I THINK it may be a colour called "chinchilla"
Eye Black. The mouse shall be as near as possible to the colour of a Chinchilla with slate-blue undercolour and intermediate shade of pearl grey. Hairs to be evenly tipped with black. Colour of feet on inside white, with remainder of foot the same colour as body - as in the standard for Tans. Belly white
The Chinchilla was established as a variety in the 1930's and came from a laboratory. It is a useful variety as it enabled the production of other new vareities. For example, a Chinchilla crossed to a Black Tan reduces the Tan to white, giving the Black Fox.
Photograph by Eric Jukes
or it could also be "Pearl"
Eye Black. A pearl mouse shall be of the palest silver, shading to a whitish undercolour. Each hair shall be delicately tipped with grey or black and carried out top and belly.
Photographs by Eric Jukes
The Pearl is now one of the "rare" varieties of Fancy Mice. This is is a shame because a Pearl is a very attractive variety.
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When the fur is blown back, the white base of the Pearl can be seen. An ideal Pearl should be a little lighter than the Pearls shown in these photographs.
Varieties of Fancy Mice - AOV - Pearl
A Gem of the Mouse Fancy - THE PEARL By JOHN KELLETT - FUR & FEATHER - 5 July 1979
THE PEARL is one of the ticked varieties and is a fascinating mixture of delicate colour blending. The general outward appearance is a very light silver delicately tipped with grey or black but when the coat is blown open it reveals a whitish undercolour.
The Standard states: 'a Pearl mouse shall be of the palest silver shading to a whitish undercolour'. Note that the emphasis in the colour is the palest silver each hair delicately tipped with grey or black and carried on the top and belly and here the emphasis is on delicately not heavily tipped. The colour carries 30 points.
Various shades appear in the litters, as they do in most other varieties of the mouse family, but the lightest specimens are the ones required for exhibition, bearing in mind the words of the Standard-palest silver. The undercolour carries 10 points and this whitish undercolour gives the desired delicate shading. Evenness of blending carries 15 points and this is the factor that gives the final delicate colour.
Some of the darker heavily tipped specimens could, at first glance, be mistaken for Silver Greys but the undercolour would be wrong.
The Pearl was first introduced to the Fancy by Mrs Blowers, of St Albans, in 1933. It is a very attractive variety and, generally speaking, has no more faults than most other varieties and is really deserving of a greater popularity.
it may also be showing signs of "Frizzie" as [url]http://www.afrma.org[/url] call it...
FRIZZIE - Frizzie mice may be shown in any recognized color or markings. The coat should be tightly waved or frizzed over the entire body, very dense, with guard hairs of somewhat harsh texture, protruding slightly beyond the normal length of coat. This is more pronounced in young mice, and should not influence the placement. Frizzies may also be long haired. Whiskers are to be curly. Frizzie mice are normally cobbier in body type.
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Nerys
