Rat Identity

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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.

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