What color?

[Secuono]

So my American Chinchilla doe was bred to my Silver Fox, but then once to my Californian.
Ideas on the cuteness? One is light in color, other 3 are dark.

 

[akane]

Black based but they may silver and I believe a black chin which would have to be from the cali because it would take the himi gene they carry plus the chin gene from the doe to make a chin. Otherwise the full color which all the silver fox should carry would cover it.

 

[Secuono]

Fancy stuff, so one is from the SF and the other 3 possibly from the Cali..?

 

[akane]

They could all be calis. No way to know until they grow up and silver some or don't and some may not silver even if they are from the SF. Most cali are black himi and a standard chin is black so if a himi gene does not get passed on to make a chin you are left with blacks and chestnuts as possible outcomes from that pair.

 

[Miss M]

Ideas on the cuteness?

You need us to tell you they're cute? :razz: Okay, I'll oblige... They're adorable, shiny, wonderfully fat, and terribly cute!

There ya go!

 

[Secuono]

Lol, cute and FAST growing since there are only 4, it's so cool!

__________ Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:54 pm __________

The 3 blue/black are very dark black now. The gray is now dark brown with gray and all are huge!!
Pics soon, since the colors are changing fast.

__________ Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:58 pm __________

<br /><br />__________ Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:48 pm __________<br /><br />Brown one is the biggest, 3 blacks are fairly equally small. Could that be because of it having a different father?

 

[Cattle Cait]

Looks like a chestnut and three blacks to me! So...a chin bred to cal makes chestnut, not more chin?

 

[Secuono]

Possible fathers are Cali and Silver Fox, so other than doing a DNA test, no idea. I know nada about color genetics.

__________ Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:00 pm __________

Here is a Am Chin mix 2wk kit and a pure Cali 5wk kit.

gray/brown 2wk kit. My fav and hoping a female.

Siblings.