Breeding Aims


Aiming to produce rats of show quality, focusing on enhancing the variety standard & conformation (type) whilst maintaining good health & temperament; in accordance with the NFRS variety guidelines as follows:

  • Russian Blue (top ear, dumbo & rex)
    NFRS Standard
    Colour to be similar to blue cats and dogs. A soft medium grey-blue with a metallic sheen. Faint, light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is usual for this variety and is not a fault.
    Colour to be even, belly colour to match top.
    Undercolour dark blue down to skin.
    Coat to be short and thick- a long coat or a coat similar to that on other varieties (excluding rex) to be a serious fault.
    Eyes black.

  • Copper (top ear & dumbo) 
    NFRS Provisional Standard
    - To be a light copper colour with a soft metallic sheen delicately ticked with lilac, base coat light grey, feet and belly creamy silver.
    Russian coat.
    Eyes dark ruby to black.
    Faults; brassy or grey tone, velvet coat.

  • Russian Silver (top ear & dumbo)
    NFRS Standard
    - To be a pale blue-grey. Faint light speckling or a subtle ticked effect (heathering) is usual for this variety and is not a fault.
    Colour to be level throughout. Belly colour to match top. Undercolour to be as pale as possible. Foot colour to match top. Coat to be short and thick - a long coat or a coat similar to that on other varieties (excluding rex) to be a serious fault.
    Brown, yellow or pinky tinges to be faulted.
    Eyes Black.
    Genetics: aaddrbrb* or aabbddrbrb* or aabbddmmrbrb* or other possible
    combinations.