New litter!

[Theryans813]

Hey hey! My giant chinchillas had their 2nd litter of the year. I am posting pics of mom, dad and babies (1 day old). Are these babies going to be black?

 

[Rabbits By DK]

Congratulations!

 

[judymac]

Are these babies going to be black?

Nope. Black babies have bellies and inner ears all the same color--black. But agouti patterned rabbits have lighter bellies, and most noticeable even as newborns--those light inner ears. By the third day, they should look quite white inside the ears.

Regular black agouti rabbits (called chestnut or castor depending on breed) look just like black chinchilla at this age. As the hair grows in, you'll see the orange middle agouti band on the hairshaft emerge on the castors, but chinchilla rabbits can't produce the yellowish tones, so their middle band will be pearl white. Same with the triangle behind the ears on the neck--orangish for the castors, silvery pearl for the chinchillas.

Looks like you have a lovely litter of proper chinchilla colored Giant Chinchillas.

 

[Theryans813]

Nope. Black babies have bellies and inner ears all the same color--black. But agouti patterned rabbits have lighter bellies, and most noticeable even as newborns--those light inner ears. By the third day, they should look quite white inside the ears.

Regular black agouti rabbits (called chestnut or castor depending on breed) look just like black chinchilla at this age. As the hair grows in, you'll see the orange middle agouti band on the hairshaft emerge on the castors, but chinchilla rabbits can't produce the yellowish tones, so their middle band will be pearl white. Same with the triangle behind the ears on the neck--orangish for the castors, silvery pearl for the chinchillas.

Looks like you have a lovely litter of proper chinchilla colored Giant Chinchillas.

Thank you!

 

[Mckatie]

Hey hey! My giant chinchillas had their 2nd litter of the year. I am posting pics of mom, dad and babies (1 day old). Are these babies going to be black?

Congratulations!

 

[RABBITGIRLFORTHEWIN]

Hey hey! My giant chinchillas had their 2nd litter of the year. I am posting pics of mom, dad and babies (1 day old). Are these babies going to be black?

Congrats!