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| Picture | Variety & Standard | Class |
| Submit photo | APRICOT AGOUTI- To be a pale
apricot, evenly ticked with silver guard hairs. Under colour to be ice blue
down to the skin. Belly colour to be a pale cream. Foot colour to match
top. Eyes Red. Genetics: pink eyed blue agouti A-B-C-ddpp. |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | ARGENTE CRÈME -
The back of the rat to
be a delicate shade of apricot, ticked with silver and shading to cream on
the sides and face. Undercoat
white, belly white. Eyes Red. Genetics: chinchillated silver fawn. |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | BALDIE - The top of the head
with the exception of the nose tip and the pattern to be coloured with the
colour to extend a short way behind the ears. The rest of the rat to be
white. Nose tip to be white, white triangle between the eyes pointing
rearwards and with a white line running from the point of the triangle to
the white on the nape of the neck. As with the related Essex variety,
colour paling is normal for this variety and not a fault. Genetics: Essex gene combined with h. |
New Variety |
 ©Hawthorn |
BAREBACK - The hood
shall be unbroken, covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders, except
in the case of light coloured bareback varieties where a pale coloured
throat is permissible. The remainder of the body to be white. The edges of
the hood shall be clear cut and devoid of brindling. The white area shall
be pure and devoid of any yellowish tinge or staining.
Genetics: hh Hms |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | IVORY - Body colour to be very pale creamy white all over with no odd coloured hairs or patches. Ears and tail to be pink. Eyes Black. Genetics: possibly cec | New Variety |
 ©Asbru |
BLACK EYED HIMALAYAN - Body
colour to be creamy white with beige points on the nose, feet and root of the
tail. Beige shading not to extend above the eyes on the face, beyond the
elbow on the forelegs or beyond the hocks on the hindlegs. Ears and tail
to be lightly pigmented. Eyes Black.
Genetics: possibly cece or cech |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | BLAZED ESSEX- Blazed as in blazed standard. Essex as in Essex standard. | New Variety |
| Submit photo | BLUE POINT HIMALAYAN -
Body
colour to be white, free from stains and even throughout. The points to be
a medium smokey blue. Eyes Red. Note – extent of coloured 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. Hindlegs – 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. Genetics: aachcdd |
New Variety |
 ©Hawthorn |
BLUE POINT SIAMESE - Body
colour to be light silver beige that gradually shades into a very light bluish colour
on the back and hindquarters down towards the belly
and on the face to the nose. The shading shall graduate evenly and be
darkest on the points, that is the nose, base of the tail and the tail and to
a lesser extent the legs and feet. The colour shall be without
streaks, odd coloured or white hairs or patches.
Belly colour light silver beige. Ears, feet and tail to conform to the
colour for the points. Eyes ruby.
Genetics: aachchdd |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | COFFEE - To be a rich creamy
caramel throughout, from tips of the fur down to the skin. Colour to be
even as possible, devoid of dinginess, white hairs or patches. Foot colour
to match top. Eyes black. Genetics: aabbmm |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | CREAM - Body colour to be a rich 'Devonshire' (warm) cream colour with no odd coloured hairs or patches. Ears and tail to be pink. Eyes black. | New Variety |
| Submit photo | HAVANA - To be a warm rich
brown. Eye colour mid ruby, to harmonise with coat colour.
Genetics: aaBBmmRr |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | HOODED DOWNUNDER - Hood: the hood should be unbroken and clean cut covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders except in the case of light coloured rats where a pale throat is normal. The hood shall be continuous with the saddle, extending down the spine to the tail with as much of the tail coloured as possible. Saddle: the saddle width shall be 2-3.5cm in the adult (proportionately smaller in the kitten), as even as possible and unbroken. Under: the belly stripe should be 2-3.5cm wide and unbroken (proportionately smaller in the kitten). Side areas should be devoid of spotting. Colour: colour to conform to a recognised colour variety. THe white areas shall be devoid of a yellowish tinge or staining. |
New Variety |
 ©Hawthorn |
MERLE - Merle rats may
be shown in pearl and cinnamon pearl. The unique feature is a
pattern of dark splash-spots distributed evenly throughout the entire
lighter background colour so as to resemble a merle dog. The markings should be numerous and distinct.
Eye colour black.
Genetics: Pearl or cinnamon pearl rats with patchy expression of the pearl gene. |
New Variety |
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PLATINUM - To be an even and
bright shade of pale grey with a distinct ice-blue hue, with no suggestion
of creamy, brownish or strong blue tones. Belly colour to match top. Feet
pale grey. Eye colour red to ruby.
Genetics: Combination of an unrecognised brown gene (called mock mink) with blue and another unrecognised pink eyed gene. |
New Variety |
 ©Hawthorn |
POWDER BLUE - To be a pale
dove blue colour, with pale silver base fur. Pale silver underbelly.
Should be distinctively different to that of the slate colour of the blue
rat. Colour to be as even as possible, devoid of dinginess, white hairs or
patches. Foot colour to match top. Eyes Black or Ruby.
Genetics: aadd – selected for pale undercoat. |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | QUICK SILVER - To be an even and bright shade of blue grey with no suggestion of icy, creamy or brownish tones. Should be distinctly different from the icy blue tones of the platinum rat and the pale dove of the powder blue. Under colour light blue to the skin. Belly colour to match top. Feet grey. Eye colour mid ruby. | New Variety |
| Submit photo | RUSSIAN BLUE POINT SIAMESE -
Body colour to be silver beige that shades into a deep blue
colour at the back and hind quarters, down towards the belly and on the
face towards the nose. The shading shall be even and darkest at the nose
and the base of the tail. The rat shall be without streaks,
odd coloured or white hairs or patches. Belly colour to be a light silver beige. Ears, tail and feet to be as blue as possible. Eyes deep ruby to black. Genetics: aachchrbrb* |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | RUSSIAN SILVER - To be a pale
blue-grey. Faint light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is
usual for this variety and is not a fault. Colour to be level throughout.
Belly colour to match top. Under colour to be as pale as possible. Brown,
yellow or pinky tinges to be faulted. Eyes Black. Genetics: aaddrbrb* or aavvddrbrb* or aabbddmmrbrb* or any other combination. |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | RUSSIAN SILVER AGOUTI - A blend of light blue grey ticking
over a warm creamy fawn ground. Under colour light silver grey down to the
skin. Belly colour pale silver. Pinky tinge to be a fault. Eyes black. Genetics: Agouti version of above. |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | SABLE BURMESE - To be a warm dark otter brown with subtle darker points on the feet, tail, face and ears. Devoid of dinginess, silvering or patches. Contrast between points and body colour not to be overstated. Any suggestion of black in the points to be penalised. Eyes black. | New Variety |
| Submit photo | SATIN - The satin shall have
a high sheen coat resulting in a satin like or metallic gloss. The colour
may be that of any recognised variety. Satinization will appear to
increase the intensity of any colour and this should be taken into
account. White satins to be known as ivory due to this effect. Genetics: Unrecognised recessive gene Sa. Probably at least 2. |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | SPOTTED DOWNUNDER - Head: colour not to extend past the ears and to follow the line of the lower jawbone. It should not extend under the chin. A white blaze or spot is highly desirable. Body: should be broken marked, giving the effect of spotting over the back and belly. Side spots are desirable. Colour: to conform to a recognised colour variety. the white areas shall be devoid of a yellowish tinge or staining. |
New Variety |
| Submit photo | TURPIN - Marked rat with colour confined to defined areas of the face and a wide band of colour sprinkled in a wide band down the back. Face (similar to the roan) - two triangles of colour from the ears to points at the eyes. Triangles meet between the ears. This colour and the colour along the back to be mixed with white to give the appearance of the colour being lightly sprinkled onto the white background. | New Variety |
| Submit photo | WHEATEN BURMESE - To be a mid sand colour, points to be distinctly darker than body colour. ase coat to be light brown. Belly colour to be pale silvery grey. Eyes black. | New Variety |
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