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[PetoftheDay]

Today's Pet of the Day is a beautiful chinchilla. She's a Wilson White, have you heard of them? You can see her at
http://PetoftheDay.com

 

[starleomach]

Wilson white is the same thing as a mosaic

 

[PetoftheDay]

Oh, okay, I didn't know that. Any history behind the two different names, or is it just one of those things no one knows?

 

[shubbles]

im not a breeder or anything, but i thought wilson white is white with black ears and mosaic is when a darker color is scattered on a white chinchilla. Thats just what i thought though.

 

[starleomach]

Really they are the same thing. Some whites have lots of markings some don't. There are a ton of names for each color these are the types of whites in a show a white is a white.

Whites; are white with markings. The pattern of markings will vary from animal to animal and the color of the patterning will depend on the type of white.

Mosaic; this is a white with grey markings. These chinchillas will have black eyes.

White ebony; this chinchilla is similar to the mosaic but it has the ebony gene.

Pink white; is white with beige markings. This chinchilla will have red eyes

Tan White; is a pink white with the ebony gene. The markings may be from light beige to a dark tan. This chinchilla will have red eyes.