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(😊🐀+) Collie Ear Poll!

Added 2022-12-01 07:12:16 +0000 UTC

If you're wanting piercings or gauges, those will be an option later! This is just on base ear type :)

Please check out this link below to see a whole lot of ear lore, both appearance based and societally, for Devoteds and up!!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/75327863

Basic Info

Fancy rat ears— also called tophead ears— are more common than dumbo ears; an estimated 2/3 of rats in this universe have fancy ears over dumbo, however there is no clear dominance of one gene over the other.

Fancy rat ears are sometimes associated with a 'fancier' way of living, and sometimes fancy-eared rats are called prissier, bossier, or stuck-up. But, this is usually among children and would be seen as immature for an adult rat to say. Same with dumbo ears; children with these ears will sometimes be called dummies, among teenagers 'dumbass' is more frequently used, but not so often seen in adult-hood.

Main difference among ears in adults is, some rats who grew up with and around fancy ears only will mistake those with dumbo ears for being sad or upset more often, as their ears naturally sit in a way that implies they have them flattened down. Similarly, dumbo rats sometimes mistake fancy rats for being more high-strung and alert than they actually are, by how perked their ears are, when in actuality a fancy-eared rat may be completely calm.

However, main way to tell on both ear-types is to see if they are facing forwards or not. Down-turned or back-turned ears are often a sign of discomfort, or that something is wrong.