Do whites shed more?

[Ippo456]

I remember reading somewhere that whites shed more (or I'm just remembering wrongly) .. is this true?

I have a white (violet carrier) who sheds a lot compared to my standard grey & I keep having to swiffer everything. During summers, I normally have an ionizer & the filter would be clogged up in white fur in no time! Sometimes I brush him with a soft rabbit brush (wide bristles) & in one stroke I would get so much fur.

Just curious if it's just my chinchilla or other people's white chinchillas are also the same way.

 

[Brea]

I don't know if thats true or not, but white hair is more easily seen. So it may just look like they shed more hair than other colors. I have two chins that seem to prime more often than my other chins, you may just have a chin like that.

 

[Kansas City Chinchillas]

I don't believe white chins shed more than other colors. Each chin is different and some will seem to shed more.

 

[AZChins]

I think it's just that the white fur is so much brighter than other colors and it stands out more looking like the whites shed more. Right now everyone is shedding like crazy, it's hard to tell who is losing more fur!

 

[Essentia]

My whites shed a ton more than my standard, but it could also be because they have better fur quality.

 

[Siylvat]

I'm not sure by any means on a general rule, but our white sheds a ton more than our other chins (standards, beige, and BV).

 

[Spoof]

I think it's just that you can see the white better than any other color. My standards are putting out far more fur than the rest right now, but everyone is a mess.

 

[starleomach]

I think it is just that lighter colors stand out more

 

[Olallie]

It seems to me that my white guy sheds a whole lot more than my ebs.

 

[alli713]

I think it depends on the chin. For me, my white seems to shed the least. It's my standard and violet who always seem to be shedding.

 

[Mystic]

My white sheds a ton while my ebony hardly sheds at all.