Kit Color Photos
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This page will be updated as new photos are obtained.
Refer to the other Color Articles for more about the varieties.
Shades Of Brown
 
left to right: Seal, Siamese Sable, Chocolate ~ 2 weeks old
Note the lighter ticking on the Siamese Sable. This is a shaded marker. It disappears as the kit develops its jr coat and shading. The Seal is also shaded, but because it's so dark, this isn't evident. A ruby glow in the eye is another shaded marker. Chocolate is recessive and can only come out of 2 chocolate carriers. Chocolate will also have a ruby glow. Siamese Sable can vary a lot in darkness and tint, and even appear to be Smoke Pearl for several days.
Chocolate
Note they are a deeper richer brown than the Siamese Sables below.
Siamese Sable
This litter was out of Black Himi x Sable Point. The Himi doesn't carry non-extension so these can only be Siamese Sables. Note the lighter kit could be Siamese Smoke Pearl, but the Sable Pt doesn't carry dilute. The pink kit is a Himi.
Sable Point
Left litter was out of Sable Pt x Sable Pt. The white kit is a Himi because both parents carried it. The right is also out of Sable Pt x Sable Pt and shows the variations of color that can occur in Sable Pt litters. The kit on the far left is very clean and light. The far right is very smutty and has an almost tort orange tinge. The middle kit is also smutty but grayish. Extra smutty Sable Pt is often called Seal Pt (sable x sable). Modifiers are also responsible for smut. See Color ~ White Undercoat for photos of a super smutty Seal Point.
left to right: Broken Black (spot), Broken Tort (2 blankets), Broken Tort (2 spots) ~ 3 days old
This litter was out of Broken Black x Sable Pt. The Broken Black sire carries recessive non-extension, and Sable Pt is non-extension. Note the orangey color on the Torts. These kits were pink at birth, and the orange began to show within a few hours. The blankets appeared to be solid until the 3rd day when the white markings became evident. Also note the darker Tort shading on eyes and ears. If these were solids, the lower body, legs, and tail would also be darker.
left to right: Black Tort, Blue Tort, Chocolate Tort
Only Black Tort is recognized. Note the faded appearance of the Blue Tort, and the bright orange of the Choc Tort.
Himalayan
These are what we call "Cold Himis". Himalayan is temperature-sensitive and when Himi kits are chilled in the early days of life, they can display this smutty excess color. They can be mistaken for Siamese Sable, Sable Point, or Smoke Pearl. This is when it's important to know what the parents are carrying. If both parents are Himis, that's all they can give. The other shaded varieties that carry Himi can produce cold himis as well. At 10 days, the eyelids are pink, where the other varieties will be darker and brown. At 12 days, the pink eyes are opening to prove they are Himis. As they grow, the color recedes to the points and this is seen in the 24 Day photo. Most breeders agree this makes for very nicely colored himis. There is evidence that smutty Himi kits are a result of desirable color modifiers as much as temperature...the same modifiers that cause undesirable smut on Sable Pt.
Cold Himi photos courtesy of FS Rabbitry. Thank You!
This litter stumped me for several days. It's out of Broken Chestnut x Chestnut (daughter x sire). I expected Chestnut and Self. In the 3 Day photo, the top right is the Chestnut, and the top left is Siamese Sable. It actually turned out to be what I call Seal. I assumed the other 2 were sable as well. In this case, the white inside the ears would have made them Sable Martens. In the 8 Day photo, it was confirmed it was a Seal and a Chestnut, but I still couldn't say what the other 2 were. A few more days proved them to be Sable Chinchillas! This litter taught me that the dark ears indicate Chin. Sable Marten won't show that much shading at this age. The sire threw a big wrench into my broken agouti plan by carrying shaded. It turned Chestnut into Chin, and funky unshowable chin at that.
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Miscellaneous Examples
left to right: Black, 2 Chocolate, Blue, Lilac
This litter of Otters is a wonderful example. All 4 colors are represented. Tan Pattern and Agouti can be told early by the white belly and inside of ears. Agouti's ticking and Otter's gold trim appear within a few days. This photo is courtesy of Leaning Tree Acres. Thank You!
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