just darling! And congratulations on your new addi...Just darling! And congratulations on your new additions, they are lovely, too!<br /><br />I'm curious - will a hotot with a spot or black area always/sometimes/never have kits with the same markings? How are spots passed along, exactly?Tamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112202502559456.post-47955659298503345572012-02-28T15:25:20.485-08:002012-02-28T15:25:20.485-08:00Oh my word - they look like little marshmallows! T...Oh my word - they look like little marshmallows! They're so adorable I could eat them all up!!! :DLydia Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599502337788031380noreply@blogger.com