Hmm... My Hedgie Color?

[oXo_HogMom_oXo]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what color my hedgie was? I've been told he's either Chocolate Chip or Chocolate Algerian... I have no clue as to what hedgie colors all entail, lol. It's a bit confusing to me.

I have Chunk on my lap right now:

He has a brown mask, just under the eyes, around his cheeks and nose.
His nose is brown not pink.

His quills are white at the bottom (very little bit), Light brown band, Dark brown band, Light brown band and then white tips. (Small white tips.)

The light brown bands are thinner then the dark brown bands. The browns take up more than half of the actual quill...

I don't know...if you need any more information, let me know!

It's the best I could do without a picture... :D

[PrettyHate]

http://www.hedgehogcentral.com/colour.shtml is probably the best way to go!

[oXo_HogMom_oXo]

Teehehe, it's hard to tell. The salt and pepper colors say there should be one black band... and he has three. Light brown, dark brown, light brown and the very very tips of his have a light brownish red tint. He also has a brown face mask, not a black one. His nose is a dark brown and I would say his skin is a light grey. And then when I look at the chocolates and algerians... they brown on them is so vibrant... he's not that bold in brown.

[Nancy]

I often go to some of the breeders sites to look at their herds and colours. Sometimes you can get a better idea looking at numerous hedgehogs of a certain colour rather than just looking at one little photo. http://hedgehogvalley.com/ourherd.html

[Hedgiepets]

It sounds like he is algerian chocolate. If at least 30% of his quills were white, he could be considered a Chocolate chip or chocolate snowflake.