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Understanding Colours
by Tan Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:51 am
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THE DOMINANT WHITE-BELLIED HEDGEHOG COLORS
SALT & PEPPER
The spines are white, banded with black.
No more than 5% of the quills are to be solid white.
The face is white with a black mask, ears and nose.
The underbody hair is white
Black mottling of the underbelly is extensive.
Skin on the shoulders is jet-black.
The nose is black.
DARK GREY
Spines are white, banded by black with very narrow rusty-brown outer edges.
All other features are the same as Salt & Pepper except that the skin on the shoulders is dark grey, almost black.
The nose is black.
GREY
Spines are white, banded by black with rusty-brown outer edges.
There is some mottling of the underbelly and the face is masked by black.
The skin over the shoulders is grey.
The nose is black.
CHOCOLATE
Spines are white, banded by dark brown.
The face is masked by light brown, there may be pale mottling of the underbelly and the skin on the shoulder is light grey.
The nose is dark liver, almost black.
BROWN
Spines are white, banded by light oak-brown.
No more than 5% of the spines are to be solid white.
A light mask is acceptable.
The eyes have a light blue ring around the outer edges (the sclera).
Mottling of the skin is not preferred and the skin on the shoulders is pink with a small amount of grey pigmentation.
The nose is liver, mottled with black
CINNAMON
Spines are white, banded by light cinnamon brown.
No more than 5% of the spines are to be solid white.
The face is not masked.
The underbelly is white and mottling of the skin is not preferred.
Skin on the shoulders is pink.
The nose is liver.
DARK CINNICOT
Spines are white, with 75% of the spines banded by cinnamon and 25% by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is liver with a pink outer rim.
BLACK-EYED CINNICOT
Spines are white, with 50% banded by cinnamon and the remainder by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
the face is not masked.
The nose is pink and liver mottled.
The eyes are black.
RUBY-EYED CINNICOT
Spines are white, with 50% banded by cinnamon and the remainder by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked and the nose is pink and liver mottled.
The eyes are dark ruby-red.
CHAMPAGNE
Spines are white, with 75% banded by pale orange-beige, with the remainder banded by cinnamon.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is pink with a liver outer rim.
The eyes are ruby-red.
APRICOT
Spines are white, banded by pale orange-beige.
The underbody is white.
The face is not masked.
The eyes are ruby-red.
The nose is pink.
PALE APRICOT
Spines are white, banded by extremely pale orange-yellow.
The underbody is white.
The face is not masked.
The eyes are ruby-red.
The nose is pink.
SNOWFLAKE COLORS
The Snowflake category comprises those animals that possess a fairly even mix of banded and non-banded spines. This gives the hedgehog the appearance of having a light "snowflake'' dusting over its back.
This is a recessive variation of the dominant colours.
SILVER
The spines are white, banded with black.
30-50% of the quills are to be solid white.
The face is white with a black mask, ears and nose.
The underbody hair is white.
Black mottling of the underbelly is extensive.
Skin on the shoulders is jet-black.
The nose is black
SILVER CHARCOAL
Like the Charcoal, except that the colored spines are white, banded by light grey.
All other features are the same as Charcoal.
Skin on the shoulders is dark grey, almost black.
The nose is black.
CHARCOAL
or Grey Snowflake
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by black with rusty-brown edges.
There is some mottling of the underbelly and the face is masked by black.
he skin over the shoulders is grey.
The nose is black
CHOCOLATE CHIP
Chocolate Snowflake
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by chocolate-brown. All other features are the same as Chocolate.
The nose is dark liver, almost black.
BROWN SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by light oak-brown.
Some spines may also be banded by chocolate, but this is not preferred.
A light mask is acceptable.
The eyes have a light blue ring around the outer edges (the sclera).
Mottling of the skin is not preferred and the skin over the shoulders is pink with a small amount of grey pigmentation.
The nose is liver, mottled with black
CINNAMON SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white (50% is considered ideal). The remainder are white, banded by light brown.
The face is not masked.
The underbelly is solid white with no mottling.
Skin over the shoulders is pink.
The nose is liver coloured.
SILVER-CINNAMON SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by light gray.
All other features are the same as Cinnamon Snowflake.
DARK CINNICOT SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, with 75% of the spines banded by cinnamon and 25% by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is liver with a pink outer rim
BLACK-EYED CINNICOT SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, with 50% banded by cinnamon and the remainder by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is pink and liver mottled.
The eyes are black.
RUBY-EYED CINNICOT SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, Spines are white, with 50% banded by cinnamon and the remainder by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is pink and liver mottled.
The eyes are dark ruby-red.
CHAMPAGNE SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, with 75% banded by pale orange-beige, with the remainder banded by cinnamon.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is pink with a liver outer rim.
The eyes are ruby-red.
APRICOT SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by pale orange-beige.
The underbody is white.
The face has no mask.
The eyes are ruby-red.
The nose is pink.
PALE APRICOT SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by extremely pale orange-beige.
The underbody is white.
The face has no mask.
The eyes are ruby-red.
The nose is pink.
THE DOMINANT WHITE-BELLIED HEDGEHOG COLORS
SALT & PEPPERThe spines are white, banded with black.
No more than 5% of the quills are to be solid white.
The face is white with a black mask, ears and nose.
The underbody hair is white
Black mottling of the underbelly is extensive.
Skin on the shoulders is jet-black.
The nose is black.
DARK GREYSpines are white, banded by black with very narrow rusty-brown outer edges.
All other features are the same as Salt & Pepper except that the skin on the shoulders is dark grey, almost black.
The nose is black.
GREYSpines are white, banded by black with rusty-brown outer edges.
There is some mottling of the underbelly and the face is masked by black.
The skin over the shoulders is grey.
The nose is black.
CHOCOLATESpines are white, banded by dark brown.
The face is masked by light brown, there may be pale mottling of the underbelly and the skin on the shoulder is light grey.
The nose is dark liver, almost black.
BROWNSpines are white, banded by light oak-brown.
No more than 5% of the spines are to be solid white.
A light mask is acceptable.
The eyes have a light blue ring around the outer edges (the sclera).
Mottling of the skin is not preferred and the skin on the shoulders is pink with a small amount of grey pigmentation.
The nose is liver, mottled with black
CINNAMONSpines are white, banded by light cinnamon brown.
No more than 5% of the spines are to be solid white.
The face is not masked.
The underbelly is white and mottling of the skin is not preferred.
Skin on the shoulders is pink.
The nose is liver.
DARK CINNICOTSpines are white, with 75% of the spines banded by cinnamon and 25% by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is liver with a pink outer rim.
BLACK-EYED CINNICOTSpines are white, with 50% banded by cinnamon and the remainder by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
the face is not masked.
The nose is pink and liver mottled.
The eyes are black.
RUBY-EYED CINNICOTSpines are white, with 50% banded by cinnamon and the remainder by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked and the nose is pink and liver mottled.
The eyes are dark ruby-red.
CHAMPAGNESpines are white, with 75% banded by pale orange-beige, with the remainder banded by cinnamon.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is pink with a liver outer rim.
The eyes are ruby-red.
APRICOTSpines are white, banded by pale orange-beige.
The underbody is white.
The face is not masked.
The eyes are ruby-red.
The nose is pink.
PALE APRICOTSpines are white, banded by extremely pale orange-yellow.
The underbody is white.
The face is not masked.
The eyes are ruby-red.
The nose is pink.
SNOWFLAKE COLORS
The Snowflake category comprises those animals that possess a fairly even mix of banded and non-banded spines. This gives the hedgehog the appearance of having a light "snowflake'' dusting over its back.
This is a recessive variation of the dominant colours.
SILVERThe spines are white, banded with black.
30-50% of the quills are to be solid white.
The face is white with a black mask, ears and nose.
The underbody hair is white.
Black mottling of the underbelly is extensive.
Skin on the shoulders is jet-black.
The nose is black
SILVER CHARCOALLike the Charcoal, except that the colored spines are white, banded by light grey.
All other features are the same as Charcoal.
Skin on the shoulders is dark grey, almost black.
The nose is black.
CHARCOAL
or Grey Snowflake
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by black with rusty-brown edges.
There is some mottling of the underbelly and the face is masked by black.
he skin over the shoulders is grey.
The nose is black
CHOCOLATE CHIP
Chocolate Snowflake
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by chocolate-brown. All other features are the same as Chocolate.
The nose is dark liver, almost black.
BROWN SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by light oak-brown.
Some spines may also be banded by chocolate, but this is not preferred.
A light mask is acceptable.
The eyes have a light blue ring around the outer edges (the sclera).
Mottling of the skin is not preferred and the skin over the shoulders is pink with a small amount of grey pigmentation.
The nose is liver, mottled with black
CINNAMON SNOWFLAKEBetween 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white (50% is considered ideal). The remainder are white, banded by light brown.
The face is not masked.
The underbelly is solid white with no mottling.
Skin over the shoulders is pink.
The nose is liver coloured.
SILVER-CINNAMON SNOWFLAKEBetween 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by light gray.
All other features are the same as Cinnamon Snowflake.
DARK CINNICOT SNOWFLAKEBetween 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, with 75% of the spines banded by cinnamon and 25% by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is liver with a pink outer rim
BLACK-EYED CINNICOT SNOWFLAKEBetween 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, with 50% banded by cinnamon and the remainder by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is pink and liver mottled.
The eyes are black.
RUBY-EYED CINNICOT SNOWFLAKEBetween 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, Spines are white, with 50% banded by cinnamon and the remainder by pale orange-beige.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is pink and liver mottled.
The eyes are dark ruby-red.
CHAMPAGNE SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, with 75% banded by pale orange-beige, with the remainder banded by cinnamon.
The skin over the shoulders is pink.
The face is not masked.
The nose is pink with a liver outer rim.
The eyes are ruby-red.
APRICOT SNOWFLAKE
Between 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by pale orange-beige.
The underbody is white.
The face has no mask.
The eyes are ruby-red.
The nose is pink.
PALE APRICOT SNOWFLAKEBetween 30 and 70% of the spines are solid white. The remainder are white, banded by extremely pale orange-beige.
The underbody is white.
The face has no mask.
The eyes are ruby-red.
The nose is pink.
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