What color is little Josephine?

[jennawing]

In the intro, they told me to post here to askif someone can help me with Josie's color. I am thinking she isTortoise, but not sure- and would you say a black tortoise or chocolatetortoise, etc- or does that matter? I've read the genetics, so prettysure she isn't fox or orange becaseu of her ear color, but a littleconfused on the light grey undercoat and the orange spots on her belly.She came from a petstore, so of course they didn't know. Thanks inadvance!

 

[pamnock]

She's a tortoise.Chocolate tortoise is possible, but generally the shading is so lightthat it is hard to discern. A chocolate tort would have aslight ruby glow to the eye in subdued light.

Pam

 

[jennawing]

Thanks, pamrock. I don't think her eyes show redat all- not even in pictures with flash have they picked up anyredness. So, is it proper to call her color just 'Tortoise'?

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

When you say just tort or tortoise it is assumedthat you mean a black tort so yes it would be proper to just call her atort (if she isn't a chocolate). The other variations are normallyspecified like blue tort, lilac tort, orchocolate tort.

 

[jennawing]

OK, great! Thanks! Just don't want to sound stupid if someone asks me what color she is called

BTW, from what I have read, rabbit genetics look a lot more complicatedthan hamster or gerbil- tons more phenos and allele modifyers! Kudos toyou rabbit breeders for taking on so much!