Too many color names?

[bear]

Are there too many names for chinchilla colors? Can we all agree to one system? Is any sort of regularity possible?

Starting this thread because of a point brought up in the "too many mutations" one.

[tunes]

If you follow the color guidelines given on the MCBA site, it'd be a lot less confusing for people. But, sometimes breeders need gimmicks for sales. So, panda mosaic, reverse mosaic, and once I saw TOV/gray.

Here's a link to the colors as they are classified at shows -
http://www.mutationchinchillas.com/genetic_information.htm

Notice that there are no reverse mosaics, panda mosaics, eb/whites, etc.

[chuckles]

I agree with this one! Although it would be nice to come to some sort of regularity on names, in reality I don't think it will happen! In some instances I can see; eb/white cause it states it has ebony in it & same for say tov/white; but pastel, chocolate.....it's still a tan either way with the same genetics. Solid violet...is now a violet wrap!
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[Agent Jones]

The number one thing I love most about the Chinchilla community is that it isn't as populated at the Dog communities. For the most part, everyone here wants to improve the breed and educate others. I think if more frowning-upon was done to those who made up rare-sounding names for their mutation chins, we would see less of that. Not to say that it wouldn't still be around, but at least people would know it's wrong and maybe back down from doing it for fear of being called just another money-hungry breeder.

I haven't seen a whole lot of that around here, all of the ads and breeder websites I've looked at have seemed to be very upfront about what they were selling. So I would hate to see it get as bad as it is with dogs. (Cockapoos, "teacup" varieties, "Royal" varieties, etc etc etc)

[bear]

if i could have my wish... well i'd make it small... list FIRST the color as it would be classified by MCBA standards. leave out the phase or list a couple if you're not sure. then, describe the color in more detail. pschins had an ad recently that i'd claim is a good example. i don't *mind* hearing details about the markings, but the first thing is the color genes.

ah, well...

[CianiMoni]

i think there are too many diff. names, yes, but not too mant variations... things like beige v. tan, white v. mosaic. v. pinkwhite, and light/med/dark eb. v. homo/het eb. confuse me to no end!!

[Chingal]

IF everyone classed tem on their genetic make up it would be alot more simple (i.e. Solid violet = ebony violet cross , Solid whiet violet + white ebony violet cross) I have tried this in the past and get more emails having to explain than it is worth though..The whole wrap thing i dislike personally they will always be solids to me.

[crazy4chins]

The one term that drives me nuts is TOV-standard. Why in the world does that term need to be used?
I haven't heard White-standard,or beige-standard but people continue to use the term. TOV standard.
I think that it would make much more sence to use show terms.

[Chingal]

yeah luke TOV standard is going a bit far sicne there is a wel known name for them.Ihave not heard beige standard or white standard either though. Why change what Has been set for years.

[FurryFriends]

I am guilty of using pastel to describe the lightest of tans. The oddest names that I have heard latley was in a Reno petstore from the owner who was naming colors such as monkey faced, lilac, and carmel. Monkey faced is beige I assumed???