Chinchillas.org






                                  

Chinchilla Community Forums

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Help determining color?  (Read 2356 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

penelope88

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Appreciation points: 0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 12
    • View Profile
Help determining color?
« on: July 30, 2010, 01:34:56 PM »

I've been to a million websites looking at pictures and I just can't decide what colors my chins are. I think Bella looks like a standard gray but am just stumped about Penelope (the light silvery one.) Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Logged

dianah

  • Hero Member
  • ******
  • Appreciation points: 22
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 815
    • View Profile
Re: Help determining color?
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2010, 02:41:19 PM »

they're both very very pretty :) could penelope be a wilson white?
Logged

penelope88

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Appreciation points: 0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 12
    • View Profile
Re: Help determining color?
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2010, 02:49:50 PM »

Thank you! Hmm I just looked that up and that's a possibility, she does have white on her tail and the darker ears but I just wonder if she's too dark, she's more silver than white.  Thanks for answering though, i will keep looking. =]
Logged

dianah

  • Hero Member
  • ******
  • Appreciation points: 22
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 815
    • View Profile
Re: Help determining color?
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2010, 02:58:14 PM »

oh, look at this website http://sites.google.com/site/chipperchinchillas/chinchillas-for-sale-1 - if you scroll down they have a 'ebony white' that looks a little like penelope!
Logged

Crimson_Ham

  • Jr. Member
  • ***
  • Appreciation points: 0
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 57
    • View Profile
Re: Help determining color?
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2010, 02:59:49 PM »

Quote
Silver ~ Another of the chinchillas considered in the grouping listed as white chinchillas. The beautiful Silver Chinchilla, according to the "ole timers", is evenly tipped in silver with the middle half of the fur being white and the base being gray. It is said, for it to be a "true silver" you can blow on the fur on any part of the body and the gray fur base can be seen. If any part of the base of the fur is not gray it would not be considered a "True Silver". ( http://www.luvnchins.com/photo.html )

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/featured_pets/Critters/Chinchilla_Amy/Chinchilla_Amy.php

hope those help.
Logged

heiwa

  • Jr. Member
  • ***
  • Appreciation points: 1
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 54
    • View Profile
Re: Help determining color?
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2010, 03:26:44 PM »

I would said Penelope is a white mosaic.... there are so many terms to descride according the mosaic pattern like TOV white, white ebony, silver mosaic....etc. Just get one that make you feel comfortable!!
Logged

Courtney

  • Sr. Member
  • *****
  • Appreciation points: 3
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 275
    • View Profile
Re: Help determining color?
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2010, 07:54:21 AM »

I think Penelope is a mosaic. Bella looks like a beautiful standard. Ebony might be in her background.
Logged
Six Chinchillas<br />Two Jack Russell Terriers<br />Two Parrots<br />Four Fish Tanks
Pages: [1]   Go Up