>I'm gonna have to say that Nicky is a chocolate then, 'cause his
>undercoat is creamy.  He's also Siamese point-looking, too, though...
>Thanks very much.  My Marley doesn't fit ANY of those colorations (one of
>my coworkers called him a Teddy bear ferret the second she saw him), and
>what about hooded ferrets?  I've had two of those, and I have heard the
>term "hooded" frequently, but the AFA site mentions nothing about that...
>Are those the "self" colored ones?  Both my hooded girls have been almost
>black, and Shannon has lots of white hairs mixed in on her legs and tail,
>but not enough that I would consider her to have the "roan" markings that
>the AFA site mentions.  I'm still confused-can't wait till that new
>poster comes out!  (And neither can my vets!)
>
>-April
 
 
"April,
My personal qualifier for sable vs.  chocolate is "cool" vs. "warm".
Sables are usually a cool, almost black or very deep brown outer coat
(think black coffee) with a "cool" white or offwhite under coat.
Chocolates are a warmer, more "Hershey's" brown with a "warm" offwhite
or cream under coat.
 
Gotta remember, too, the photos on the website are mostly "amateur", with
relatively poor lighting that doesn't always display the colors properly.
 
Does that help?
Melissa"
[Posted in FML issue 3973]