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United Rat Standards
Colors
Platinum Agouti
A mix of soft gray ticking over a rich warm cream color with a distinctive
bluish cast. Pastel blue undercolor down to the skin with belly color a light
silver with pale gray feet.
Eye color: Ruby or Red
Faults: shades or tints of brown, Blue to dark.
Russian Fawn
Top color a warm golden orange, ticked evenly with silver to silver-blue guard
hairs. Parting the coat should reveal a distinctive blue cast close to the skin.
Belly and throat to be cream. Feet matching or slightly lighter than top color.
Some heathering is acceptable.
Eyes color: any shade of red to ruby.
Faults: Pink eyes, patchy color, color too pale, lack of ticking, lack of blue
undercolor.
Russian Beige
Color to be an even, pale wheat, with subtle heathering of gray-blue, which
lends the coat a shimmering cast throughout.
Eye color: dark ruby
Fault: White hair
Platinum
To be an even blue cream undercoat with each hair tipped with blue gray evenly
over the whole animal. Belly fur to be a pale blue cream and foot color to
match top.
Eye color: ruby.
Russian Cinnamon
Color
to consist of a mixture of light gold, cream and brown hairs giving an overall
golden and sparkling appearance on a pale silver-blue base. Undercoat to
be pale down to the skin. Belly and foot should be a lighter, gray version
of top color.
Faults: Overly dark or diluted color, patchy or uneven ticking.
Eye color: Black
Black Eyed Siamese
Body color to be ivory to medium beige depending on the
colorpoint variety. Color to be gradually and evenly shaded over the head,
shoulders, back and belly of the rat. Points to be dark as possible - shaded
evenly into the body color and located on the nose but should not extend past
the eyes, on the ears but not extending past the ears, on all four feet but not
extending past the legs, and the base of the tail shading up over the
hindquarters.
Eyes: Black
Faults: Patchy or uneven coloration, pale or light areas
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Seal Point
Points to be a rich dark seal color shading into a medium beige color over the rest of the rat. -
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American Blue Point
Points to be a subdued cool yellow-brown shaded into a bright ivory color over the rest of the rat. Contrast between the shaded points and the ivory color of the body to be very distinct.
Black Eyed Himalayan
Body to be an even clean white base with points to be dark as possible - shaded
evenly into the body color and located on the nose but should not extend past
the eyes, on the ears but not extending past the ears, on all four feet but not
extending past the legs, and the color on the tail is not to extend beyond
halfway up the rump.
Eyes Black
Faults: stains, yellowing, or white on the feet/toes
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Seal Point
Points to be a rich dark seal/sepia color shade. Contrast between the shaded points and the white color of the body to be very distinct.
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Points to be a distinct smoky blue-gray shade. Light heathering is normal for this Russian Blue-based colorpoint variety. Contrast between the shaded points and the white color of the body to be very distinct. -
American Blue Point
Points to be a subdued, cool yellow-brown shade. Contrast between the shaded points and the white color of the body to be very distinct.
Color to be medium sepia, absent of any dinginess, silvering, or patches. Points of dark sepia to be located on the feet, tail, nose and ears. Strong contrast between point color and body color is very apparent.
Eye Color: Black
Faults: white markings, no points
Sable Burmese
Color to be a rich, dark brown with points in a darker shade of the same color
on the feet, tail, nose and ears. Absent of any dinginess, silvering or patches.
Contrast between points and body color is to be definite but not exaggerated
Eye Color: Black
Faults: white markings, no points, black points