As with black velvet, one should realize that homozygous whites are lethal. It is therefore better not to breed a white to another animal carrying this mutation as 1 out of 4 babies will not be viable. Unfortunately, the pattern of a mosaic (white) chinchilla is not (always) passed on to the babies. For instance, a nice pattern like Estrella, can result in a silver in the next generation. You will always have to wait and see what will come out. In the table below only gene symbols for the relevant mutations are given.
50% standard
50% white (Ww)
25% standard
25% white (Ww)
25% beige (Pwpw)
25% beige-white (pink-white, PwpwWw)
50% beige (Pwpw)
50% beige-white (PwpwWw)
25% standard
25% white (Ww)
25% black velvet (Blbl)
25% white velvet (WwBlbl)
25% standard
50% white (Ww)
25% dead
25% standard
25% white (Ww)
25% hetero ebony (Ee)
25% white hetero ebony (WwEe)
50% hetero ebony (Ee)
50% white hetero ebony (WwEe)
50% standard african violet carrier (Vv)
50% white african violet carrier (WwVv)
50% standard sapphire carrier (Ss)
50% white sapphire carrier (WwSs)
50% standard charcoal carrier (Cc)
50% white charcoal carrier (WwCc)
50% standard german violet carrier (Gg)
50% white german violet carrier (WwGg)
