Any other colours (A.O.C.)
The following "any other colours" are recognized:
Agouti - A rich ruddy brown
colour evenly ticked with black guard hairs. Undercoat dark grey. Belly
fur is a dark silver grey. Eye colour is black.
Standard agouti self (owned by Aurora rats). Photo © 2007 A. Combrink
Amber - A rich golden fawn colour, evenly ticked with silver
guard hairs. Undercoat creamy-white. Belly fur is an off-white colour.
Eye colour is red.
Standard amber self (owned by Aurora rats). Photo © 1997 A. Combrink
Apricot agouti - A pale apricot colour, evenly ticked with
silver guard hairs. Undercoat is an ice-blue colour. Belly fur is a
pale cream colour. Eye colour is red.
Blue agouti - A medium slate
blue colour with a tan tip hair shaft, evenly ticked with blue guard
hairs. Undercoat blue. Belly fur a sliver blue colour. Eye colour is
black.
Standard blue agouti self (owned by Wheatfields rattery). Photo © 2006 A. Rossouw
Blue fawn - Colour similar to blue agouti but with ruby eyes. The color intensity is lighter.
Cinnamon - A warm russet brown
colour evenly ticked with chocolate guard hairs. Undercoat medium grey.
Belly fur is a medium silver grey. Eye colour is black.
Standard cinnamon berkshire (owned by Aurora rats). Photo © 2007 A. Combrink
Cinnamon pearl - Colour is a
pale golden fawn with a silver sheen, evenly ticked with silver guard
hairs. Undercoat a cream colour. Belly colour is a pale silver grey.
Eye colour is black.
Standard cinnamon pearl self (owned by Aurora rats). Photo © 2007 A. Combrink
Fawn - A rich golden fawn
colour, evenly ticked with silver grey guard hairs. Undercoat a pale
grey colour. Belly fur a creamy silver colour. Eye colour is very dark
ruby.
Standard fawn self (owned by Aurora rats). Photo © 2007 A. Combrink
Havana agouti - Colour similar to cinnamon but with dark ruby eyes. The color
intensity is lighter.
Lynx - A medium fawn colour with a pink tinge and evenly ticked with dove grey
guard hairs. Undercoat a pale grey colour. Belly colour silver. Eye colour is a
very dark ruby.
Pearl - A pale silver colour, evenly ticked with grey hair tips. Undercoat a
cream colour. Belly fur a pale silver grey. Eye colour is black.
Standard pearl self (owned by Aurora rats). Photo © 2007 A. Combrink
Russian blue agouti - Hairs a dark blue colour with fawn bands on top. Coat
evenly ticked with blue guard hairs. Undercoat a dark blue colour. Belly colour
a silver blue. Eye colour is black.
Russian blue fawn - A warm orange-cream colour evenly ticked with silver blue
guard hairs. Undercoat must show a blue cast. Belly fur is cream. Eye colour is
ruby.
Russian silver agouti - A cream fawn colour, evenly ticked with light grey
hairs. Undercoat silver grey. Belly fur a pale silver colour. Eye colour is
black.
© All images and information are the property of A. Combrink of
Aurora rats with th exception of the blue Agouti used with permission
of A. Rossouw of Wheatfields Rattery