Colour/mutation and Price chart
Any colour (apart from the standard grey) in 'chinchilla breeding terms' - are known as a 'MUTATION'

Pet shops tend to charge a lot more than breeders
you can pay £80+ for a 'pet quality' chinchillas and the same price
for very good quality from a breeder!

Price examples shown are for chinchillas for re-homing - from ages around 1- 4 years old
Please note: these are only suggested prices for re-homing!
Older chinchillas aged 8+ years may need to be lower
Kits that are 1 years old and younger will be higher priced - depending on quality and who's selling/re-homing

These are re-homing price suggestions - it's up to you what you want to sell your pet for
All  major accessories like cages need to be valued on top
Breeders would 'double or treble' these prices for selling good quality chinchillas

*****For a more in depth colour chart of all the colours you can possibly imagine*****
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	GREY - STANDARD Can be various shades of grey, but the most common one will  be the grey shown here - all have black eyes re-homing suggested price will be about £20+ - this depends on quality and age of chinchilla a good quality with pedigree will be more than £80+ from breeders and can even be more than £150 in some cases
	TOWER BEIGE Can be various shades of 'beige' - all have pink/red eyes The most common beige is shown here Some are very light, but unless you know of the parents colour then it will be classed as 'hetero' all have white tummies True homozygous beiges are very light - nearly 'white' looking and a good quality one will be rare to find re-homing price for beige - £20+ depending on quality and age more for quality £60+ onward
	WILSON WHITE The most common of the whites - a wilson white will always have  very dark black eyes - sometimes they may have flicks of grey in the fur (see mosaic below) even dark hairs on the base of the tail Grey ears and black eyes describe a wilson white Like the grey and beige - are reasonable common to buy now Price example - £25+ depending on quality and age Quality and breeders go from around £50-£80 onwards
	'MOSAIC' In breeders terms - any chinchilla that has 'white' in the fur and have a white parent are known as a 'wilson white' For the average pet owner - some call whites with grey flicks -'silver' (light flicks of grey anywhere on the body) or 'mosaic' (light shades to quite strong grey shade of grey on the body) The one shown here would be classed as a 'mosaic', but they can also have stronger marking than this Re-homing price - £25+ depending on quality and age
	PINK WHITE A little less available than 'wilson white' but in the same category Pink whites always have pink/grey ears and red/pink eyes They have the beige gene to produce this colour Price example - £25+ depending on quality and age Average to 'quality' whites will be £50 - £80 onwards
	BLACK and WHITE CROSS Do not mistake a 'mosaic' with a black and white cross - these have the grey, white and black velvet gene - and generally have the 'spats' on the paws (more about spats see black velvet below) Price value rehoming - over £40+ depending on quality and agE Breeders will sell for £80 and over for quality
	GUNNING BLACK VELVET Notice the 'spats' on the paws (also the feet have these) this is a  thin dark line from the black veil leading to the paws generally available from breeders but can sometimes buy  in certain pet shops description: white tummy, grey 'banding' black 'veil' with 'spats' Price example - over £60+ depending on quality and age Breeders wills sell well over £80 for quality
	BROWN VELVET Same with the brown velvet - white tummy, light beige 'banding' at the sides with a dark brown 'veil' - the brown veil will develop into a darker brown at the age of 2-3 years old Generally have brown spats on the paws like the black velvet (this mutation has the beige and black velvet gene ) Price examples are well over £60+ depending on quality and age of the chinchilla
	SULLIVAN VIOLET Another rare colour in the pet shops but more a 'breeder buy' Violets have no banding - have a clear white tummy - the veiling may be slightly darker but not too obvious Price example over £60+ depending on quality and age Re-homing suggestion would be £40+
no picture available	EBONY VIOLET Rare to find and most unlikely to be up for re-homing Usually breeders and small hobby breeders will have these available but will have to pay the price they are worth Violets are the same colour all around with black eyes - no white Violet ebonies could start at £100 depending on quality and age
	VIOLET WHITE CROSS A cross between white/grey and violet They do vary in shades -some have quite dark patches Anyone that own this colour will know it is a white/violet cross! Unlikely to be a re-homing venture from the average pet owner  and more likely to be a breeder/private owner that will sell this colour - estimated at £80+ depending on quality
	TAN Anyone selling a tan will be more likely breeders (small or large) and the darker the tan the more desirable, they ALWAYS have the colour wrapped all around the body no white tummy - and have dark/red eyes and pink ears They can vary in shades from a light beige (see tower beige) to a medium tan as shown - and on to a very dark 'chocolate' brown Most mediums will sell at over £150 from breeders for good quality - top quality (medium to very dark) will be more
	EBONY Another rare and desirable colour usually sold by breeders or private owners who know the pedigree Always black all over with no white tummy - can vary in colour Some look like a dark grey all over the body and can go to a very 'shiny' pitch black (no white/grey hairs anywhere) The 'every hair shiny black' quality ones are very desirable Example of prices do vary on these depending who you buy from - can be £100 to well over £200 - price varies with quality
Examples of ebony white cross chinchillas	EBONY WHITE CROSS Ebony white crosses (parents are homo ebony and white) Most unlikely a re-homing venture and nearly as rare as the ebony Hobby or big breeders sell this colour Depending on the quality the price will be similar to the ebony maybe depending on the parents background - prices can go up From an estimated £100 for quality onwards - can even go for less but the quality can be in the 'ebony' catagory for pricing 'Chester' (top left ebony white cross) - courtesy of Emma - thank you
	CHARCOAL A craze for charcoal has started recently, Charcoal was once a colour that not many people were interested in a few years ago Charcoal looks like a light grey ebony but is definitely a different mutation - shown best in the Homozygous state Grey all over with no white tummy  A dark grey/black unison all around Estimated prices depend on quality - £100 to £150+ (Photo courtesy of Paul Spooner - chinchilla breeder and show judge Paul's website - www.chillaquip.freeuk.com)
The  younger chinchilla starts with a lighter coat and this develops into a lovely deeper sheen of blue when over 1 year old	LARSEN SAPPHIRE Most unlikely to have a sapphire on a re-homing page! Prices similar to black velvets up to tan prices depending on quality  With sapphires - always make sure you buy from a reputable breeder who breeds and has a good knowledge of this colour, Sapphires in the past in the UK are known to have teeth problem, reputable breeders are the best option to buy this colour Can start at £80 on to £150+ Sapphires shown courtesy of Eddie and Richard Crutchley (Sapphires bred by Etherdale chinchillas- www.edchinchillas.co.uk)
	ROYAL BLUE Very rare and quality in this country still needs working on Owned by breeders that know what they are doing At present the pricing is around £200+ up to £400+ or can be a lot more depending on quality and breeding Royal blues are a combination of a recessive sapphire and a black velvet RB have a darker, richer blue veiling than sapphires Top photo shows a young Royal Blue (right) with a young Tan (left) (photo courtesy of Sarah - thank you) Bottom photo - a young mother with her kit - a good stock quality (photo courtesy of Eddie and Richard crutchley - www.edchinchillas.co.uk)