Leenknegt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi all,
>
>I have a male DTW, white, very dark tail, but pink eyes. I'm pretty sure
>about that, cause I have some red eyes gerbies, whoses eyes are clearly
>darker. And in with the DTW is a PEW, cause she has some dark pigment, not
>much, on het tail. But their eyes are definetely the same.
>Could the DTW be a PEW with very much dark pigment on his tail?
>Can someone clear this up?
>Thanks!
>Sarah
What is the problem? All DTWs have pink eyes. A DTW looks exactly like a
PEW with dark pigment on the tail. All the photos you will see and all
the descriptions on the internet will show you they have pink eyes.
As I wrote only two days ago, pink eyes are caused by more than one
gene. Not only Pink-Eyed Dilution causes red eyes, so does the Himalayan
gene. DTWs are Himalayans sop have pink eyes, just like a Himalayan
rabbit, Himalayan Cavy etc.
Why-o-why does everyone seem to think they should have dark eyes?
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
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