Currently the colors we breed for are:
Silver
Snow Lynx
*in the regular & Charcoal versions*
Silver
Snow Lynx
*in the regular & Charcoal versions*
Shown above is the silver color The silver one is : Bengaluxe Pura Vida
The silver charcoal one is : Bengaluxe Liberia
photos credit to Louis Anais - Bengaluxe (left) on the contrast side is the charcoal silver (right).
NOTE: Charcoals have very little to no rufusing in their wild dark greyish and/or dark brownish background color. They will have very dark (if not black) spots or marble pattern. Charcoals have a dark "mask" on their face and sometimes a thick black stripe running along the back, also known as a "cape". Oftentimes, the cape will be the thickest at birth and will recede with age. How much does the cape recede? Depends on the personal development of the kitten.
There are 2 versions of charcoals:
The "light" version has genotype Apb/Apb and carries a lot of charcoal characteristics. They may have a "mask" and/or a "cape" but these can be absent, less dramatic, or the same as a dark version.
The "dark" version has genotype Apb/a and the classic "mask" or "cape" characteristics tend to be dark, more dramatic. A commonality between both types is that the black is more prevalent. It is simply a darker version of whatever color (Brown, Silver, Lynx) it is on. In this way, Charcoal genetics modify other colors. Imagine an artist taking a charcoal pencil and drawing over everything with big black strokes.
The silver charcoal one is : Bengaluxe Liberia
photos credit to Louis Anais - Bengaluxe (left) on the contrast side is the charcoal silver (right).
NOTE: Charcoals have very little to no rufusing in their wild dark greyish and/or dark brownish background color. They will have very dark (if not black) spots or marble pattern. Charcoals have a dark "mask" on their face and sometimes a thick black stripe running along the back, also known as a "cape". Oftentimes, the cape will be the thickest at birth and will recede with age. How much does the cape recede? Depends on the personal development of the kitten.
There are 2 versions of charcoals:
The "light" version has genotype Apb/Apb and carries a lot of charcoal characteristics. They may have a "mask" and/or a "cape" but these can be absent, less dramatic, or the same as a dark version.
The "dark" version has genotype Apb/a and the classic "mask" or "cape" characteristics tend to be dark, more dramatic. A commonality between both types is that the black is more prevalent. It is simply a darker version of whatever color (Brown, Silver, Lynx) it is on. In this way, Charcoal genetics modify other colors. Imagine an artist taking a charcoal pencil and drawing over everything with big black strokes.
When breeding our main coat pattern we breed for is big, clear, unclustered doughnut rosettes. This makes for excellent show & breeder quality. Pictured below is the ideal big nice multi-toned rosettes.