Varieties of Fancy Rats - New Varieties
| Apricot Agouti | |||||||||||||||||
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To be a pale apricot, evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Undercolour to be ice
blue down to the skin. Belly colour to be a pale cream. Foot colour to match top.
Eyes Red.
Genetically pink eyed blue agouti A-B-C-ddpp. |
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| Essex Capped | |||||||||||||||||
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The top of the head with the exception of the nose tip and the pattern to be coloured
with the colour to extend a short way behind the ears. The rest of the rat to be
white. Nose tip to be white, white triangle between the eyes pointing rearwards
and with a white line running from the point of the triangle to the white on the
nape of the neck. As with the related Essex variety, colour paling is normal for
this variety and not a fault.
Genetics: Essex gene combined with h. Hro |
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 Owned by Hakuna Matata Stud |
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| Bareback | |||||||||||||||||
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The hood shall be unbroken, covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders, except
in the case of light coloured bareback varieties where a pale coloured throat is
permissible. The remainder of the body to be white. The edges of the hood shall
be clear cut and devoid of brindling. The white area shall be pure and devoid of
any yellowish tinge or staining. Genetics: hhHms |
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 Owned by Milo Stud |
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| Blue Point Himalayan (includes both eye colours) | |||||||||||||||||
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Body colour to be white, free from stains and even throughout. The points to be
a medium smokey blue. Eyes Red or black.
Note – Colour Areas: 1. Face – not to extend upwards from the eyes. 2. Ears – not to extend downwards from the base. 3. Forelegs – not to extend upwards beyond the elbows. 4. Hind legs – not to extend upwards beyond the ankle. 5. Tail – not to extend beyond the tail root. 6. Feet – colour to be solid throughout, devoid of any white. Genetics: a/a ch/c d/d (plus unproven genetics in the case of black eye) |
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| Cinnamon Chinchilla | |||||||||||||||||
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Top colour light brown, caused by the intermingling of brown guard hairs over a
pearl white ground. The whole to give a pale speckled sandy appearance.
Undercolour midgrey/brown, intermediate section pearl, tips brown. All the
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 headspot to
be acceptable. Headspot. Headspots to be centrally placed on the rat's forehead and no bigger than the rat's eye. Blaze. This is to be a wedge shaped symmetrical blaze of white starting at the nose and extending up the face to the forehead. The blaze to cover the whisker bed and to taper to a fine point midway between the eyes and the ears. Not to extend to the cheeks or the eyes. Forelegs to be white to half their length, backfeet to the ankle (hock or tarsal bone). tails to be pied. Faults: Drags, skewed or mishapened blazes, uneven or over large headspots, top colour too yellow. Eyes black. Genetics: |
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| Coffee | |||||||||||||||||
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To be a rich creamy caramel throughout, from tips of the fur down to the skin. Colour
to be even as possible, devoid of dinginess, white hairs or patches. Foot colour
to match top. Genetics: aabbmm |
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 Owned by Taranis Stud |
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| Cream | |||||||||||||||||
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Body colour to be a rich 'Devonshire' (warm) cream colour with no odd coloured hairs
or patches. Ears and tail to be pink. Eyes: black. (picture shows ivory next to
cream) Genetics: genetics currently unproven and being researched |
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 Owned by Alpha Centauri Stud |
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| Golden Himalayan | |||||||||||||||||
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To be an apricot colour evenly ticked with silver guard hairs, with brown points
on the nose, feet and root of the tail. Belly colour to be a pale cream. Top colour
to be even carried well down the sides with clear differentiation between belly
and top colour. Ears and tail to be lightly pigmented. Eyes Black.
Genetics: genetics currently unproven and being researched |
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| Havana | |||||||||||||||||
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To be a warm rich brown. Eye colour mid ruby, to harmonise with coat colour. Genetics: aaBBmmRr |
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| Hooded Downunder | |||||||||||||||||
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The hood: The hood should be unbroken and clean cut covering the head, throat, chest
and shoulders except in the case of light coloured rats where a pale throat is normal.
The hood shall be continuous with the saddle, extending down the spine to the tail
with as much of the tail coloured as possible. The saddle: The saddle width shall be 2 - 3.5 cm in the adult (proportionately smaller in the kitten) , as even as possible and unbroken. Under: The belly stripe should be 2 -3.5 cm wide and unbroken (proportionately smaller in the kitten). Side areas should be devoid of spotting. Colour: Colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. The white areas shall be devoid of a yellowish tinge or staining. Genetics: Unproven marked gene, possibly on H or a recessive to it. In this case combined with hooded. |
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 Owned by Milo Stud |
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| Merle | |||||||||||||||||
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Merle rats may be shown in pearl and cinnamon pearl. The unique feature is a pattern
of dark splash-spots distributed evenly throughout the entire lighter background
colour so as to resemble a merle dog. The markings should be numerous and distinct.
Eye colour black.
Genetics: Pearl or cinnamon pearl rats with patchy expression of the pearl gene. |
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 Owned by Pendragon Stud |
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| Platinum | |||||||||||||||||
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To be an even and bright shade of pale grey with a distinct ice-blue hue, with no
suggestion of creamy, brownish or strong blue tones. Belly colour to match top.
Feet pale grey. Eye colour red to ruby. Genetics: Combination of an unrecognised brown gene (called mock mink) with blue & another unrecognised pink eyed gene. |
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| Powder Blue | |||||||||||||||||
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To be a pale dove blue colour, with pale silver base fur. Pale silver underbelly.
Should be distinctively different to that of the slate colour of the blue rat. Colour
to be as even as possible, devoid of dinginess, white hairs or patches. Foot colour
to match top. Eyes Black or Ruby. Genetics: aadd * selected for pale undercoat. |
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 Owned by Alpha Centauri Stud |
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| Quick Silver | |||||||||||||||||
| To be an even and bright shade of blue grey with no suggestion of icy, creamy or brownish tones. Should be distinctly different to the icy blue tone of the platinum rat and the pale dove of the powder blue. Undercolour light blue to the skin. belly colour to match top. Feet grey, eye colour mid ruby. | |||||||||||||||||
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 Owned by Alpha Centauri Stud |
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| Russian Burmese | |||||||||||||||||
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To be warm, mid grey, devoid of dinginess, silvering, or patches, with distinctly
darker points of the same shade. Faint light speckling or a subtle ticked effect
(heathering) is usual for this variety and is not a fault. Eyes black or very dark
ruby. Genetics: Burmese genetics currently unproven and being researched. + rb/rb* |
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 Owned by Cariad Stud |
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| Russian Pearl | |||||||||||||||||
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To be a mid silver, with a creamish undercolour. The majority of hairs to be pearl
tipped with grey, indispersed with occasional grey hairs. The top coat must be short
and thick with a slight metallic sheen. Belly fur to be a pale creamy grey. Foot
colour pale grey. Eyes Black. Genetics: |
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| Russian Topaz | |||||||||||||||||
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Top colour a pleasing warm shade of orange-cream evenly ticked with silver to silver-blue
guard hairs. Undercolour must exhibit a distinctive blue cast close to the skin.
Belly and throat to be cream. Feet to match top colour as close as possible, but
a lighter shade acceptable. Eyes may be any shade of red to dark ruby but pink eyes
undesirable. Slight heathering not to be faulted. Faults: Dark, dull or too pale top colour. Uneven or lack of ticking. Pink eyes. Severe Faults: Lack of blue undercolour. Very pale patches or prominent white eye circles. Genetics: a/a r/r rb/rb* |
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 Owned by Asbru Stud |
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| Sable Burmese | |||||||||||||||||
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To be a warm dark otter brown with subtle darker points on the feet, tail, face,
and ears. Devoid of dinginess, silvering, or patches. Contrast between points and
body colour not to be overstated. Any suggestion of black in the points to be penalised.
Eyes black. Genetics: genetics currently unproven and being researched |
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 Owned by Alpha Centauri Stud |
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| Satin | |||||||||||||||||
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The satin shall have a high sheen coat resulting in a satin like or metallic gloss.
The colour may be that of any recognised variety. Satinization will appear to increase
the intensity of any colour and this should be taken into account.
Genetics: unrecognised recessive gene Sa*. Probably at least 2. |
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| Spotted Downunder | |||||||||||||||||
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The head: The colour not to extend past the ears and to follow the line of the lower
jawbone. It should not extend under the chin. A white blaze or spot is highly desirable. The body: The body should be broken marked, giving the effect of spotting over the back and belly. Side spots are desirable. Colour: Colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. The white areas shall be devoid of a yellowish tinge or staining. Genetics: See Hooded downunder. |
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 Owned by Milo Stud |
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| Turpin | |||||||||||||||||
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Marked rat with colour confined to defined areas of the face and a wide band of
colour sprinkled in a wide band down the back. Face (similar to the roan) - two
triangles of colour from the ears to points at the eyes. Triangles to meet between
the ears. This colour and the colour along the back to be mixed with white to give
the appearance of the colour being lightly sprinkled onto the white background.
The colour on the back to be present in a wide band. Genetics: Chinchillated ? |
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| Wheaten Burmese | |||||||||||||||||
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To be a mid sand colour, points to be distinctly darker than body colour. Base coat
to be light brown. Belly colour to be pale silvery grey. Eyes black. Genetics: genetics currently unproven and being researched |
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 Owned by Alpha Centauri Stud |
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