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BLACK : Fur : to be a deep black, the rat shall be devoid of white hairs or patches Base fur : black Eyes : black. Click here to see a black rat
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BLACK EYED WHITE = BEW : Other name : sometimes mistakingly called albino Fur : to be as white as possible, the rat shall be devoid of creamy tinge or staining Base fur : white Eyes : black |
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ALBINO : Other names : white, pink eyes white = PEW Fur : the rat shall be devoid of creamy tinge or staining Base fur : white Eyes : black |
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AGOUTI : Other names : wild colour, generically as brown Fur : to be a real agouti, the rat shall be evenly ticked with black guard hairs Base fur : dark grey to black Eyes : black Other information : This is the wild colour of rats. Most colours can have the agoutied gene added to them. |
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APRICOT : LOther names : beige, blue-buff Fur : the rat is almost orange, it's a kind of dark beige Eyes : black Click here to see an apricot rat
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CHOCOLATE : Other name : brown ( generically ) Fur : to be a deep chocolate, the rat shall be devoid of dinginess and white hairs of patches Eyes : black |
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BUFF : Other name : beige ( US name ) Fur : the rat shouldn't have sign of dullness or greyness Eyes : dark ruby |
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BLUE : Other names : slate blue, grey Fur : blue colour is a kind of grey. There are many varieties of blue colour : blue agouti, Russian blue, American blue, … Eyes : black |
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GREY : Fur : the rat is grey ! Eyes : black |
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OTHER COLOURS WHICH EXIST : Champagne, Lilac, Mink, Platinium, Pearl, Cinnamon, Amber …
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DALMATIAN : The Dalmatian rat has color splashes distributed over the entire body with no solid clear-cut markings on a white body. |
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HOODED : Others names : hooded Japanese, Japanese Description : the hood shall be unbroken, covering the head, throat, chest and shoulders. The hood shall be continuous with the saddle, extending down the spine to the tail. The tail can be coloured. Click here to see a hooded rat
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CAPPED : Description : the colour shall cover the head only and follow the line of the lower jaw bone, it shouldn't extend under the chin. The rest of the body is white. Click here to see a capped rat
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SIAMESE : Description : body colour is medium beige gradually and evenly shaded over saddle and hindquarters towards the belly, being darkness at the base of the tail. They shouldn't have white or very pale areas anywhere on the body, feet or tail. Eyes : ruby Click here to see a siamese rat
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HIMALAYAN : Description : body colour is white with points of dark sepia Colours areas : face not extend upwards from eyes; ears not to extend downwards from the base; forelegs not to extend upwards beyond the elbows; hind legs not to extend upwards beyond the ankle Eyes : red |
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HUSKY : Description : the husky rat shall have as symmetrical markings as possible. The underside should be completely white. Head : A wide inverted V shaped blaze, including the whisker bed, coming as close to the eyes as possible without touching the eyes, and coning to a point between the ears. Jaw line and underside of the head must be white. Body : From the head, the colour runs back covering the ears and continues along the body extending down the sides Click here to see a husky rat |
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ENGLISH IRISH : The English Irish rat has a white equilateral triangle on the chest. The triangle shall be of good size and clear cut. Four feet and tail tip are black. Generally, body is black. Click here to see an English Irish rat
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MASKED : The masked rat has a white body and a coloured "mask" covering just across the face and around the eyes. Click here to see a masked rat |
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OTHERS MARKINGS WHICH EXIST : Self, Berkshire, Blaze, Bareback, Downunder, ….
Different varieties of ears :
