How do you tell the difference between a sable and siamese ferret?

Question

Well ive read that siamese have a v shaped mask but i thought sables did as well. Also my, what i think sable ferret, has a dark line down its belly but isn't that supposed to be on siamese o.0

sorry if i barely make any sense

Answer 1

Sable is a colour and Siamese (Point) is a pattern. So you can have a Sable Point ferret or a Champagne Point but you could not have a Sable Champagne.

A standard sable is defined as having a warm deep brown coat, a white to cream undercoat (golden is acceptable, not yellow), brown or near black eyes and a light brown, speckled or 'T' outline nose.

A point pattern will show a distinct difference in color concentration between the body color and the points.The mask must be a thin 'V' mask for black, black sable, sable, cinnamon and chocolates, not a full or 'T' bar mask. Champagnes may have a 'V' mask or no mask.The nose color should be lighter than the above stated nose colors meaning pink, beige, or 'T' outline.

I took the information of the American Ferret Association website, they have a great chart with links to pictures so you can see what they are describing.

It is also helpful to look at some of the show winner pictures as there are many ferrets that don't meet standards for the description and would fall in the 'mutt' category. Beautiful ferrets, just the markings aren't standard.

I hope that helps!

This is a Sable Point

http://www.ferret.org/events/colors/sabl...

Answer 2

im not sure,

i heard siamese ferrets are more chocolate coloured an sable is practically black and that they have dark points on their legs ears and mouth.

hope i helped :]

Answer 3

Siamese is just a lighter color phase of sable. Siamese ferrets have brown hair where sables have black – the pattern is similar to that of Siamese cats.

People who show ferrets have given names to different shades of sable and Siamese. For instance, butterscotch is a very pale shade of Siamese, cinnamon is a very red Siamese, and chocolate is rich, dark brown. In the UK, Siamese ferrets of an even butterscotch color are known as 'sandies.' A black sable has almost no light hairs in its coat, and from a distance appears solid black.

Silver ferrets are silver all over, with no distinct division in color between their bodies and feet. When young, these ferrets might look sable or Siamese, but they often have small spots of white on their hind legs, and there will be some white hairs in their coats if you look hard. Silvers fade with time, becoming whiter with every molt, until they are almost pure white.

Silver mitts have pure white paws – these markings can be distinguished at birth because the skin is unpigmented. A young silver mitt may be appear to be sable or Siamese with white feet, but more white appears in the coat with every molt. Some silver kits are almost pure white, with only a few dark hairs down the middle of their backs or on their heads, and even these vanish with a few molts.

A white streak between the ears of a sable or Siamese ferret is called a blaze. This may be so wide that most of the head is white, and the ferret has no mask at all, just a narrow ring of color around each eye. At ferret shows these are called pandas. Pandas may have white mitts, and many have white around their necks ('bibs') or on their chests or bellies. Many have small patches of white on the fronts of their hind legs ('headlights'). Panda markings may be associated with congenital deafness.