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AOC (Any Other Colour) section Colours section Markings section Unstandardised Manx Section Underage Pet section |
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BLACK - Color is a deep lustrous black with as little white or yellow ticking as possible. Common faults are light flecking around the stomach, ears and genitalia. there should be no white markings in black self mice, including the belly and tail. Eye color is black. Genotype is a/* B/* D/* P/* Pictured: "Blackie" black SH self, owned and bred by Monkau Mousery. "Norris", black tan owned by The Sparrow Mousery, Canada. |
| Colour Varieties Part 1: Self Colours |
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BLUE - Color is a medium slate blue. Eye color is black. Blue mice can vary quite alot, from dark to light blue. the colour should appear smooth and not patchy or ticked as in agouti based mice. self mice are to be all one colour with no markings on the stomach or tail. Genotype is a/* B/* d/d P/* Pictured: blue tan mouse, owned by Mousetastic Mice. Pregnant blue marked SH "Cheza" owned and bred by Monkau Mousery. |
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CHOCOLATE - Color is a rich, deep chocolate brown, the deeper the better. self mice are to be all one colour with no markings on the stomach or tail. Eye color is deep ruby or black. Genotype is a/* b/b P/* Pictured: |
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LILAC- Colour is a perfect blend of blue and chocolate, not too dark. Eye colour is black. Genotype is a/* b/b d/d P/* Pictured: |
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FAWN - Color is a medium orange, midway between gold and orange. Eye color may be pink or black. Genotype is A^y/a. some Viable yellow brindles (A^vy) may also appear as fawn.
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DOVE- Colour is a medium dove gray. Eye color is pink. Genotype is a/* B/* D/* p/p
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CHAMPAGNE - Colour is a clean warm beige, enhanced by a pinkish cast running throughout the coat, like that of sparkling champagne. Eye color is pink. Genotype is a/* b/b D/* p/p
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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. Black eye white genotype can be anything with the body covered entirely with markings, or A^vy/* c^e/c^e P/*. pink eye white can be anything pink eyed covered in markings, or abything with two albino genes. A^vy/* c^e/c^e also applies.
Pictured: black eye white rex, bred by Monkau Mousery, owned by Kylie. pink eye white texel bred and owned by Nora Fenn, Way Mouse Mousery. |
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SILVER - Colour is a very light gray, similar to a new coin, showing no hint of lilac. Eye color is pink. Genotype is a/* B/* d/d p/p
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DILUTES:
CREAM - Color is a pale yellow, similar to that of rich dairy cream or vanilla ice cream. Eye color is black or pink. Genotype is A^y/a c^e/c Pictured: |
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COFFEE - Coffee is a very pale brown, similar to coffee with cream. Eye color is black
Genotype is a/* c^e/c^e P/* Pictured: |
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BEIGE - Color is a warm grayish-tan. Eye color is black. genotype as with coffee.
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