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.