Easy Ears
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What is the difference between a Black Marten and a Black Otter? 
Black Otter or Black Marten?
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A black SILVER Martin is a rabbit that has the tan and chinchilla genes expressed, a black SABLE marten has the tan and sable gene expressed and a black otter has the tan and full colour gene expressed
Visually a silver marten will have a black back/saddle with white/grey trim and not have any brown colour in its trimmings (ears, eyes, feet, belly)
A sable marten will have a sable coloured saddle and cream coloured trim
A otter will have a black saddle with brown trim and a white/cream belly
Visually a silver marten will have a black back/saddle with white/grey trim and not have any brown colour in its trimmings (ears, eyes, feet, belly)
A sable marten will have a sable coloured saddle and cream coloured trim
A otter will have a black saddle with brown trim and a white/cream belly
Easy Ears
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My friends litter:
Her guesses are the ones on the picture. I was thinking the top dark one was blue otter? And the top right was opal, the one under that broken fawn? Below that a solid fawn? They are 4 days old.
Her guesses are the ones on the picture. I was thinking the top dark one was blue otter? And the top right was opal, the one under that broken fawn? Below that a solid fawn? They are 4 days old.
crookdbeak13
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EasyEars ,The images are not showing up for me!
Easy Ears
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Hmmm....anyone else?
image simply doesn't show.
Easy Ears
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Ok, what about now?
See them but WAY too early to sort out colours
Post again in a couple weeks
What colour are the parents?
PS they don't look well fed, inform your friend that baby bunnies need a LOT of rest and disturbing them causes them to not gain weight. Six is also a big litter for a small breed rabbit and/or the doe may not be producing enough milk so the kits need even more rest so they don't expend energy/calories wiggling/exercising
Post again in a couple weeks
What colour are the parents?
PS they don't look well fed, inform your friend that baby bunnies need a LOT of rest and disturbing them causes them to not gain weight. Six is also a big litter for a small breed rabbit and/or the doe may not be producing enough milk so the kits need even more rest so they don't expend energy/calories wiggling/exercising
Easy Ears
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Ok, I'll send pics when they get a bit older.
Dood, the pics were taken a before feeding. (The mother isn't feeding them so my friend is holding the doe down once a day for the kits to nurse.)
__________ Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:00 pm __________
Here is a couple pics!
Colors?
<br /><br /> __________ Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:00 pm __________ <br /><br /> I'm thinking 3 black otters, 1 broken orange, and a solid orange...
Dood, the pics were taken a before feeding. (The mother isn't feeding them so my friend is holding the doe down once a day for the kits to nurse.)
__________ Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:00 pm __________
Here is a couple pics!
Colors?
Broken fawn, fawn and 3 chestnuts
What colour are the parents ? Or can you post pictures
What colour are the parents ? Or can you post pictures
Easy Ears
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The dam is the (white) tri, and the sire is the orange lop mix...or is he fawn too?
Dam is a false Charlie broken chestnut who carries the non-extension gene (aka tort) and the sire is a fawn, possibly a red (fawn with wide band)
Another way to think of fawn is as a torted chestnut/chestnut tort
Another way to think of fawn is as a torted chestnut/chestnut tort
Easy Ears
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Thanks so much Dood!! So how do you know she carries the tort gene?
So how do you know she carries the tort gene?
Because she had fawn coloured kits
If she had REW then both parents must carry that gene
The one who died sorta looked dilute or possibly shaded so they might both carry those recessive genes but it could also of been just a lighter version of fawn
If she had REW then both parents must carry that gene
The one who died sorta looked dilute or possibly shaded so they might both carry those recessive genes but it could also of been just a lighter version of fawn
Those babies are absolutely adorable!! I love the color variation in the sibs!!
Petlover500
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Dood, how are you so amazing? xDDood":1l56ijvb said:
You guessed right, of course! Because they are now older and I indeed have 1 fawn, 1 broken fawn, and 3 chestnuts
