Re: Rat color ID question
Cute?
I'm not up on rattie "morphs". Sorry. :(
Re: Rat color ID question
I'll need to take a look on a actual computer screen to be sure, but I'm not seeing blue beige. I'm thinking you could have dove in there, maybe silver.
Re: Rat color ID question
I honestly can't tell. I was trying to match them to Google pictures.
But the Google pics aren't exactly quality or uniform.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
Re: Rat color ID question
I'll take another look tomorrow and see if I can tell anything more on a computer. They do look different, and its throwing me off a little! The ones you are calling champagne almost look like they could be Russian blue siamese, but don't have the shading I'm used to seeing. The off color of the dam and babies reminds me of the "chocolate doves" (rb and chocolate, instead of rb and mink) I produced, but that's unlikely depending on where your rats trace their ancestry back to.
Re: Rat color ID question
The doe looks Russian Dove (Russian Blue + Mink), I have asked another established breeder who agrees. Which leaves a problem, you produced an obvious Mink (American Mink by the looks of it) in a litter to another Russian Blue. Impossible. Russian Blue x Russian Dove = All Russian Based. Is it possible she was paired with another male? Do you have pictures of the sire?
Blue Beige or Russian Beige is generally RED + Russian or American Blue. Their eyes are ruby with a very pale/creamy coat. Think about the regular Beiges, only add a slight Blue influence. Also, Champagne is PED and since PED is less common that RED in the US, I'm thinking these guys are likely RED, but it's impossible to tell. I'd have to see more of the lighter eyed babies to be sure. Champagne is Black based PED though and I'm pretty sure these guys are mostly Russian based.
Left to right - I see a Russian Blue (the Rex) and a possible Russian Buff/Beige (probably Russian based, likely a true Russian Beige) in the first row. Second row, Russian Dove, Russian Dove, American Mink, Russian Dove, Beige or Russian Beige (some sort of RED).
Re: Rat color ID question
Quote:
Originally Posted by
sorraia
I'll take another look tomorrow and see if I can tell anything more on a computer. They do look different, and its throwing me off a little! The ones you are calling champagne almost look like they could be Russian blue siamese, but don't have the shading I'm used to seeing. The off color of the dam and babies reminds me of the "chocolate doves" (rb and chocolate, instead of rb and mink) I produced, but that's unlikely depending on where your rats trace their ancestry back to.
Chocolate is extremely rare in the US, only a small handful of pet breeders have hold of them. Most won't release them either. It's very unlikely they are Chocolate based Doves. They look far more like my UK based Russian Doves anyway. When combined with other dilutes, UK Mink acts similar as Chocolate, not quite as nice, but still dilutes less than American Mink.
Re: Rat color ID question