Difference in beige chins

[Bostongirl'sChin75]

I am not really a newbie to owning chinchillas, but I have never owned anything but a standard gray. I now have a beige but I noticed that there are 2 different kinds..can someone tell me what makes them a **** beige or a hetero beige?

 

[tunes]

**** beige is two beige genes, hetero beige is one beige gene.

 

[JennyBug]

**** beiges are lighter in color, and they have bright red eyes. Hetero beiges are a lighter gray with a white tummy, and they have dark, ruby eyes (you can really only tell when the light hits them just right). Both have ear freckles. If you want to see an example of a hetero-beige, check out the pics of my girl, Carmen.

 

[Bostongirl'sChin75]

Thanks! I have been wondering what Zoe is since I got her, since her previous owner did not know. They just said she was a beige. Jennybug, from what you described, it looks like she may be a hetero beige.

 

[Dustbunnies]

In contrast to cute little Carmen.... My Bunny is a **** beige. Her eyes are easy to spot as red and even though she has some dark beige veiling she is not grayish at all. Her ears don't really show freckles yet as she is only about 9 mo ( I prefer without the freckles). Her tummy is ultra light but in person she is quite light overall. The camera washes her out is I don't stand real far back or someitmes it makes her look darker than she is. I named her Bunny because her ears go straight up and back just like a rabbit (not as far out sideways as other chins)....and she is very hoppy!

 

[Carol~Anne]

Interesting. Which one of the beige's would you say my new boy Rupert is? I know they're not the best pics but they're all I have right now.

 

[chin-nw]

He looks like a hetero beige

 

[Ruby]

He looks like a hetero beige

I agree, he looks like a hetero beige to me too. )

 

[Carol~Anne]

Thanks then. I knew he was a beige but never did think much about which type. He's one of my two rescue boys and he's very shy and timid and his cage mate is the dominant nippy one. The beige boy (Rupert) has shown signs of coming out of his shell and doesn't run and hide from me like he did three weeks ago when I picked them up which is very encouraging.

 

[BooBoo*TheKiddo*]

I have to Beige boys but I don't know if they are ****, hetero, or one of each.

MaveRick: (Thats the best I got, hes to hyper to get pictures of)

Gizmo:

 

[Bostongirl'sChin75]

I am so glad that I am not the only one who did not know..there are times I feel like the least knowledgeable chin owner out there.

 

[BooBoo*TheKiddo*]

To me its hard to tell. I don't know why, but it is

 

[ann1]

definately hetero...
**** beiges are WAY lighter

 

[saphire]

Hetero Beiges are very light beige with, very very light red like mentionned in another post ¨jelly bean like¨. The shade of red eyes they have, no matter the lighting you will not question it.

 

[starleomach]

Those are all hetero beiges this is a **** beige, Rose, the third picture has her next to her hetero beige kit Spider. I don't have any of her next to a hetero beige but I can try to get some tonight if I remember I will just put her next to miss muffet, the very last is a light hetero beige (Penny) does that help?

I edited to add, Rose's eyes really are that jelly bean color, Penny it is the flash. **** beiges have light pink eyes

 

[starleomach]

Ok I just did it now sorry about the photos and the girls look rough I haven't groomed them but this should show the difference. Again Roses Eye's really are that pink. Rose is the lighter Miss Muffet is with her

 

[saphire]

Oh my gosh thank you Kristy, I just noticed I wrote Hetero instead of **** Beige.
Sorry everyone.

eks... embarrassing!

 

[Carol~Anne]

That pic of the two beige's together definitely helps!

 

[Laurie]

Kristy I know I tell you this all the time, but I just love Miss Rose!