Tan? Brown Velvet?

[Essentia]

We had a 2 yr. old male chinchilla come into the rescue yesterday from the Atlanta, GA area. He came with his pedigree (though the "pedigree" only listed his parents...) and on it he is listed as a "medium tan". Upon first look he looked like he had white on the underside of his neck, so I thought he might be a brown velvet. Once he got comfortable enough with me, and I was able to pick him up, I saw his belly is not white, just a lighter beige color. Would that make him a dirty belly brown velvet? Tan? His parents are listed as a Tan/White (Dam) and Brown Velvet (Sire). Here are a few pictures of him with some of his underside visible. I have another full belly shot, but of course it's on my computer at home and I'm at work. When my husband gets off work though I will post that picture as well.

Here he is as a kit. He's the darker one on the right.

 

[Sycamore Chins]

If he has the veiling of a velvet, and the colored belly then he is likely a TOV Tan. To me, it looks like his belly is more than just "dirty" - so I'd say TOV Tan.

 

[Essentia]

He definitely has the veiling which is what was even making me think Brown Velvet in the first place. I never thought of TOV tan as an option, but it does make sense with his coloring. In the other picture (than I haven't posted yet) you will see just how dark his belly is, which would definitely throw him out of the "dirty belly" category.

 

[Essentia]

Ok, here is the belly picture. You can see how much darker he is up top (look at the shade on his legs) but that his belly is far from being white.

 

[ChinchillasByDesign]

How about a top and a side picture of him? To me he looks like he may just be a tan, but maybe it is just the pictures.

 

[comtnmama]

who cares!!! heee heee! He is just the cutest thing!

soooo not helpful! sorry.

 

[Essentia]

He very well could be just a regular ol' tan and I have no idea what I'm talking about. That's the reason I'm asking people who have some actual knowledge of colors. Haha.

I don't have a picture like that on the computer right now, but when I get off work I will take some more pictures of him.

 

[Essentia]

who cares!!! heee heee! He is just the cutest thing!

soooo not helpful! sorry.

Oh, I agree! I just want to make sure what to list him as when I put him up for adoption in a month.

 

[Cuddlebug]

I think he is a medium tan. I have one like that here. I don't see any dark coloring on the lower half of his face which should be there if he is TOV.

 

[comtnmama]

Oh, I agree! I just want to make sure what to list him as when I put him up for adoption in a month.

Ooohhh, if I had room!!!

 

[Essentia]

Sounds good to me! I was only wondering mainly because from what I can find on google this is a "breader" who only advertises on hoobly and I have yet to see a single standard in her herd. It made me question her ability to correctly classify a chinchilla color.

 

[Essentia]

Ooohhh, if I had room!!!

We can always make room.

 

[comtnmama]

We can always make room.

Hah! They way I would make room is to get rid of the Hubs. Tempting but not ready... yet.

 

[mercynursie]

Hah! They way I would make room is to get rid of the Hubs. Tempting but not ready... yet.

Oh so tempting! But I do need him. He's pretty skillful with making my ledges/houses/and heavy lifting.LOL:hmm:

 

[jbcstratton]

I vote for TOV tan, looks like he has paw stripes to me.

 

[Spoof]

I need to see a couple of side shots to make a decision. )

He is definitely a tan, wether or not he is also Tov will depend on his sides.

 

[smhluvsmh]

Newbie question...what does TOV stand for?

 

[Cuddlebug]

Touch of Velvet or otherwise known as black velvet. It just means that the animal has the black velvet gene.