Why do Mice have red eyes?

Why do Mice have red eyes?Why do Mice have red eyes?
There are two answers. The first is simple. When taking photos of people, we often see 'red-eye' where the light is reflected off of the retina. The second that is found most commonly in albino animals is the absence of pigment in the iris, allowing the blood vessels or the vascularity to show through. Brown-eye people have a denser layer of pigment in their iris...thought to be a natural means to protect the retina...blue-eyed people have less and their eyes are more sun-sensitive, but red-eyed animals have none and their eyes are most light-sensitive or photophobic.The retina lining the back of the eye is covered with capillaries and nerve endings and you are seeing this blood-rich area by reflected or refracted light.Why do Mice have red eyes?
The red is blood,





Some mice don't have eye pupils.
Only albino ones do- and that's because there is no melanin, or dark brown pigment, to color them darker. On normal mice, sometimes they seem red, but that's usually because of the light reflecting off their retinas.
They are all alcoholics... Those pesky mice, and their habits...
White mice have red eyes because they are albinos. True albinos have red eyes, due to the lack of color pigment.
White mice are albinos - meaning that they do not have any colored pigments in their body. The red color results from the blood behind the eyes, since there is no pigment to mask the blood color.
It is basically the light angle you put it at. They naturally have black or brown eyes. White mice have a deep red. They are nocturnal so they need that kind of eye lighting.
Not all rats have red eyes. Only albino rats. Trust me. In fourth grade we did a rat experiment with milk and sugar water with some rats. (we named them Mountain Dew and Pepsi) My teacher told us about albino rats and that they have red eyes. Plus I've had an albino gerbil.