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[chinchilla.nikki]

What do you go by when you are trying to determine if a chinchilla is a dark or extra dark tan or chocolate?  I have heard that the hair follicle must be really dark brown right down to the skin, but I have also heard that the skin should be tan too.  What do I look for in making my determination?  The  Dam is a het. beige & the Sire an dark/extra dark white ebony.  thanks

[chinclub]

Getting a true chocolate is very hard so most likely you have a tan.  But yes, the bar will not be visible when you blow into the fur.  The hair would be the same color all the way down to the skin in a chocolate.

[chinchilla.nikki]

Thanks for your help.  Does anyone have a picture of a dark/extra dark tan compared to a chocolate?  I probably do have a dark tan, but I'm trying to learn the comparison between the 2 colors.  I have read that a tan chin's body coloring will change to the depth of the tan color of it's tail.  True vs. False.........I wouldn't charge anymore for one, because as I tell my customers....my chins are my hobby/NOT my income. 

[Debbie.nl.ca]

This is one of my dark tans.
I don't have any chocolates.

[chinchilla.nikki]

Thanks so much for the pic.  Nice & clear too.  Well, that gives me a starting point at least.  I really appreciate it.  Nice looking chin