Havana
Description
This is a warm, light brown color, the color of Hershey's milk chocolate. There shouldn't be any lighter undercoat, guard hairs, or belly coloration. The eyes should be ruby, as dark as possible.
Genetics
a/a m/m R/r
This is a Mink rat carrying a single recessive Beige (Red) gene. Because Mink is so very susceptible to being altered in shade by carried recessives, it is best to avoid carrying too many in the same line when breeding for it.
Standards
RSA (provisional)
"Color: To be a light warm brown color, devoid of rusting. Belly and foot color to match top.
Faults: Uneven or dark color.
Eye color: Ruby"
RatsPacNW
"Mink diluted with a ruby eye gene. A lighter warm brown color, ruby eyes."
URS
"Color is a rich, warm, light brown, near the color of milk chocolate. Eye color is mid ruby. Belly and foot color to match top.
Fault: Color too dark, or uneven color."
Pictures
Havana Dumbo Buck (c) Kirstin Allan
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