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Baby to Adult: Determining Coat Color and Type in Rats
: This chart displays images of kittens in the first week of life up to the fourth week. Some colors change after a rat molts. In these cases, I have supplied a picture to show how this change affects the over all coat color. These pictures are intended to help you discern color and see how color changes before and after molting.
Day 1-12 | Week 2-4 |
Black
The kitten on top is a black. |
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Agouti | This picture is an example of an agouti, a cinnamon, and a cinnamon pearl. |
Russian Blue Agouti
| The Russian Blue Agouti color starts very blue with a hint of "tannish brown" and then after molting the blend of the two colors becomes apparent. |
Russian Blue |  |
American Blue
The kitten on top is an American Blue and the kitten on the bottom is a Russian Blue for comparison. |  |
Mink |  |
Cinnamon
The Cinnamon Kitten is in the center of the photo. |  |
Cinnamon Pearl |  |
Albino |  |
Burmese
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Siamese |
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Himalayan The kitten in the upper center is the Himalayan. |
The points do not come in until the molt. |
Pearl Merle The kitten that is in the center near the cinnamon colored kitten is a pearl. |
(Better picture coming soon!)
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Beige
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Russian Beige The Russian Beige is the ratlet on the right. | |
Russian Fawn
The Russian Fawn is the ratlet on the left. | |
Russian Dove
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Russian Silver
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Silver
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| Champagne | |
Black Eyed White The upper left hand kitten is a pink eyed white and the lower right hand kitten is a black eyed white. You can see the pigment, in the dark eye, through the skin. |
This is the same kitten that is in the lower right hand corner of the picture to the left. this kitten has black eyes and pure white coat. |
Black eyed Siamese
The kitten on the top is a black eyed siamese newborn. The kitten on the bottom is a red eyed siamese litter mate. |  |
Midnight Blue
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Distinguishing Coat Type
| Week 1 | Week 2-3 |
Smooth
This is a litter of smooth coat kittens. Their whiskers will not have curl to them.
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Hairless
The hairless kitten will develop a thin coat of hair. They will also have extremely curled whiskers. |
As the kittens grow older, their coat thin out and eventually as reach maturity they become more and more hairless. In some lines, hair will still grow on the extremites. |
Double Teddy Rex
The first clue that a kitten might have a rex coat is the curl in the whisker as evidenced by this photo. |
As the coat develops, the curl becomes more pronounced. |
Velveteen
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Harley
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