AFRMA Fancy Rats - Unstandardized

AFRMA FANCY RATS

UNSTANDARDIZED

Accepted Proposed Animals

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BURMESE - To be an even, rich mid-brown, devoid of dinginess, silvering, or patches, with darker points of the same shade. There is to be a strong contrast between the points and body colour. Eyes black.
Genetics: genetics currently unproven and being researched.
N.F.R.S.

RUSSIAN BLUE AGOUTI - Color is dark blue at the base of the hair with a fawn band on top. Coat is evenly ticked with dark blue guard hairs. Belly color will be silver blue. Eye color is black.

BALDIE - Color Pattern 15, Triangle 15, Color Fading 10, Color 10
Baldie rats may be shown in any recognized color. Markings will be similar to Capped rats with a colored top of head and the rest of the body a pure clean white free from spots or brindling. The colored area to be clear of the nose tip and jaw line, extending a short way behind the ears. They will have a large white triangle between the eyes with a white line running from the point of the triangle to the white on the neck. Baldies are from Essex rats and color fading is normal.

RUSSIAN BLUE AGOUTI BURMESE - To be a mid sand color with blue ticking, points to be distinctly darker than body color. Base coat to be light blue-grey. Belly color to be pale silvery blue-grey. Eyes black. Genetics currently unproven and being researched. (Russian Blue plus Agouti plus Burmese).

AGOUTI BURMESE - Body color to be a warm brown, not too dark or too red, similar to Cinnamon, with a light gray-brown at the base of the hair. Coat is evenly ticked with medium brown guard hairs. Belly color to be light silvery brown. Points to be distinctly darker than body color with shading at the base of the tail. Eyes black. To be shown only in AOCP class. a.k.a. Wheaten Burmese in the N.F.R.S. (Agouti plus Burmese).

For details on the Unstandardized Class, see the AFRMA New Standards/Unstandardized page.
For complete details of the Standards, please refer to the AFRMA Show Regulations & Standards book.

Last updated on February 12, 2008.

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