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Color anyone??
« on: March 12, 2013, 08:50:48 AM »
I'm new to the chinchilla world and trying to learn as much as I can to make Belle's life the best it can be. I'm not sure about color, and I'm hoping these pictures will help. Anyone have a good idea of her color? She's dark on her belly as well and her feet are mostly dark. Front toes are more a gray color. Her ears are a light gray color with limited hair on them. Her tail is dark as are her eyes.



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Re: Color anyone??
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2013, 01:19:30 PM »
That one appears to be an ebony chinchilla with ebony genes from both parents and the color came out very well. Those are very good photographs btw for that particular color. You have a very cool looking chinchilla.

Congrats on your new pet and welcome to the board.
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2013, 01:27:58 PM »
Thank you!! :) I absolutely LOVE her! I can credit my iPhone for 1 of those photos but the really good ones are courtesy of my boyfriends Cannon T3i. She's great when it comes to posing for photos also. :) I have a model chinchilla apparently. HA!

She's on the smaller side from what I can tell, I'm fairly certain she was a petshop buy before my sister had her. I took her on about 7 months ago and she's been a great addition for us! :) Becoming more and more social everyday with lots of patience and a more hands off approach.
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Re: Color anyone??
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2013, 01:45:56 PM »
That's great. That has also been my experience with chinchillas. So far I've had two since last September. My first one was from a pet store but I got him second hand on craigslist. He was probably about a year old when I got him and had to be put down last December due to illness. My new chinchilla is about 5 months old and from a good breeder. Both chins I have socialized well and you can see gradual changes as they become more people oriented.
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Re: Color anyone??
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2013, 07:40:14 AM »
Its not uncommon for Ebonies to be smaller than other colors.  Its a negative genetic trait from breeding mutation to mutation you have to be very careful about when breeding.  (Same with the violet and sapphires)  It doesn't make her any less healthy she just won't get as big. :)
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« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2013, 08:03:40 AM »
She is SO BEAUTIFUL! wow!
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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2013, 06:29:41 PM »
Quote from: Snickerdoodlesmom on March 13, 2013, 08:03:40 AM
She is SO BEAUTIFUL! wow!

Thank you! :) I really lucked out when I got her! :) I was sad when my sister said she was going to re-home her and I just kept thinking about her. One 4 hour drive later and she was settled in at our house and getting to know us and the pups. She's such a sweet girl! :)
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Re: Color anyone??
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2013, 06:32:07 PM »
Quote from: chinclub on March 13, 2013, 07:40:14 AM
Its not uncommon for Ebonies to be smaller than other colors.  Its a negative genetic trait from breeding mutation to mutation you have to be very careful about when breeding.  (Same with the violet and sapphires)  It doesn't make her any less healthy she just won't get as big. :)

I had no idea, thank you! :) I absolutely love her color and she's so incredibly soft. She's gotten fluffier and softer since I got her, but not any bigger. She seems really happy and healthy :)

I'm really quite excited about learning more and possibly getting another chin in the future.
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« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2013, 10:19:01 PM »
She is Gorgeous!
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