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"Eyes as with the standardized color. A mouse of any recognized standard colour, with a white zone encircling the body and 1/4 of the length of the body, positioned at the third quarter of the body length from the head, excluding the tail. Sharpness of demarcation to be of prime importance. Feet white."

Breeding information below the pictures.

	On all accounts an excellent example of her variety. SH Black Tan Banded doe VV-00 VRP-00 GG-00 SNL GrCh Noddyn Dragonesse b. & o: Satu Karhumaa pic: Arttu Väisälä
	The band on this mouse is too wide. SH Cinnamon Tan Banded buck Rapunzel's Orison b: Anniina Tuura, o. Sari Andersson pic: Anniina Tuura
	The breeder of this mouse tells that the only patterning gene it has is Wsh, although the markings look like there's recessive white spotting (s/s) at play as well. Modifiers are of prime importance in the quality of the markings on any marked mouse - Banded is no exception. SH Champagne Tan "Banded" mm doe Lize b. & o: Anniina Tuura pic: Arttu Väisälä

Note: This article is old and waiting to be rewritten.

Quick Look

Banded first appeared in a laboratory late 1970's as a spontaneous mutation when crossing two inbred strains of mice together. It was introduced to the mouse fancy in 1978. Being dominant Banded isn't quite hard to breed for example into new colors, but it is hard to breed the exact markings required by the standard. Banded mated with a non-patterned mouse gives both Banded and non-patterned mice, Banded to Banded gives Banded, non-patterned mice and 'charlies' - double-Banded mice with extra-wide bands, leaving colour only in the head & rump.

Charlie mated to a non-patterned mouse should give a whole litter of Bandeds. Banded mice from a Banded to Banded mating have usually great differences in the width of the band and they may have a few belly spots. Banded mated to banded-related self (= non-patterned) produces more even bands and fewer belly spots. Banded mated to a non-banded related self produces wider bands, but the bands are rather uneven. Never mix any other markings with bandeds! The one exception is Capped, which has proved to work rather well with Banded.

The white zone should be straight and clean cut, which is of prime importance when breeding Banded. Of course, colour, size and type should never be forgotten! Banded mice with head spots shouldn't be used for future breeding, as it isn't wise to get any unnecessary white spotting genes in the Bandeds. The tail should be all coloured and feet white, mice with the best front foot coloring often tend to have white tail tips. It's best to try and breed with the straightest patterned mice, if possible. Also make sure that both parents do not have the same faults! Some Bandeds have coloured spots in the belly, which are better left out of breeding programme unless the animal is otherwise outstanding. The feet markings should be as follows: the front feet should be white and the back feet white from the tips of the toes to the middle of the feet.