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What is the difference between a Chinchilla and a long-haired Silver Shaded?
Chinchilla is a coat color, not a breed, while long-haired Silver Shaded refers to a British Shorthair coat color with a typical British face. Chinchillas are short-nosed with eyes close to the nose; Silver Shaded has a longer nose and a British Shorthair face rather than the Chinchilla's flat or doll face.
What are the differences between male and female silver shaded cats?
Apart from sex, the biggest difference is size. For looks, choose a male, which is larger with bigger cheeks and generally prettier. But females are lower maintenance and relatively easier to keep, and can be used for breeding.
How is the silver shaded (British Shorthair) cat bred?
Silver shaded is a coat color, not a breed, usually from British Shorthair crossed with Chinchilla, or American Shorthair crossed with Chinchilla. The exact breed depends on overall conformation. The cross shows Chinchilla color with British Shorthair traits.
How is the Golden Shaded British Shorthair bred?
The Golden Shaded (golden chinchilla) originated from a mutation of the Silver Shaded, which itself comes from crossing the British Blue with the Chinchilla Persian. To breed Golden Shadeds, use two Golden Shadeds or one Golden and one Silver. Though a rare color, their temperament and stocky build are the same as other British Shorthairs, so there is no need to chase this coat color.
What are the traits of a purebred Silver Shaded (British Shorthair)?
A pure Silver Shaded has evenly tipped fur (no striped tips), large round eyes (yellow-green/green/blue-green), strong black eye and nose lines, and dark (not pink) paw pads.
How is the golden-shaded British Shorthair produced?
The golden shade arose from a silver-shaded mutation; silver-shaded came from breeding blue British Shorthairs with Chinchillas. Breed two goldens, or a golden and a silver. Golden British Shorthairs share the breed's sturdy build and temperament.
How to judge the quality of a Silver Shaded (British Shorthair)?
Judge a Silver Shaded's quality by face shape, eyes, paw pads and coat color. Good ones have green or blue eyes with a clear black eye liner; the coat fades from white to black at about the top eighth, glossy with no stray hairs; the face is round, the nose cherry-pink or brick-red with a clear black nose line, and paw pads black.
What Are the Differences Between a Chinchilla and a Silver Shaded Cat?
They differ greatly, the biggest difference being the coat. The Chinchilla descends from Angora and Persian cats and has long fur, with a quiet, gentle, smart, and affectionate personality. The Silver Shaded comes from British Shorthair and Chinchilla crosses, is short-haired, gentle, and very curious.
How is the golden shaded (Golden British Shorthair) cat bred?
The Golden Shaded arose from British Shorthair blue x Chinchilla crosses; a recessive gene turned some silver coats golden. Today two Goldens or a Golden and Silver are mated. They are bold, curious and round-faced.
What breed is a ‘gradient’ (golden/silver shaded) cat?
'Gradient cats' generally refer to shaded British Shorthair coats — golden shaded, silver shaded, golden point, and blue-golden shaded — developed from the British Blue and the Chinchilla.