A basic beginners chart that may help tell you the colours that you will most likely get out of a breeding pair. Of course it also depends on what colour, coat and markings each parent contributes to the gene pool to know for sure what the siblings will be. Certainly there can be surprises in any litter.
PLATINUM | RUSSIAN BLUE | BLUE BEIGE | SILVER PLATINUM |
SILVER BLUE | SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
BLUE POINT SIAMESE |
RUSSIAN BLUE POINT SIAMESE |
HIMALAYAN | PINK EYED WHITE |
PEARL | SILVER MINK/ LILAC |
MINK/LILAC | |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
FAWN | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | FAWN | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
SILVER FAWN \AMBER |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
BLUE AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
CINNAMON | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | CINNAMON PEARL CINNAMON |
CINNAMON PEARL CINNAMON |
CINNAMON |
CINNAMON PEARL |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | CINNAMON PEARL CINNAMON |
CINNAMON PEARL CINNAMON |
CINNAMON PEARL CINNAMON |
BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
BEIGE | BLACK | BLACK | BEIGE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
CHAMPAGNE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
CHOCOLATE | CHOCOLATE | BLACK | BLACK | CHOCOLATE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
BLUE | BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLUE | BLACK | BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
SILVER | BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLUE | BLACK | BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
PLATINUM | PLATINUM | BLACK | BLACK | CHOCOLATE | BLUE | BLACK | BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
RUSSIAN BLUE | BLACK | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | RUSSIAN BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
BLUE BEIGE | BLACK | RUSSIAN BLUE | BLUE BEIGE | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | RUSSIAN BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
SILVER PLATINUM |
BLACK | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | SILVER PLATINUM |
RUSSIAN BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | RUSSIAN BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
SILVER BLUE | BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | SILVER BLUE | BLACK | BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
S.P. SIAMESE/ HIMALAYAN |
HIMALAYAN | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
BLUE POINT SIAMESE |
BLUE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLUE | SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
BLUE POINT SIAMESE |
SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
S.P. SIAMESE/ HIMALAYAN |
HIMALAYAN | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
RUSSIAN BLUE POINT SIAMESE |
BLACK | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | RUSSIAN BLUE | SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
RUSSIAN BLUE POINT SIAMESE |
S.P. SIAMESE/ HIMALAYAN |
HIMALAYAN | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
HIMALAYAN | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | S.P. SIAMESE/ HIMALAYAN |
S.P. SIAMESE/ HIMALAYAN |
S.P. SIAMESE/ HIMALAYAN |
S.P. SIAMESE/ HIMALAYAN |
HIMALAYAN | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
PINK EYED WHITE |
BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | HIMALAYAN | HIMALAYAN | HIMALAYAN | HIMALAYAN/ P.E. WHITE |
PINK EYED WHITE |
BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
PEARL | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | SILVER M/L, M/ L, PEARL |
SILVER M/L, M/ L, PEARL |
SILVER M/L, M/L, PEARL |
SILVER MINK/ LILAC |
BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | SILVER M/L, M/ L, PEARL |
SILVER M/L, M/ L, PEARL |
SILVER M/L, 110,L, PEARL |
MINK/LILAC | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | SILVER M/L, M/ L, PEARL |
SILVER M/L, M/ L, PEARL |
MINK/LILAC |
AGOUTI | FAWN | SILVER FAWN \AMBER |
BLUE AGOUTI | CINNAMON | CINNAMON PEARL |
BLACK | BEIGE | CHAMPAGNE | CHOCOLATE | BLUE | SILVER | PLATINUM | |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
FAWN | AGOUTI | FAWN | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | FAWN | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
SILVER FAWN \AMBER |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | SILVER FAWN /AMBER |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | SILVER FAWN /AMBER |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | SILVER FAWN /AMBER |
AGOUTI |
BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
CINNAMON | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | CINNAMON | CINNAMON PEARL/ CINNAMON |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
CINNAMON PEARL |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | CINNAMON PEARL/ CINNAMON |
CINNAMON PEARL/ CINNAMON |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI |
BLACK | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
BEIGE | AGOUTI | FAWN | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BEIGE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
CHAMPAGNE | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | SILVER FAWN /AMBER |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | CHAMPAGNE | BLACK | BLACK | CHAMPAGNE | BLACK |
CHOCOLATE | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | CHOCOLATE | BLACK | BLACK | CHOCOLATE |
BLUE | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLUE | BLUE | BLUE |
SILVER | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | SILVER FAWN /AMBER |
BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | CHAMPAGNE | BLACK | BLUE | SILVER | BLUE |
PLATINUM | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | CHOCOLATE | BLUE | BLUE | PLATINUM |
RUSSIAN BLUE | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
BLUE BEIGE | AGOUTI | FAWN | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BEIGE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
SILVER PLATINUM |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | CHOCOLATE | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
SILVER BLUE | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLUE | BLUE | BLUE |
SEAL POINT SIAMESE |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
BLUE POINT SIAMESE |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLUE AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLUE | BLUE | BLUE |
RUSSIAN BLUE POINT SIAMESE |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
HIMALAYAN | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
PINK EYED WHITE |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
PEARL | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | CINNAMON PEARL/ CINNAMON |
CINNAMON PEARL/ CINNAMON |
BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
SILVER MINK/ LILAC |
AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | CINNAMON PEARL/ CINNAMON |
CINNAMON PEARL/ CINNAMON |
BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
MINK/LILAC | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | AGOUTI | CINNAMON | CINNAMON PEARL/ CINNAMON |
BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK | BLACK |
Help to Identify your rats
Coat types: There are currently 5 standardized coat types and sometimes referred to as varieties. There are standard, rex, hairless, satin and naturally bred tailless. The last 3 are more recent and not recognized in all clubs.
Rex: curly whiskers. Coat can range from wavy long to, tight and curly.
Satin: Claimed to be shinier than other coats but some rats have much healthier coats than others. Not recognized in all clubs and there is speculation as to how shiny they must be and what colours they come in.
Standard: The original and most common, short, flat coat, no bare spots, evenly distributed with no waves or curls.
Tailless: Bred from unusually short tails and never docked. They respire heat through their tails and can over heat easily.
Colours: they are divided into groups. Solid or self, AOC (any other colour) or ticked, marked, AOCP (any other colour patterned) or shaded silvered and odd- eyed. Different clubs have different classifications. Similar colours can be in different groups within the different clubs which can often confuse people trying to identify their rats.
Solid or self: Solid colour through out their whole body. No silver or white markings anywhere including on the feet or in the coat. Solid or self rats come in the following:
Beige: Pure warm medium beige without grey tones or white or silver hairs. Feet and ears match the coat colour and eyes can be either black or ruby (dark red).
Black: Solid black and dark as possible including feet and ear. Coat should be without any browning, white or silver hairs. Eyes are black.
Blue or English Blue: Cool to medium dark grey with a distinctive blue cast, slate grey. Evenly distributed without white, silver and free of brown spots. English Blues were brought over from the British club a few years ago. Feet and ears grey-blue to match top coat and and eyes should be black.
Champagne: Pure warm lighter beige colour with no silver or white. Colour is much lighter than beige and can range from pinkish beige to a light cream. Ears and feet should match and the feet colour will be pink. If the eyes are darker it simply a Beige rat that is too light in colour.
Chocolate: Warm brown that looks like a milk chocolate colour, Evenly coloured with no white or silver hairs. Ears and feet should be chocolate and the eyes should be black. A difficult colour to work with because when the rats age the colour fades and often develops into brownish and blackish patchiness or white hairs then resembles a poor black. This is also referred to as rusting by some.
Coffee: Cool light brown similar to the colour of coffee with cream. It should be even with no tan patches, white or silver hairs. Feet and ears pinkish to light brown to match the top coat and eyes should be either ruby or black.
Lilac: Medium gray colour with a definite purple cast. No white or silver hairs. Feet and ears light grey to match the top coat. Eyes should be black. This colour can be easily confused with mink and dove coloured rats which definitely have a brown cast to them. The lilac have the purplish cast to them.
Mink or Dove: Medium grayish brown resembling the mourning dove without silver, white or brown patches. Feet and ears light grey to match top coat. Eyes should be black. Has a brown cast to it. Not to be confused with lilac that has the purplish cast to it.
Powder Blue: Light blue, much lighter than English blue. No white or silver or brown patches. Feet and ears light grey to match top coat and the eyes should be ruby.
White-Black-Eyed: Pure white without yellow patches can range from bright white to egg shell. Ears pinkish beige colour and eyes should be black.
White-Pink-Eyed: Pure bright white without yellow patches. Colour is typical Albino with shiny iridescent eyes. Eyes are pink. Feet and ears a pinkish beige.
White-Ruby-Eyed: Pure bright white without yellow. Feet and ears should be pinkish beige. Eyes should be Ruby or red. Easily confused with albinos but are genetically different.