Rat Health Care & Information

Comparison

Below is a collection of variety pictures I have taken over the years to show the comparison between different varieties that have lived or been born at Alpha Centauri. Burmese & Black Eyed Varieties are now here

All my pictures are taken with a Canon s40 or Olympus SP350 digital camera and in daylight with no flash.

British blue based colours - from a 'pure' British line

(Alpha Centauri Guinness x Alpha Centauri Bridget litter with a Rivendell russian blue thrown in for comparison)

lilac and British blue comparison - the lilac is the paler of the two.

lilac and Russian blue - again lilac is the paler rat

lilac, British blue and Russian blue comparison - British blue to the front right, lilac on top.

(Halcyon Ceili x Halcyon Aaron litter)

blue champagne & lilac apricot agouti

blue champagne & lilac champagne

lilac apricot agouti and lilac champagne

British blue (dd) & lilac (bbdd)

Russian blue & British blue (L-R), Alpha Centauri Viktor & Halcyon Conor

Russian blue, minks and chocolate comparisons

Silvered mink, Havana (has ruby eyes - mmRr) & chocolate

(Where 'USA' mink is used to define the colour, it's the 'different' mink to true 'mm' British mink)

Not the clearest of pictures, but shows the colours - Alpha Centauri Jadi ('USA' mink dumbo - top) and Alpha Centauri Merlin (mink)

Left to Right - Chocolate (Halycon Galaxy), 'USA mink' (Alpha Centauri Jadi) and mink (Alpha Centauri Merlin)

Left to Right - 'USA mink' (Alpha Centauri Jadi), Chocolate (Halycon Galaxy) and mink (Alpha Centauri Merlin)

Left to Right - 'USA mink' (Alpha Centauri Jadi), Chocolate (Halycon Galaxy) and mink (Alpha Centauri Merlin)

Left to Right - 'USA mink' (Alpha Centauri Jadi), Chocolate (Halycon Galaxy) and mink (Alpha Centauri Merlin - behind)

Left to Right -  mink (Alpha Centauri Merlin), Chocolate (Halycon Galaxy) and 'USA mink' (Alpha Centauri Jadi - back)

Left to Right -  mink (Alpha Centauri Merlin), Chocolate (Halycon Galaxy)

Halcyon Galaxy (chocolate) as kitten and Alpha Centauri Jadi ('USA' mink dumbo)

Halcyon Galaxy (chocolate) at about 10 weeks with 3 week old 'British' mink kitten

Jadi of Alpha Centauri ('USA' mink dumbo) with 3 week old 'British' mink kitten

Pendragon's Ivor (Russian blue rex) and Alpha Centauri Ruben ('USA' mink rex)

Alpha Centauri Ruben ('USA' mink rex) and his sister Alpha Centauri Jadi ('USA' mink dumbo)

Alpha Centauri Ruben ('USA' mink rex) and a British mink rex buck (on left) bred by Marion Benham

Russian blue based comparisons

Alpha Centauri Xander (Russian silver) (left in last picture), Alpha Centauri Jeros (Russian blue) (centre in last picture) and Alpha Centauri Mikho (Russian dove dumbo) (right in last picture)

Alpha Centauri Xander (Russian silver at back), Alpha Centauri Ivory (British blue based platinum front left) and Minsk vom Schloß Dracula (Russian blue based platinum front right)

Alpha Centauri Xander (Russian silver at back) and Minsk vom Schloß Dracula (Russian blue based platinum front)

Alpha Centauri Ivory (British blue based platinum back left) and Minsk vom Schloß Dracula (Russian blue based platinum front right)

Pearl Comparisons

Alpha Centauri Aragorn (British based pearl) and Lanie's Moonstone ('USA' mink based pearl dumbo) - although not desperately clear from pictures, Moonstone is slightly warmer browner based and also has ruby eyes.

Cinnamon Pearl, Topaz and Silver fawn comparison pictures

Picture showing topaz (Pendragon's Ceris) on left, cinnamon pearl (Rattenfanger Amber) in centre and silver fawn rex (Pendragon's Bellona) at back.

silver fawn (Pendragon's Bellona) at back, cinnamon pearl (Rattenfanger Amber) on left and topaz (Pendragon's Ceris) on right.

Cinnamon pearl (Rattenfanger Amber) on left, topaz (Pendragon's Ceris) centre and silver fawn (Pendragon's Bellona) on right.

Cinnamon pearl (Rattenfanger Amber) showing white roots and tipping of fur

cinnamon pearl (Rattenfanger Amber), showing belly colour and demarcation

Again showing the white roots and tipping of fur on cinnamon pearl (Rattenfanger Amber).

Topaz (Pendragon's Ceris) showing that colour goes to the roots

Topaz (Pendragon's Ceris) showing belly colour (and the need for a diet!!!)

by Estelle

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