Eva's Rat Colour Genetics Page - Pearl

This group contains the Pearls and the Cinnamon Pearls - yes, in plural. Since you can create different colours on the pearl just as easily as you can create new colours on the siamese...

1. Pearl
   Overall impression: To be a light silvery grey colour with dark ticking that gives the characteristic pearl effect.
   Under colour: To be silver.
   Band colour: Do not exist, since this is not an agouti variety.
   Ticking: Dark grey.
   Belly colour: Not to be lighter than top colour.
   Feet: To have the same hue as the top colour.
   Eye colour: Black.
   Genetics: (aammpe).
   Known since: 1978, in NFRS standards 1981.

2. Cinnamon Pearl (No photo yet.)
   Overall impression: To be a light but rich golden orange brown colour with an impression of gleaming silver. To have an even demarcation between top colour and belly colour. White patches or hairs to considered as faults. Too much silver shall also be considered as a fault since only the guard hairs (Monotrich) shall be white at the hairtips.
   Under colour: To be creamy grey closest to the skin and then slate blue a bit further out on the hair, before the real band appears.
   Band colour: To be golden orange.
   Ticking: To be silver.
   Belly colour: To be a creamy grey under colour with a light silvery band and no ticking.
   Feet: To conform with top colour.
   Eye colour: Black.
   Genetics: (AAmmP^ep^e).
   Known since: 1979, in NFRS standards 1982.

Last update: 13th of February 2003.