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Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: Kittenya on September 15, 2010, 09:27:28 AM
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For us new to chinchilla people, I'm wondering if there is a good color-identifying tool? And at what age do chin's have their final color???
I've mostly only encountered white, black and pet store greys, but Mikro is a different shade of grey entirely from what I've seen, and has lightened up since he was born and yet still appears black in the right lighting.. but is also the youngest chin I've met. His parents were both a strange mix of black and grey with a bit of brown in his dad too, but he's the color of a shiny new dime in natural lighting. Assuming he's pretty much just the standard grey, but wondering if I can expect his color to change as he gets older?
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i can not answer your question, sorry, but i thought maybe this might help alittle.
http://www.chinchillaparkplace.ca/colourchart.php
jean
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most chinchillas have fully developed their shade by 6 months if anything changes it is usually veiling spreading when they go into first prime. The only colors you will see drastic changes in are the TV variety as the veiling spreads and the most changes can be seen in white chinchillas. so I would not expect much of a color change in him