Varieties

Marked

Broken (*/br)

s/s

"Eye colour to be as in standardized variety. A broken should be as far removed from the even or dutch marked mouse as possible; that is to say, it should not have either dutch cheeks, saddle or any other markings, which may be considered evenly, placed. The spots or patches should be well distributed all over the body and head, the more uniform in size, the better, also the greater in number and they should be free from brindling. There must be a nose spot or patch on one side of the nose. A broken marked mouse without a nose spot must be disqualified. The nose spot defined as a spot on one side of the nose, including the whisker bed."

Breeding information below the pictures.

	lhs agouti broken buck Ch Rico (3) b. & pic: Meri Orrainen An excellent example of his variety (2 years of age in the pic). (Click the pic for a larger image.)
	b/w pic of the mouse above. (Click the pic for a larger image.)
	Thapsus lhs agouti broken buck b. & pic: Meri Orrainen Good nose spot and spotting on the body. Too bad the ears are symmetrically marked. (Click the pic for a larger image.)
	Thapsus lhs black broken buck b. & pic: Meri Orrainen (Click the pic for a larger image.)
	This broken has heavily coloured head area, a common fault on s/s spotted mice. SHS black broken mm Christmas Carol o. Leena Koiranen pic: Arttu Väisälä

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

Quick Look

Broken is another variety that's hard to breed right. The spots or patches should be placed irregularly all over the body and be of similar size. The nose spot is the only one mentioned in the standard, otherwise the number of spots isn't defined. There isn't any fixed pattern for breeding brokens and all Broken marked mice are unique in their markings. Brokens with a full nose spot or those without a nose spot shouldn't be used for breeding. If the nose spot is on the right side, the left ear should be pigmented and vice versa.hem, actually extremely seldom seen in shows.

Markings that resemble even markings or that are symmetrical aren't desirable. The spots or patches should be clear cut and of a standardized colour.