If anyone is interested in helping him, please email him directly at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] By permission, the important parts of our discussion
so far are below. He is willing to get some gerbils shipped in to him.
Thanks,
Emily F.
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Emily-
Thank you for responding. I would appreciate you forwarding my request.
Shipping would not be a problem. Timewise, I am thinking of getting them by
July
'00, so I have allowed plenty of time for mating plans to be incorporated. I
am
most fond of the colors:
Dark eyed honey, Nutmeg, Lilac, Burmese and the piebald gene is a
must. I
do not like the whites at all. (I am aware that some could be produced from
these
combinations.) I would like a wide genetic variety to illustrate the
complexity
and they would be well cared for and not mass produced. I would like healthy
animals of good breeding quality.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > I came across your gerbil web page today and wanted to make an
> > inquiry. I am a high school science teacher in central Minnesota and I
> > used to raise gerbils when I was in college. I kept notes on their
> > behaviour and genetics, etc. I was lucky enough to get a diversely
> > colored selection-which included "nutmeg" that was a new strain at the
> > time that the local people called marbled. I am fascinated with all the
> > new color varieties out there now.
> > I am wondering if you would be able to help me contact a local
> > breeder with a diverse color selection like yourself. I am looking for
> > healthy, pretty gerbils that are not scrubby like those found in pet
> > stores, that we can study the behaviour and genetics of in our biology
> > and new animal behavior courses for next year.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> If there are any certain colors that you would like you might want to list
> them. You might want to consider some gerbils that although not "rare" or
> "newer" colors they can produce them. For example, two golden agouti
> ("brown") gerbils with the right genes could produce as much as 16, 32, or
> possibly even more colors ... on the other hand, that particular pairing
> would most likely produce mostly golden agouti. Of the many colors of
gerbils
> there are now, many are similar.
--
Owner/occasional breeder of Second Chance Clan gerbils
Governing Committee Member of the American Gerbil Society
Adopt a gerbil -- http://www.gurlpages.com/other/emandkel/adopt.html
http://www.gurlpages.com/other/emandkel/index.html
http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/bnfl/574/index.html (pictures)
