Color ? I'm stumped

[beckyhuff314]

So out of all my rabbits (ND) I have only had 1 pair that has always given me just the colors I am expecting, until now that is. I have a Black otter buck, with ALL black otters on his pedigree, and a Black otter doe that has black otters, 1 chocolate otter and 1 solid black, on her pedigree. They have had 7 litters, together, and I have gotten black otters and 2 chocolate otters out of them. Well here is litter 8 now and I got 2 black otters, like I expected and then this little Orange(?) one. I have no idea what happened here. Anyone??

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Umm... Adorable.


I think that sums it up.

 

[akane]

It can't be a plain red/orange because there's no agouti gene there. It definitely looks like a nonextension color though. It could be a tort/orange otter or a self tort.

 

[LilacGal]

Is there any chance that another rabbit could have been with her at any point? Because all the oranges are A_ and all otters have to be either ata or atat. At least that's what I've been reading. Or maybe if they both carry a hidden e it could be a Tort Otter (Fox) which is at_B_C_D_ee. That's my best guess.

 

[Dood]

Looks like a tort otter / totter

Both parents must carry non extension and statistically you "should" get torts in 25% of the kits but genetics doesn't always follow the numbers

 

[beckyhuff314]

Is there any chance that another rabbit could have been with her at any point? Because all the oranges are A_ and all otters have to be either ata or atat. At least that's what I've been reading. Or maybe if they both carry a hidden e it could be a Tort Otter (Fox) which is at_B_C_D_ee. That's my best guess.

I'm sure he is the only buck that got her. I only have 3 bucks right now. 1 black otter, 1 Himi, and 1 true Charlie. All the bucks are on the opposite side of my 3 car garage where it is colder. Doe s and kits on the warm side.

Looks like a tort otter / totter

Both parents must carry non extension and statistically you "should" get torts in 25% of the kits but genetics doesn't always follow the numbers

LOL I like that, "Totter"!

Thanks all

 

[dayna]

That's an awfully cute Totter!

 

[SarahMelisse]

All this talk of "totters" makes me hungry for tater tots...