MScottMGP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>--- Rogelio Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi, I've noticed that the size of the tail tuft
>> varies from gerbil to gerbil.
>> Has anybody noticed a correlation between color and
>> size of tuft?
>
>I have a DEH ee(f) male who has the most pronounced
>tuft of any gerbil I have ever seen. He's only 10
>weeks old, however, and I've noticed that my gerbs
>usually tend to lose some of the "tuftiness" with age.
> Other thoughts?
>
>Amy aka MScottMGP
The size and shape of the tuft does appear different in different
colours. Agouti colours tend to have the most pronounced tufts as the
mix of light and dark hairs makes the tuft easier to see.
I don't think the tuft itself changes, just the appearance.
--
Julian
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