AFRMA Fancy Rats - Unstandardized

AFRMA FANCY RATS

UNSTANDARDIZED

Accepted Proposed Animals

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

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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.

[Accepted into Unstandardized 4-28-07]

RUSSIAN BLUE AGOUTI BURMESE - Color 20, points (nose, ears, feet, tail) 20, evenness of ticking 10
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. Russian Blue Agouti Burmese to be shown only in AOCP class. (Russian Blue plus Agouti plus Burmese).

[Accepted into Unstandardized 9-9-07]

AGOUTI BURMESE - Color 20, points (nose, ears, feet, tail) 20, evenness of ticking 10
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. Agouti Burmese to be shown only in AOCP class. a.k.a. Wheaten Burmese in the N.F.R.S. (Agouti plus Burmese).

[Accepted into Unstandardized 2-9-08]

B.E. SIAMESE - Shading 20, color of points 15, color of body 15
Body color to be medium beige, gradually and evenly shaded over saddle and hindquarters towards the belly, being darkest at the base of the tail. There should be no white or very pale areas anywhere on the body, feet or tail. Tail color to extend down the length of the tail. Belly to be light beige. Points to be rich dark sepia (of a grayer/cooler tone than R.E. Siamese) and shade evenly into the body color. Eyes black. B.E. Siamese to be shown only in AOCP class.

[Accepted into Unstandardized 7-18-09]

VELVET - Coat 30, color 20
The coat to be soft, short, and plush similar to Rex rabbits. Russian Blue came from these rats; Blue-Beige, Silver Blue, Russian Fawn, Russian Silver, Russian Platinum came from Russian Blue; these colors have ticking/heathering and a different feel to their coats. Eye color to match base color.

[Accepted into Unstandardized 7-18-09]

SABLE BURMESE - Body color 20, feet 10, tail 10, nose and ears 10
To be a warm dark otter brown with subtle darker points on the feet, tail, face, and ears. Devoid of dinginess, silvering, or patches. Contrast between points and body colour not to be overstated. Any suggestion of black in the points to be penalised. Eyes black. (English, N.F.R.S.) Sable Burmese to be shown only in AOCP class.

[Accepted into Unstandardized 9-19-09]

RUSSIAN BLUE BURMESE - Body color 20, feet 10, tail 10, nose and ears 10
To be a warm, mid-grey with blue tones, devoid of dinginess, silvering, or patches, with distinctly darker points of the same shade. Faint light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is usual for this variety and is not a fault. Eyes black or very dark ruby. (English, N.F.R.S.). Russian Blue Burmese to be shown only in AOCP class. (Russian Blue plus Burmese).

[Accepted into Unstandardized 9-19-09]

For details on the Unstandardized Class, see the AFRMA New Standards/Unstandardized page.
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 Rat book.

Updated April 1, 2012

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