Shaun Gibbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> I bought a gerbil (Romeo) from Amy about 4 or 5 weeks ago and when I got
>him at that time he was 6 weeks. Now that he is about 10 weeks he keeps
>moulting and looking like a nutmeg by the day. I also recently bought a DEH
>from a petshop and I am positive he is a DEH so when I compared him to Romeo
>he looks more like a nutmeg. I don't have any pictures of him right now but
>I hope to get some up soon. Romeo's stomach is also turning a tanish color.
>Do DEH have this type of moulting stage?
>
>Shaun
DEH do get a slight coat of ticking at the same age as nutmegs moult.
The big difference is that Nutmegs do not have white bellies but DEH's
do.
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Julian
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