Chinchilla Community Forums

Chinchillas => Conformation and Quality => Topic started by: shelverman on February 06, 2017, 12:05:52 AM

Title: Identify my new chin?
Post by: shelverman on February 06, 2017, 12:05:52 AM
Hello,

I don't know this little fella's pedigree. Care to take a guess?

Title: Re: Identify my new chin?
Post by: GrayRodent on February 06, 2017, 10:41:37 AM
I'm gonna guess she's a standard grey chinchilla. (Assuming it's a she.)
Title: Re: Identify my new chin?
Post by: BLS Chins on February 07, 2017, 08:11:57 PM
standard gray
Title: Re: Identify my new chin?
Post by: shelverman on February 11, 2017, 05:10:49 PM
He was sold as a base gray, but the dark frosting on his back makes me think that he might have the TOV gene.

Would it be fair to call him a "TOV gray"? Is that even a thing?
Title: Re: Identify my new chin?
Post by: GrayRodent on February 11, 2017, 09:00:14 PM
A TOV chinchilla typically has much darker markings on the face and the tips. They will look very black and dark. I think you have a standard, perhaps dark phase but it's hard to say with the lighting. Standards have dark veiling on the back and top of the head, and a bright white belly.
Title: Re: Identify my new chin?
Post by: BLS Chins on February 22, 2017, 04:44:10 PM
A tov gray is a black velvet. He is not a black velvet. Hes a regular standard gray. What you are seeing as dark frosting is his veiling
Title: Re: Identify my new chin?
Post by: shelverman on March 04, 2017, 04:47:54 PM
Thank you both.