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« on: December 15, 2011, 11:45:42 AM »
I just got myself a 4 month old chinchilla but was finding trouble identifying the exact color of the chin. He has a white end tail and his head is a little bit darker.
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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2011, 09:37:21 AM »
Do you have any idea what the parents were?  From the lighter color up the side I'm thinking it is a white mosaic.  Sometimes they can show very little white.  I'm attaching a picture of one I just weaned in my herd.  But it could also be a very very light standard.

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« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2011, 10:23:34 AM »
Yes I was thinking mosaic as well. I have never seen a grey so light or showing so much white. Could it be a touch of ebony in there maybe? Or what is it they call a reverse mosaic?
Some colors are hard to tell with out the pedigree. yes
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2011, 11:37:48 AM »
I was thinking the ears wouldn't show as much pink if there was ebony in there...
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« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2011, 08:23:28 PM »
those two know better than me, but i wanted to say handsome!!!
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« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2011, 01:58:24 PM »
Thanks for the help. He is very similar to the one that Chinchillaclub posted. I guess he must be a white mosaic Smiley
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