Varieties of Fancy Rats - Guide Standard

Russian Silver Agouti
A blend of light blue grey ticking over a warm creamy fawn ground. Undercolour light silver grey down to the skin. Belly colour pale silver. Pinky tinge to be a fault. Eyes black.
Genetics: Agouti form of Russian Silver.
Points:
Top colour 15
Ticking 10
Belly Colour 10
Undercoat 5
Feet 10
Remainder - general conformation 50

Russian Silver Agouti
Bongo Fury The Mascara Snake owned and bred by Laura Jones and Karl Woods
 
Russian Silver
To be a pale blue-grey. Faint light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is usual for this variety and is not a fault. Colour to be level throughout. Belly colour to match top. Undercolour to be as pale as possible. Brown, yellow or pinky tinges to be faulted. Eyes Black.
Genetics: aaddrbrb* or aabbddrbrb* or aabbddmmrbrb* or other possible combinations.
Points:
Top colour 25
Belly Colour 15
Feet 10
Remainder - general conformation 50
Russian Silver
Bongo Fury Moonlight On Vermont owned and bred by Laura Jones and Karl Woods
Russian Silver
Caledonian Brazzle Dazzle Day owned by Hakuna Matata Stud and bred by Lois Mattsson
Platinum Agouti
A bright blend of pale grey ticking over a rich cream ground, with a distinct ice-blue hue. Undercolour pale blue down to skin. Belly colour pale silver. Feet pale grey. Eyes red to ruby. Strong blue or brownish tones a fault.
Genetics: Combination of an unrecognised brown gene (called mock mink) with blue and another unrecognised pink eyed gene. This is the Agouti based version.
Points:
Top colour 15
Ticking 10
Belly colour 10
Undercolour 10
Feet 5
Remainder - general conformation 50
Platinum Agouti
Elkwood Edward Cullen owned and bred by Natasha Klus
Platinum Agouti
Elkwood Edward Cullen owned and bred by Natasha Klus
Squirrel
Top colour silver blue, caused by the intermingling of blue guard hairs over a pearl white ground. Undercolour slate blue, intermediate portion pearl, tips blue. Underside to be white with a clear demarcation between top colour and belly. Head markings may be present or absent. Where present, either a blaze or a head spot to be acceptable. Blazes to conform to the standard for a blaze, head spots to be centrally placed and not to be larger than the rat's eye. Forelegs to be white to half their length, back feet white to ankle (hock). Tails are pied.
Faults: drags, yellow or brown tinge to the top colour, skewed or misshapen blazes, uneven or overlarge head spots.
Genetics: Chinchillated blue agouti.
Points:
Top Colour 20
Demarcation 10
Belly 10
Undercolour 5
Head Markings 5
Remainder - general conformation 50
Squirrel
Odyssey Don't Tap It, owned and bred by Kathy Morris
Squirrel
Odyssey Don't Tap It, owned and bred by Kathy Morris
Lilac
A pinky dove grey throughout, from tips of fur to skin, bluish tinge a fault. Foot and belly colour to match top. Ears and tail to be covered with grey hairs. Eyes very dark ruby or black.
Genetics: aabbCCddPPRrmm.
Points:
Top colour 20
Belly colour 10
Feet 20
Remainder - general conformation 50
Blue Point Siamese (includes both ruby and black eyed)
Body colour to be silver beige that shades into deep blue colour at the back and hind quarters, down towards the belly and on the face towards the nose. The shading shall be even and darkest at the nose and the base of the tail. The rat has to be without streaks, odd coloured or white hairs or patches.
Belly colour: To be light silver beige.
Ears, tail, feet: As blue as possible.
Eye colour: ruby or black
Genetics: a/a ch/ch rb/rb* (plus unproven genetics in the case of black eye)
Points:
Shading 20
Colour of Points 15
Colour of Body 15
Remainder - general conformation 50
Blue Point Siamese
Caledonian Connor, owned and bred by Lois Mattsson
Blue Point Siamese
Halcyon Yvaine, owned by Lois Mattsson bred by Halcyon Stud