| Colors and Types of Rats You'll See at the So Licky Rattery
|
The following is a summary of the colors, fur types, ear types, and all varieties that come through the So Licky Rattery. Information is constantly being updated to make sure this is as current and accurate as possible.
Because we strive to breed show-quality rats, we are listing a description from URSA (United Rat Standards Affiliation) because we belong to the RFL club which follows those standards. In order to show our rats, we must try to breed our rats to these standards.
|
| Color - Seal Point Siamese
|
Genetics: c(h)/c(h)
Description according the URSA: Points to be a rich dark seal color shading into a medium beige color over the rest of the rat. Body color to be ivory to medium beige depending on the colorpoint variety. Color to be gradually and evenly shaded over the head, shoulders, back and belly of the rat. Points to be dark as possible - shaded evenly into the body color and located on the nose but should not extend past the eyes, on the ears but not extending past the ears, on all four feet but not extending past the legs, and the base of the tail shading up over the hindquarters. Eyes: Red to Ruby Faults: Patchy or uneven coloration, pale or light areas
Examples:
Above photo is a baby seal-point Siamese - they loose their overall color in their 5-7 week molt.
Above photo is an adult seal-point Siamese after her 5-7 week molt - notice her color-point on her nose. This particular example doesn't have very good points on her feet, but if you look closely they are there.
|
| Color - Seal Point Himalayan
|
Genetics: c(h)/c
Description according the URSA: Points to be a rich dark seal/sepia color shade. Contrast between the shaded points and the white color of the body to be very distinct. Body to be an even clean white base with points to be dark as possible - shaded evenly into the body color and located on the nose but should not extend past the eyes, on the ears but not extending past the ears, on all four feet but not extending past the legs, and the color on the tail is not to extend beyond halfway up the rump. Eyes: red. Faults: stains, yellowing, or white on the feet/toes
Examples:
Above photo is a baby seal-point Himalayan - Notice that they start out all white and are very difficult to distinguish from a pink-eyed-white.
Above photo is a juvenile seal-point Himalayan after her 5-7 week molt - notice her color-point on her nose. If you compare this photo with the photo of the seal-point Siamese you'll notice that her overall color is lighter than the Siamese.
|
| Color - Albino/Pink-Eyed-White
|
Genetics: c/c
Description according to URSA: Pure snow white, clean with bright red eyes. Faults: yellowing, staining, hint of color
Examples:
|
Genetics: dd gg
Description according to URSA: To be a pale, ice-like blue-gray with very apparent faint speckling or heathering. Eye Color: Black Faults: Dullness, Ruby eyes, Yellow cast.
Examples:
|
Genetics: dd
Description according to URSA: A dark gray-blue color commonly seen in Russian Blue cats. This color has a subtle ticked effect, also referred to as heathering. Color to be even throughout and dark down to the skin. Eye color: Black Faults: Large amounts of white hairs (silvering), rusting.
Examples:
|
Genetics: gg
Description according to URSA: A deep, slate blue with a pale undercoat. A darker shade is preferred over lighter blues such as "sky" and "powder". Faults: Light in color, rusting or dullness. Eye Color: Preferably black, though light coloration due to dilutions in the genes may provide dark ruby eye color.
Examples:
|
| Color - Russian Blue Point Siamese
|
Genetics: c(h)/c(h) dd
Description according to URSA: Points to be a distinct smokey blue-gray shaded into a bright ivory color over the rat. Light heathering is normal for this Russian Blue-based colorpoint variety. Contrast between the shaded points and the ivory color of the body to be very distinct. Body color to be ivory to medium beige depending on the colorpoint variety. Color to be gradually and evenly shaded over the head, shoulders, back and belly of the rat. Points to be dark as possible - shaded evenly into the body color and located on the nose but should not extend past the eyes, on the ears but not extending past the ears, on all four feet but not extending past the legs, and the base of the tail shading up over the hindquarters. Eyes: Red to Ruby Faults: Patchy or uneven coloration, pale or light areas
Examples:
|
| Color - American Blue Point Siamese
|
Genetics: c(h)/c(h) gg
Description according to URSA: Points to be subdued cool yellow-brown shaded into a bright ivory color over the rest of the rat. Contrast between the shaded points and the ivory color of the body to be very distinct. Body color to be ivory to medium beige depending on the colorpoint variety. Color to be gradually and evenly shaded over the head, shoulders, back and belly of the rat. Points to be dark as possible - shaded evenly into the body color and located on the nose but should not extend past the eyes, on the ears but not extending past the ears, on all four feet but not extending past the legs, and the base of the tail shading up over the hindquarters. Eyes: Red to Ruby
Faults: Patchy or uneven coloration, pale or light areas
Examples:
|
| Color - Russian Silver Point Siamese
|
Genetics: c(h)/c(h) dd gg
Description according to URSA (PROVISIONAL): Points to be a distinct pale, ice-like blue-gray into a bright ivory color over the rest of the rat. Points to have a distinct shimmer. Heathering is normal for this Russian Silver-based color point variety. Contrast between the shaded points and the ivory color of the body to be very distinct.
Faults: overly pale coloring on points, without satisfying shading
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Rat should have a white body, with a hood of any recognized color, which COVERS the head, neck, throat, chest and shoulders, with no breaks or white spots in the color. Color continues in an unbroken line or stripe from the hood's center between the rat's shoulders, down the rat's spine to the base of the tail, with as much of the tail as possible being colored. Spine stripe should be of moderate width ( 1/4" to 1" ) and as straight and even as possible, without ragged edges or brindling. There should be no spots of color or brindling on the white portions of the body. In pale colored rats, a pale colored throat and chest is to be allowed.
Faults: Ragged edges on hood or spine stripe, spots of color or brindling in the white areas, breaks in color of hood or spine stripe; spine stripe not extending to the base of tail.
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Symmetrically marked with full white underside. To have a clear cut demarcation line void of brindling or spotting between top and bottom. Feet and up to half of the end of tail to be white. Small headspot or wedge blaze acceptable for this variety. Faults: White coming up the sides, color dipping into the underside. Incomplete marking.
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Blazed rats to be shown with Berkshire or Variegated varieties. To be a symmetrical wedge-shaped white marking starting as a fine point located midway between the eyes and the ears. White to encompass bridge of the nose, enveloping the nose, whisker-bed and mouth of the rat in a thin triangle. Fault: Thin blazes
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Rat shall be all one color displaying no markings. Faults: White fur on body, white toes/feet
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Clean, white equilateral triangle on the chest between the two front feet. All four feet and tail tip to be white.
Faults: Uneven triangle, other white markings.
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Fur to be dense, even, and lustrous - should lay flat and smooth. Long guard hairs or slightly coarser fur are permissible in Males. Whiskers are long and straight. Color and markings should conform to recognized standard.
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Fine to the touch, with longer and softer guard hairs that give an overall glossy look or sheen. Satin lends some colors a sparkling appearance, and a yellowish cast on white and Siamese. Whiskers to be wavy and point in varying directions.
Examples:
Note the Whiskers on a baby with Satin fur in the photo below
|
Description according to URSA: Fur to be thick and densely curled. Guard hairs should be coarse and easily
felt. Whiskers to be curled.
Faults: Frizzed, loose coat, bald patches.
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Well-formed oval shape of medium size, they should be upright and spaced well apart. Faults: Creases or folds, ears set too low or too far apart.
Description according to RSA: Medium sized, oval shaped and upright. They should be spaced well apart. Faults: creases or folds, set too low.
Examples:
|
Description according to URSA: Ears to be large, round, and semicircular, set low on the sides of the head, and pointing back toward the body, maintaining a picture of balance, while ideally being placed as low as possible on the head.
Faults: Creases or folds; pointing down, so as to give an oblong or tubular shape, pointed edges, set too high or too low.
Examples:
|
| Reviewed and Edited 9/22/2010
|