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The photo attached is of Tibbles. He is just under 3 weeks old and therefore still with his mother. The breeder has told me that he is a chocolate, split face. I know from reading lots of threads on 'Hedgehog Central' that his colouring could possibly change. But what I wanted to ask those more experienced is, what's the likelihood of his split darkening?
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With this colour his split (on the cheek) will probably disappear completely after a few years (could be even sooner), or be barely visible. The older they get the lighter the mask gets, but in some it fades more. It will most likely be more visible on his nose than the rest of his face.
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I have yet to see a mask which darkens with age (not counting everything between 0-6 months). Many young hoglets are sold as being black and within their first or second year they'll fade so much they can't be considered more than a dark grey at best. So prepare for fading of the mask when he gets older, but he's cute nonetheless!
Since pinto is a genetic mutation which affects the skin pigments and with which they are born, those patches have been there since birth - pinto patches don't change (unlike other 'colours' involving white quills, like snowflake or high whites, or certain diseases or scars which cause pigment loss etc.).
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