> I have two orange colored gerbil babies: one is spotted & has a white
belly
> -DEH?, and one is solid orange (a little lighter on the belly.) Is the
> solid one Saffron/Red Fox if it doesn't get ticking? If it does, will it
be
> Nutmeg? The ticking comes with first molt, correct?
>
> These are the offspring of a PEW (-ac[h]c[h]eeG-pp) and DEH Spot
> (AaC-eeG-Pp Sp).
>
> I put up some pictures at http://people.tamu.edu/~rda3507/mystery.html Any
> help figuring out colors is most appreciated. I still can't tell what sex
> they are. They have a PEW sibling.
>
> thanks,
> Rebecca...
>
Hi Rebecca,
I just took a look at your pictures, both pups look like Red Fox's to me. If
they were nutmeg, they would have a more tannish brown look to their young
coats, also the area around their nose will have some black hairs.
Ann-Marie L. Roberts
T&T Gerbils
Escanaba, Michigan
Member of the American Gerbil Society
Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
Please visit my website at:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
