An 18-day-old litter of English Cinnamon Pearl, Cinnamon, and Mink baby rats.

...and 2 more of the 18-day-old English litter - here a Cinnamon Pearl and Cinnamon. Mom is Cinnamon and dad is Pearl.

The English kids at 6 weeks. These are the males—a Cinnamon Pearl and two Silver Cinnamon (the Cinnamons ended up getting silvering which is common in these litters; they will eventually lose it though once they are full grown).

...and the two females—a Mink and a Cinnamon Pearl. You can really see the orange adult coat coming in on the sides and face of the Cinnamon Pearl.

This 14-day-old litter of baby rats just starting to open their eyes, shows the difference between Pearl (L), Cinnamon Pearl (middle), and Cinnamon (R). Cinnamon Pearl is a combination of Pearl + Cinnamon. You can tell the difference between Pearl and Cinnamon Pearl when the fur starts coming in by the bit of orange on the sides/head of a Cinnamon Pearl where a Pearl looks like an off-white/very pale grayish white color. As adults, Cinnamon Pearls look orange compared to the warm brown of a Cinnamon. They also have the creamy undercolor at the base of the hairs where Cinnamons have a medium gray. Rats owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.

This shows the difference between a Russian Cinnamon Pearl female (L) vs. a Cinnamon Pearl male (R). The Russian Cinnamon Pearl has the “blue” look and is a more muted color due to the dilution of the Russian Blue where the Cinnamon Pearl is a rich bright orange color. Russian Cinnamon Pearl owned and bred by Mayumi Anderson, Bii Rattery, Cinnamon Pearl owned and bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.