At 10:13 PM 1/10/00 +0000, Julian and Jackie wrote:
>Douglas White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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>>Champagnes don't fade to white, they should be white with 2 pencil eraser
>>sized cream spots behind each ear which "molt" out at 6-8 wks. A DEH pied
>>that is eef can be extremely light in color and could easily look like a
>>champagne with extra coloring on its rump.
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>> Doug
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>I find all this very depressing. For some reason I always thought that
>Champagne would mean the gerbils moulted out had a very light creamy
>colour caused by mixing white and light cream hairs. I assumed that
>although the genetics would be different the colour must be like a
>Champagne mouse etc otherwise there would be no reason to use that name.
>This debate has shattered the illusion.
>
>Is there a more appropriate name for this colour?
Would it be too much to ask that "Spotted Schimmel" be adopted? Or "Faded
Schimmel", even? "Powdered Schimmel"?
Rebecca...
