Siamese Sable
NEWBORN
Newborn siamese sables will be born a dusty grey color with a slight brownish caste. They will usually quickly turn more brownish as their fur starts to grow in. They will sometimes have a goldish or silvery caste very early on.
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NESTBOX
Once fully furred, kits will usually have a silvery caste. At this age they may appear blue-grey, or sepia-brown. There can be variation among infants of the same color; all four of the non-white kits pictured in this nest are siamese sables. Eventually those that are blue-grey will acquire a more brownish shade. Ears, mask area, feet and tail will often be only slightly dartker than their bodies.
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KIT
Siamese Sable kits will often acquire a ticked, tipped or grizzled look to their fur as they exit the nestbox. This is sometimes mistaken for steel, but it is temporary. Siamese sables at this age are often more uniformly darker sepia all over; their lighter shading will grow in gradually as they mature.
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JUNIOR
As the siamese sable Holland Lop matures, he will lose the tipped or grizzled look, and the lighter shading on chest, belly and sides will develop, along with the sepia-brown on the feet, ears,tail, and mask area darkening.
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SENIOR
A mature siamese sable in prime coat will have smooth shading from its darker saddle area to its lighter sides, chest, and belly, and glossy, dark sepia brown (almost black) point color and mask area. Siamese sables vary a fair amount in overall shade.
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MOLT
When a siamese sable has an old, dead, or ready to molt coat of fur, the color will begin to look dull, faded, yellowed, brassy, or rusty. The point color may lighten and look particularly orange. There will often be patchiness and breaks in the shading on the body, and around the eyebrow and forehead.
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