AFRMA FANCY MICE
Self

Color is to be even over the entire body, extending to the skin and including the underparts, ears, feet and tail.

General Self Faults – Faded or rusty color; mottling, mealiness or shading of color; light underparts; stray white hairs in the coat; tan hairs around the vent or behind the ears; white toenails.
General Self Disqualifications – White spot on the body; white on the tail.
See the Standards book for additional details.

For complete details of these Standards including points, faults, and disqualifications, please refer to the AFRMA Show Regulations & Standards book.

Note: The pictures on this page are not meant to be true representatives of the animal’s color. Because of differences in monitors (CRT/LCD) and how the monitor is adjusted, the colors may be different.

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  Beige Mouse BEIGE - Color is a warm grayish-tan. Eye color is black.

Beige mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©1999 Craig Robbins.


    Black Mouse BLACK - Color is a deep lustrous black. Eye color is black.

Black (extreme) mouse owned by Kelli Boka, bred by Peter Barker. Photo ©2008 Karen Robbins.


    Blue Mouse BLUE - Color is a medium slate blue. Eye color is black.

Blue mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©1999 Craig Robbins.


    Champagne Mouse CHAMPAGNE - Color is a clean warm beige, enhanced by a pinkish cast running throughout the coat, like that of sparkling champagne. Eye color is pink.

Champagne mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2007 Karen Robbins.


    Chocolate Mice CHOCOLATE - Color is a rich, deep chocolate brown, showing no tint of redness. Eye color is deep ruby or black.

Chocolate mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2007 Karen Robbins.


    Coffee Fox Long Hair Mouse COFFEE - Coffee is a very pale brown, similar to coffee with cream. Eye color is black.

Coffee Fox Long Hair mouse owned by Julie Steele. Photo ©1988 Larry Ferris.


    No Photo Available CREAM - Color is a pale yellow, similar to that of rich dairy cream or vanilla ice cream. Eye color is black.

See the FinnMouse site for a photo of Cream with their Unstandardized colors.


    Dove Mouse DOVE - Color is a perfect blend of blue and chocolate, not too dark. Eye color is black.

Chocolate, Dove, and Blue mice owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2005 Craig Robbins.


    Fawn Satin Mouse FAWN - Color is a medium orange, midway between gold and orange. Eye color may be pink or black.

A P.E. Fawn mouse owned by Kelli Boka, bred by Sarah Cudbill. Photo ©2008 Karen Robbins.


    Gold Marked Mouse GOLD - Color is a light yellowish-orange, similar to that of gold metal. Eye color may be pink or black.

Gold Broken marked mouse owned and bred by Kelli Boka. Photo ©2007 Craig Robbins.


    Ivory Mouse IVORY - Color is white with a pale yellow hue. Eyes black.

Ivory mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2009 Karen Robbins.


  Lilac Mouse LILAC - Color is a medium dove gray, like that of the Lilac rabbit. Eye color is pink.

Lilac mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2007 Karen Robbins.


    Orange Mouse ORANGE - Color is a vivid bright orange, as rich as possible. Eye color may be pink, ruby, or black.

Orange Satin mouse owned by Kris Bryant. Photo ©1993 AFRMA.


  Red Mouse RED - Color to be a burnt orange red, the deeper the better, clear and without sootiness. Eyes black.

Red mouse (and Cinnamon) owned by Nichole Royer, bred by David Safe . Photo ©2004 Craig Robbins.


  Silver Satin Mouse SILVER - Color is a very light gray, similar to a new coin, showing no hint of lilac. Eye color is pink.

Silver mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2005 Karen Robbins.


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  P.E. White Mouse WHITE - Color is a clear sparkling white, showing no yellow cast to the hair. Whites are subdivided into two classes, generally referred to as pink-eyed white (PEW) and black-eyed white (BEW). The pink-eyed white has a pink eye of medium color (not ruby); the black-eyed white has jet black eyes.

Pink-eyed White mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2005 Craig Robbins.


For complete details of the Standards including points, faults, eliminations, and disqualifications, please refer to the AFRMA Show Regulations & Standards book.
Purchase the AFRMA Official Color Standards Mouse book.

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