A lilac has ruby eyes. They look noticeably different and darker (and
more attractive in my opinion) than pink eyes. The only pink eyed
gerbil that I know of off hand is a PEW (pink eyed white with a chch
gene pair).
Janet Morrow wrote:
> >A lilac must have the "Pink eye dilution genes" pp.
> In gerbils, there is a dilution to somewhat like ruby red (not quite a
>
> pink, as it comes with c(h)c(h) or as pp develops in some other
> rodents).
>
> My question: If a Lilac must have pink eyes, then what is a gerbil
> that looks just like a Lilac, but has the very dark ruby eyes. I have
> a male that fits the description of a Lilac perfectly. He even has a
> rosy tint to his light gray fur... If he is not a Lilac what is
> he? Janet & ElizabethMountain Ash
