A spotted gerbil has some white on it (other than a white chin) and carries the
Sp gene.
A pied gerbil is a type of spotted gerbil with a special pattern of white, namely
collar of white fur around the neck plus some type of white on the face -- a
blaze down the middle between the eyes or a partial blaze. My two pied gerbils
also have white paws and a white tail tip, but I don't know whether this is
always the case.
-- Donna A.
Mary McDermott wrote:
> OK, is there a difference between spots, patches, and pieds? I was looking
> on the Dani clan and I noticed Sympatico a black "pied," but then I was
> looking up another site (forgot witch one) and they had a black "spotted"
> gerbil, even though it had the same markings as the one Elizabeth had
> (Sympatico). So does everyone just call them what ever they want? I thought
> pieds had more white on them (like they had white ALL OVER).
> ~~~( 3:>Mary<:3 )~~~
> P.S If I am not making ANY sense to you please write back!
