Deb Rebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>The little female gerbil I have been trying to figure out the color
>of...she's moulting. And losing that silvery oversheen.
>
>She is a sort of light tan brown now; still most pretty; and
>self-colored. She has darkened a few shades as well.
>
>I place her now as a .... very light tan brown self colored
>gerbil. No hint of orange, no hint of purple. The tan is
>sort of drab. I have gotten more DMC floss to try to re-
>match her new post-moult color.
>
>Note, she doesn't seem to have the colorpoint or himalayan
>gene; as her nose and paws and tail are the same color as
>the rest of her....
>
>Deb
>Rebel's Rodent Ranch
If red eyed I would guess what we call Saffron in the UK, although it is
not a drab colour, it is a rich yellow/gold self with red eyes and pink
ears.
Genetics aaeepp.
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Julian
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