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Snowflake
40%-55% of the quills are solid white and evenly distributed across the body;
with the remainder being banded.
Pictured is an Algerian Brown Snowflake.
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High
Snowflake
60%-75% of the quills are solid white and evenly distributed across the body;
with the remainder being banded.
Pictured is an Algerian Brown High Snowflake.
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White
80%-99% of the quills are solid white; with very few quills
(typically near the forehead) being
banded.
Pictured is an Algerian Chocolate White.
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Double
White
100% of the quills are solid white; no banded quills whatsoever.
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Minimal
Pinto
Pinto markings on between 10%-25% of the body.
Pictured is an Algerian Grey Minimal Pinto.
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Average
Pinto
Average pintos have pinto markings on between 30%-45% of the body.
Pictured is an Algerian Chocolate Average Pinto. |
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High
White Pinto
Pinto markings on between 50%-65% of the body.
Pictured is an Algerian Brown High White Pinto.
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Reverse
Pinto
Pinto markings on between 70%-100% of the body.
Pictured is an Algerian Grey Reverse Pinto.
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Overo
or Framed
Pinto
Ranging from Average Pinto to Reverse Pinto - Notable pinto markings that appear
primarily around the skirting
(quill line) of
the body and on the face. The back should be mostly base colored and
the face should have minimal to no base coloring, eye patches may be
present. Is it often difficult to determine variety in this pattern.
Pictured is a Dark Grey Reverse Overo Pinto.
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Total
Pinto or Pinto Face
The face is completely marked pinto and there is no base colored mask at
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Half-Masked
One
half of the face is white (or pinto) and the other half is masked with the
hedgehog’s base color.
Half-Masked refers to hedgehogs with an even (50/50) split. |
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Partial
Pinto
or Partial Masked
Uneven, broken or small patches of pinto markings across the face that
clearly disrupt the normal mask pattern.
Pinto or Partial Masked refers to hedgehogs with no less than 10% pinto
marking in the mask. |
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Partial
Blaze
The typical mask pattern is broken by a white stripe that extends from the
forehead toward the nose, but not to the nose.
Partial Blaze must extend at least 20% into the mask and can be slightly off-center. |
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Full
Blaze
The typical mask pattern is completely broken down the center by a white stripe that extends
from the forehead to the nose. Can be slightly off-center but must
extend fully to the nose. |
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Wide
Blaze
The typical mask pattern is completely broken down the center by a very
wide white stripe that extends
from the forehead to the nose. Can be slightly off-center but must
extend fully to the nose. |
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Reverse
Blaze
Very rare facial pattern.
The typical mask pattern is present only in the center of the face and nose
and is absent from both sides of the face and around both eyes. |
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Eye
Patch
Distinct circle(s) of base coloring around the eye(s) while the remainder (or most) of
the face is pinto marked.
Eye Patch must be clearly defined and separate from any portion of mask that
may be visible. |
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Raccoon
Eyes
Full and complete mask with a clear break between the mask and eye patches.
Broken mask with less than 30% pinto is acceptable.
Broken mask with more than 30% pinto is Eye Patch category. |
