AFRMA Fancy Mice - Tan & Fox

AFRMA FANCY MICE

Tan & Fox

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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Tan &
Fox

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TANS - Tans may be shown in any recognized color. The top color should be equivalent to the corresponding recognized color, with the belly color being a rich golden-red tan. There should be a distinct and clear line between the top color and tan, running in a straight line along the sides, chest, and jaws, showing no brindling or intermingling of color. The feet should be tanned on the inside and of the top color on the outside. Tan hairs will be found behind the ears.

Blue Tan mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2000 Craig Robbins.
(Note: Blue Tans will not have the rich dark orange but rather a “buff” color due to the dilution gene.)

FOXES - Foxes may be shown in any recognized color, and are similar to the Tans above. However, their belly color is to be as near white as possible, and a slight ticking of white hairs on the feet, sides and rump is desirable. Hair behind the ears is white.

Beige Fox mouse owned and bred by Karen Robbins. Photo ©2000 Craig Robbins.
(Note: The extreme dilute gene (Ivory, Beige, Coffee, Reverse Siamese) will dilute the Tan belly to Fox.)

Dark Beige Fox Satin mouse owned and bred by Nichole Royer. Photo ©1998 Larry Ferris.
(Note: the color came out dark so the mouse may look like a Chocolate Fox.)

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.

Updated April 1, 2012

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