Varieties of Fancy Rats - Guide Standard

Russian Silver Agouti

A blend of light blue grey ticking over a warm creamy fawn ground. Undercolour light silver grey down to the skin. Belly colour pale silver. Pinky tinge to be a fault. Eyes black.
Genetics: Agouti form of Russian Silver.
Top colour 15
Ticking 10
Belly Colour 10
Undercoat 5
Feet 10
Remainder - general conformation 50

Russian Silver Agouti
Bongo Fury The Mascara Snake owned and bred by Laura Jones and Karl Woods
Russian Silver Agouti
Bongo Fury Tin Peened Reindeer owned and bred by Laura Jones and Karl Woods

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. Undercolour to be as pale as possible. Brown, yellow or pinky tinges to be faulted. Eyes Black.
Genetics: aaddrbrb* or aabbddrbrb* or aabbddmmrbrb* or other possible combinations.
Top colour 25
Belly Colour 15
Feet 10
Remainder - general conformation 50

Russian Silver
Bongo Fury Moonlight On Vermont owned and bred by Laura Jones and Karl Woods
Russian Silver
Caledonian Brazzle Dazzle Day owned by Hakuna Matata Stud and bred by Lois Mattsson

Lilac

A pinky dove grey throughout, from tips of fur to skin, bluish tinge a fault. Foot and belly colour to match top. Ears and tail to be covered with grey hairs. Eyes very dark ruby or black.
Genetics: aabbCCddPPRrmm.
Top colour 20
Belly colour 10
Feet 20
Remainder - general conformation 50

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 & another unrecognised pink eyed gene.
Top colour 20
Belly colour 10
Undercolour 15
Feet 5
Remainder - general conformation 50

Platinum
owned and bred by Rivendell Stud
 

Russian Topaz

Top colour a pleasing warm shade of orange-cream evenly ticked with silver to silver-blue guard hairs. Undercolour must exhibit a distinctive blue cast close to the skin. Belly and throat to be cream. Feet to match top colour as close as possible, but a lighter shade acceptable. Eyes may be any shade of red to dark ruby but pink eyes undesirable. Slight heathering not to be faulted.
Faults: Dark, dull or too pale top colour. Uneven or lack of ticking. Pink eyes.
Severe Faults: Lack of blue undercolour. Very pale patches or prominent white eye circles.
Genetics: a/a r/r rb/rb*
Top Colour 15
Ticking 10
Belly Colour 10
Undercoat 5
Feet 10
Remainder - general conformation 50


Owned by Asbru Stud
 

Golden Himalayan

To be an apricot colour evenly ticked with silver guard hairs, with brown points on the nose, feet and root of the tail. Belly colour to be a pale cream. Top colour to be even carried well down the sides with clear differentiation between belly and top colour. Ears and tail to be lightly pigmented. Eyes Black.
Genetics: genetics currently unproven and being researched
Top Colour and ticking 15
Belly colour 5
Eyes 10
Points 10
Tail 5
Ears 5
Remainder - general conformation 50

Golden Himalayan
owned and bred by Alpha Centauri Stud
Golden Himalayan
owned and bred by Alpha Centauri Stud