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| Picture | Variety & Standard | Class Nos. |
 ©Hawthorn |
PINK EYED WHITE - To be as white as possible, devoid of creamy tinge or staining. Eyes pink. | 1 & 2 |
 ©Hawthorn |
CHAMPAGNE - To be an evenly warm beige, with no suggestion of dullness or greyness. Eyes red. | 3 & 4 |
 ©Hawthorn |
BLACK EYED WHITE - To be as white as possible, devoid of creamy tinge or staining. Any coloured hairs to be severely penalised. Eyes black. | 5 & 6 |
 ©Hawthorn |
BRITISH BLUE - To be a deep steel blue without any brown colouration. Colour to be even with the belly colour matching the top. The colour of the fur when parted to be blue grey down to the skin. Eyes black. | 7 & 8 |
| Submit photo | CHOCOLATE - To be a deep, rich chocolate, as even as possible, devoid of dinginess and white hairs or patches. Base fur to be black. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black. | 9 & 10 |
 ©Hawthorn |
BLACK - To be a deep solid black, devoid of dinginess and white hairs or patches. Base fur to be black. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black. | 11 & 12 |
| Submit photo | RUSSIAN BLUE - A medium to dark grey-blue with a metallic sheen. Faint, light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is normal for this variety and is not to be faulted unless excessive. Colour to be even, under colour dark blue down to the skin. Foot and belly colour to match top. Eyes black. | 13 & 14 |
| ANY OTHER COLOUR SELF (AOC) | 15 & 16 | |
 ©Hawthorn |
BERKSHIRE - To be symmetrically marked, with as much white on the chest and belly as possible. The white shall not extend up the sides of the body; the edges shall be clear cut and devoid of brindling. Back feet to be white to the ankle, forelegs to be white to half the leg. Tail to be white to half its length. The body colour shall conform to a recognised colour variety. The white area shall be pure and devoid of any colour or staining. A white spot on the forehead is desirable. | 17 & 18 |
 ©Thornvalley Stud |
IRISH - White equilateral triangle on chest with front feet white and back feet white to half their length. The triangle to be of good size, clear cut and devoid of brindling, not to extend in a streak down the belly but to occupy all the space between the front legs. The body colour shall conform to a recognised colour variety. | 19 & 20 |
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HOODED - The hood shall be unbroken, covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders, except in the case of light coloured hooded varieties where a pale coloured throat is permissible. The hood shall be continuous with the saddle, extending down the spine to the tail with as much of the tail as possible being coloured. The saddle width shall be one quarter to half an inch - it must be as even as possible and unbroken. The edges of the hood and saddle shall be clear cut and devoid of brindling. The white area shall be pure and devoid of any yellowish tinge or staining. | 21 & 22 |
| Submit photo | VARIEGATED - The head and shoulders to be of a distinct colour with a white spot on the forehead. Where a spot is present this should be centrally placed on the forehead, round or oval in shape and no bigger than the rat's eye. Blazes are 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 taper to a fine point midway between the eyes and the ears. Markings not to extend onto the cheeks or the eyes. The rest of the upper portion (back, sides and tail) of the rat's body to be white, evenly marked with patches and flecks of distinct colour, the colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. Underside (including belly, chest and throat) to be white, devoid of creamy tinge or staining. | 23 & 24 |
 ©Hawthorn |
CAPPED - The colour not to extend past the ears and to follow the line of the lower jaw bone. It should not extend under the chin. A white blaze or spot on the face, and the rest of the body white. Colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. White area should be pure and devoid of yellowish tinge or staining. | 25 & 26 |
| Submit photo | ESSEX - To be recognised in any standard colour, remembering that the effect of the gene responsible is to lighten the top colour. The darkest area is along the spine, becoming less intense down the sides of the animal. The gradual fading of colour continues onto the belly which is off white, with no spotting of darker colour. When viewed from above, the fading effect should be symmetrical, having no clear demarcation. The fading effect also to be seen on the legs so that the feet are also off white. There should be no obvious patches of contrasting colour. Pied tails not to be penalised. a head spot is essential; this must be well defined, centrally placed on the forehead and symmetrical. | 27 & 28 |
| ANY OTHER VARIETY MARKED (AOV) | AOV Marked 29 & 30 | |
 (Mink Rex) ©Asbru |
REX - The coat to be evenly dense and not excessively harsh, with as few guard hairs as possible. Coat to be evenly curled and also to a lesser extent on the belly. Curly vibrissae (whiskers) are normal for a Rex. Colour to conform to a recognised colour or pattern variety. Where Silvered or ticked rats are rexed, allowances should be made for the lower number of guard hairs present than in normal varieties. | 31 & 32 |
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TOPAZ - To be a rich golden fawn evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Under colour to be pale blue/grey carried down to the skin. Belly fur to be creamy silver. Top colour to be even and carried well down the sides with a clear differentiation between belly and top colour. Any tendency to sootiness or greyness of the top colour to be penalised. Eyes to be dark ruby (as dark as possible). | 33 & 34 |
 ©Hawthorn |
SILVER FAWN - To be a rich orange fawn, evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Belly fur to be white. The demarcation between the top colour and white belly to be sharp and clear cut, devoid of irregularities and brindling. Eyes red. | 35 & 36 |
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SILVERED - To be of a recognised coat colour, the coat containing equal numbers of silver and non-silver guard hairs. Each silver hair to have as much of its length white as possible - a coloured tip to be allowed. Silvering to give an overall sparkling appearance. It should not be possible to confuse a silvered with a pearl or a self. Foot colour to match top. Belly colour on silvered agoutis or cinnamons to be adjudged as per agouti and cinnamon standards. Belly colour on other silvered varieties to match top. | 37 & 38 |
 ©Hawthorn |
HIMALAYAN - Body colour
to be white, free from stains and even throughout. The points to be rich dark
sepia (as dark as possible). Eyes red. 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. |
39 & 40 |
 ©Thornvalley Stud |
SIAMESE - Body colour to be medium beige, gradually and evenly shaded over the saddle and hindquarters towards the belly, being darkest at the base of the tail. There should be no white or very pale areas anywhere on the body, feet or tail. Tail colour to extend down the length of the tail. Belly to be light beige. Points to be rich dark sepia and to shade evenly into the body colour. Eyes ruby. | 41 & 42 |
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AGOUTI - To be a rich ruddy brown, evenly ticked with black guard hairs. Base fur dark grey to black. Belly fur to be silver grey. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black. | 43 & 44 |
 ©Hawthorn |
CINNAMON - To be warm russet brown, evenly ticked with chocolate guard hairs. Base fur mid-grey. Belly fur as agouti but of a lighter shade. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black. | 45 & 46 |
| Submit photo | BLUE AGOUTI (OPAL) - An attractive blend of mid-blue ticking over a medium fawn ground. Under colour to be blue down to the skin. Belly colour silver. Feet dove grey. Ears and tail to be covered with blue hairs. A brown tinge to be adjudged a fault. Eyes black. | 47 & 48 |
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LILAC AGOUTI (LYNX) - An attractive blend of dove grey ticking over a medium fawn ground. Under colour pale grey down to the skin. Belly colour silver. Feet dove grey. Ears and tail to be covered in grey hairs. A pinky tinge is desirable. A blue tinge to be adjudged a fault. Eyes very dark ruby to black. | 49 & 50 |
 ©Hawthorn |
PEARL - To be palest silver, shading to creamish under colour. Each hair to be delicately tipped with grey evenly over the whole animal. Belly fur to be creamy silver. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black | 51 & 52 |
| Submit photo | CINNAMON PEARL - Coat to consist of three bands of colour from the base up - cream, blue and orange, with silver guard hairs, to give an overall golden appearance with a silver sheen. Belly fur pale silver grey. Foot colour to match top. Eyes black. | 53 & 54 |
 ©Hawthorn   |
DUMBO -
To be judged as
standard rats with the following differences: The
ears to be set low on the sides of the head, their base at the back of the
cheeks wider and more open than a standard rat.
The ear is slightly furled at the top and will
appear to be rose petal shaped, but gently pressing a finger to the back of
the ear will show the ear as being perfectly
rounded. Head shape to follow the standard for
normal eared rats, though may appear to differ due
to the ear position. A prominent occiput (back of skull) is normal but
should not present a 'hunchback' appearance.
Faults: creased, bent and wrinkled ears to be considered a serious fault. Also ears being too narrow and pointed and tubular rather than rounded to be considered a serious fault. Colour to conform to a standardised colour or pattern variety. Unstandardised dumbos to be shown in New Varieties. |
55 & 56 |
| GUIDE STANDARD | 57 & 58 |
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