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>-->Finally! Someone that holds the same views I do about colors! WHAT
>DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? A gerbil's a gerbil and no matter its color,
>it's still able to be a good pet. I'm very tired of watching people
>advertise for a given color to breed with "my beautiful so-and-so
>gerbil". That's fine and all...if you don't get so worked up over colors
>that you forget you're talking about a living critter and bringing even
>more living critters into the world.
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>I like nifty colors as much as the next rodent enthusiast, but I won't go
>nutso over acquiring a certain color. After all, for all I know, if I do
>get a color I want, the animal wearing it might not be a very nice one...<--
Good point. I started out breeding with 2 goals in mind: to get Burmese
and/or Siamese, AND to get good personalities. To that end I bred a female
with the genes I wanted to a male with the personality I wanted. I knew it
would take several generations probably to really get what I wanted, but so
what? Since I had so many problems finding homes and have stopped
breeding, if I ever DO get to start again I'll probably have to start all
over. By then all my current gerbils might be too old. :) But that's ok,
colors are fun but not the main point.
Tana and The Little Rascals
http://thesanctuary.tripod.com
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