How to distinguish silver-spotted chinchillas

Nov 11,2023
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How to distinguish the silver-spotted chinchilla:

1. The whole body of the silver-spotted chinchilla has white as the base color, and some of the hair is gray or black, with patches. Irregularly distributed all over the body, with black eyes and gray ears.

2. The patches on the silver-spotted chinchilla vary in size and color. Some have no hair on the body and only the tail is gray, but generally the tip of the tail is white.

3. The silver-spotted chinchilla gene is a white gene plus a gray gene. The eyes and ears are most affected by the gray gene, and the coat color is affected differently by the gray gene.

4. Silver-spotted chinchillas belong to the white line. Homozygotes of the white gene are lethal genes. Two chinchillas with white genes cannot be paired for breeding. If they are paired, it will affect not only Not only the offspring, but also the pregnant mother is extremely damaged.

5. The price of silver-spotted chinchilla is around 1,500-2,500 yuan. Female silver-spotted chinchillas are 100 yuan more expensive than male silver-spotted chinchillas.

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