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Chocolate foxGenotype: a(t)- bb C- D- ee
The chocolate fox is genetically a chocolate tort with the addition of a tan pattern gene. These rabbits display a lighter shade of rusty orange color over the back, shading off to a slightly darker color on the flanks. The undercolor is a shade of dark cream. The belly, underside of the tail, eye circles, nostrils, jowls, inside of the ears, back of the front feet, and inside of the rear feet are creamy white in color. The belly undercolor is a shade of off-white. The ears are slightly darker in color than the body. |
How do I determine whether my rabbit is a chocolate fox or an orange?
1. Look at the nose. An orange will shade from light to dark, and a fox will shade from dark to light. Sometimes the more intensely colored foxes will maintain the dark color going up, rather than shading off to a lighter color. This is less apparent in chocolates than in blacks and blues. The nostril markings will also be more distinct in foxes.
2. Look at the cheeks. Foxes will typically have a strip of darker color running along the cheeks just above the white jaw-line. Some foxes will also exhibit a small patch of this color running vertically just behind the muzzle.
3. Look at the flanks. Typically a chocolate fox will display smoke gray shading on the sides. Oranges will display darker color on their flanks, but will resemble a tort less than a fox.
***A chocolate fox will appear much brighter and cleaner in color than many true oranges.
1. Look at the nose. An orange will shade from light to dark, and a fox will shade from dark to light. Sometimes the more intensely colored foxes will maintain the dark color going up, rather than shading off to a lighter color. This is less apparent in chocolates than in blacks and blues. The nostril markings will also be more distinct in foxes.
2. Look at the cheeks. Foxes will typically have a strip of darker color running along the cheeks just above the white jaw-line. Some foxes will also exhibit a small patch of this color running vertically just behind the muzzle.
3. Look at the flanks. Typically a chocolate fox will display smoke gray shading on the sides. Oranges will display darker color on their flanks, but will resemble a tort less than a fox.
***A chocolate fox will appear much brighter and cleaner in color than many true oranges.
Orange vs. chocolate fox
Orange junior buck.
Orange junior buck.
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Chocolate Fox senior doe. Photo credit: Tommy Diegel
Chocolate Fox senior doe. Photo credit: Tommy Diegel
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