Kathwynn Sunfire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>MM
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>One of our females [Pewter] who we have been thinking is a lilac may not be.
>She has molted and the result is a very distict and different pattern then
>we have seen in any picture thus far. She has developed a much lighter fur
>around her eyes and has a white chin and narrow white stripe down the
>underside of her neck. Her front paws may also be white but it is a bit
>difficult to tell, and her tail is certainly much lighter than the rest of
>her. We do have another lilac that we have used to compare. The darker fur
>on her back and head comes to a point down her nose giving her a badger like
>appearance. She is the mate of an argenti cream [Copper] and has had
>consistantly small litters [usually 4]. She is, in fact, the mom of our
>little only pup Dibbon.
>
>Any ideas??? further questions??? What could her genetics be? Her pups, so
>far have been either argenti cream, or ??? [lilac in color anyway] in a 50 -
>50 ratio.
What you describe sounds very typical of a lilac. They often change
shade and develop patterns when moulting.
--
Julian
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