Types Of Mice

• Beige: Colour is a warm greyish-tan, very light. Eye colour is black

• Black: Colour is a deep lustrous black. Eye colour is black.

• Blue: Medium slate blue, with no hint of silver or ticked hairs. Eyes to be black.

• Champagne: The colour of champagne silk with a pinkish tinge. Eye colour to be pink.

• Chocolate: Rich, deep plain chocolate, with no trace of red or ginger. Eyes to be black. Ears tail and feet to mach body colour.

• Coffee: Colour is a light brown, similar to coffee with cream. Not to be confused with Beige. Eye colour is black.

• Cream: Very pale even cream, distinguished from off-white by its `creaminess'. Eye colour to be pink or black.

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• Dove: Warm dove grey, distinguishable from silver by its warmth. Eye colour to be pink.

• Fawn: Warm, medium shade of fawn, free of `mealiness', light patches and silvery hairs. Eyes to be pink or black.

• Gold: Colour is light yellowish-orange, similar to that of gold metal. Eye colour may be pink or black.

• Ivory: Colour is white with a pale yellow hue. Eye colour is black.

• Lilac: Colour is a medium dove grey, like that of the lilac rabbit. Eye colour is pink.

• Orange: Colour is vivid, bright orange, as rich as possible. Eye colour may be pink, ruby or black.

• Red: Color to be a burnt orange red, the deeper the better, clear and without sootiness. Eyes black

• Silver: Colour to have the cold metallic quality of an old silver coin. Showing no hint of lilac. Eyes to be pink or black.

• White: Pure snow white with no trace of cream or ivory. Eyes can be pink or black.

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

• Fox: Foxes can be exhibited in any recognised colour and are similar to the Tans above. However, their belly colour 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. All other requirements, faults and disqualifications are as for Tans

• Banded: Banded mice can be exhibited in any recognised colour. The distinctive feature is the white band around the body. This band should occupy 1/4 the length of the body, positioned at the third quarter of the body length from the head, excluding the tail. Sharpness of demarcation is of prime importance. Foot colour is white. Eyes can be any colour.

• Broken Marked: Broken marked mice can be exhibited in any recognised colour. Should have as many coloured spots or patches as possible on a white background, even in size, sharply defined, and distributed irregularly over the body. A spot of some size is preferred on the head, but is not mandatory

• Dutch: Dutch marked mice can be exhibited in any recognised colour and will have markings like those of a Dutch rabbit. The forward half of the body will be white, with the exception of the cheek patches. These are located on either side of the head and are to include the ears, upper jowls, and the area immediately forward of the eyes. The cheek markings should be well rounded and balanced and clear of whiskers. A wedge shaped Blaze of white should run from the muzzle to the neck, running between coloured ears. The saddle on the rear half of the body should be of solid colour and the dividing line between colour and white should be as straight and clean-cut as possible, above and under as well. The colour should extend well into the tail, and the remaining area should be flesh coloured. The white stops on the hind feet should be uniform in length and their dividing line should be about halfway between the toes and the hocks. The white portion of the Dutch should be clean, pure white, and all markings should be clear and sharp

• Even Marked: Even marked mice can be exhibited in any recognised colour. They should be of any uniform pattern other than Dutch markings and should have as many clear-cut and balanced spots or patches as possible.

• Spotted Tans: Spotted Tans can be exhibited in any recognised colour and can include even marked, broken marked Dutch, and variegated. Where the spotting pattern runs into the stomach, the colour should be a rich golden-red tan. Colour patches should be clear-cut, showing no brindling or intermingling or white hairs. Preferably, several coloured spots should be low on the body to show as much contrast as possible with the top colour and the tanning.

• Variegated: Variegated mice can be exhibited in any recognised colour, splashed on a white background, and free from any solid, clear-cut markings. The splashes should be small and abundant, ragged in outline, roughly the same size, and cover the entire body.

• Rump White: is any standard colour having a white rump. The line of demarcation should be straight and encircle the body so that the lower third of the mouse, including the hind feet and tail is completely white. The remaining colour must be without any white markings at all and should conform with the standard laid down for that variety.

• Agouti: Colour is a rich golden brown with dark slate at the base of the hair, with black ticking throughout the coat that should extend over the entire body, including the under parts and feet, and be as even as possible. Eye colour is black.

• Argent: Eye Pink. An Argente mouse shall be of a delicately blended shade of light fawn and silver, as the self silver, level throughout and the two colours so evenly intermingled as to give the appearance of shot silk. The undercolour to be blue, as dark as possible in shade. The belly to be a golden fawn and as similar to the top as possible. Feet to match top

• Chinchilla: Colour resembles that of the Chinchilla rabbit, with a pearl-grey background evenly tipped with black, and a slate blue base to the hairs. The dividing lines between the three colours is to be as sharp as possible and the extent of the tipping should just be sufficient to provide a sparkling effect against the pearl-grey. The belly and the inside of the legs is white, the outside of the legs to match the top colour. Eye colour is black.

• Cinnamon: The Cinnamon is similar to the Agouti, except with a golden tan background, and the base of the hair is medium slate with chocolate ticking distributed evenly throughout the coat. The eye colour is deep ruby or black.

• English Gold: Colour resembles the fawn, but not quite so bright. The under colour is a strong lilac. Eye colour is pink

• Silver Black: The base colour should be as black as possible. Under colour to be a rich blue-black. The silvering should be even throughout, carried well onto the feet. Eye colour is black.

• Silver Grey: The base colour to be recognised in two shades of grey, namely medium and light. Undercolour to be a light grey in the medium shade and on off-white in the light shade. Silvering to be even throughout, carried well onto the feet. Eye colour is black.

• Pearl: Eye Black. A pearl mouse shall be of the palest silver, shading to a whitish undercolour. Each hair shall be delicately tipped with grey or black and carried out top and belly.

• Blue Point Siamese: Body colour is silvery blue, as even as possible. The shading is to be gradual over the saddle and hindquarters, being darkest at the tail root. Belly colour is silvery blue. The points (nose, ears, feet, tail, and tail root) are a medium slate blue. There should not be a definite or distinct line of demarcation, but rather a merging with the remainder of the coat. There should be no white hairs, blotches, or streaks.

• Brindle: Brindle mice will be coloured like brindle dogs or tigers and will have cream, fawn, or white body with dark tiger striping from head to tail tip and to a lesser extent on the belly. Brindling to be black or agouti on fawn, chocolate on cream, or blue on white. Eye colour is dark ruby or black

• Himalayan: The Himalayan mouse should be as nearly white as possible over the entire body, with well defined points, as for the Himalayan rabbit. The points are to be a light milk chocolate. Eye colour is red or ruby

• Siamese: The Siamese mouse is to be a warm beige, as even as possible over the entire body, Shading to a deeper colour on the hindquarters. The colours should blend gradually and there should be no white hairs. The points should be a rich chocolate colour and should be well defined on the muzzle, being confined to the whisker area only. The ears, feet, and tail root are dark also, but are of a slightly lighter shade. Eye colour can be ruby or black

• Reverse Siamese: Color to be a medium coffee-with-cream color with white points to give the effect of a Siamese but in a reverse Siamese pattern. Points to be as white as possible to contrast against the dark background. Points to include the nose, ears, feet, and tail. Eye color is black

• Seal Point Siamese: The Seal Point Siamese mouse is to be a warm beige, as even as possible over the entire body, shading to a deeper color on the hindquarters. The colors should blend gradually and there should be no white hairs or mealiness to the color. The points should be a rich chocolate color and should be well defined on the muzzle, being confined to the whisker area only. The ears, feet, tail, and tail-root are dark also, but are of a slightly lighter shade. Eye color maybe ruby or black.

• Siamese Sable: The Siamese Sable is to be a very light brown similar to the coffee, over the entire body. The points, which are a very dark brown, almost black, are as for the Siamese. Eye color is black

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