I don't know if I told all of you that I think my latest pair is a
male-female pair (do you remember me saying that I couldn't tell?
hehe)...but anyway, I believe they are! In fact, I'm about 99.9% positive!
No, I AM positive! Totally! *giggles* Okay, off the subject.
I also think (after getting some help from a few of you--THANK YOU!), that
both of them are argente pied, or argente spot maybe? Can someone explain
to me the difference between pied and spotted? At any rate, assuming I'm
right and they're male and female, I was wondering if spotted gerbs produce
colors OTHER than their own. I know, I know, dumb question, but what can I
say? This is my first time with breeding gerbils! ;o) Actually, Donna
(the ABC Gerbils gal ;) has a picture on her site with a gerbil in it that
looks exactly like my two, except mine have ruby eyes, and I can't tell if
the one in this piccy has black or ruby. Hope you don't mind me putting a
link to that picture, Donna! I just need to use it as a visual aid because
the pictures I took were horrible!
http://www.geocities.com/abcgerbils/girlpups.jpg
The gerbil in the center looks like my two. Anyway, I think that's it for
now! Well, except for the fact that I'm STILL confused about why I'm not
getting all the emails sent to the list...I know someone gave a suggestion
as to why I wasn't seeing all of them, but I never even got the "G: Mystery
color ??" email, and it was sent to the list address! That's happened MANY
times already...I wonder if it would work to subscribe with a different
address? It's really bugging me that only a few emails are going through!!!
If anyone can help, I'll be grateful! ;) And anyone who answers my silly
color question will have a place in my heart, too! ;oD
~*~Amber~*~
and Hamlet and Ophelia, the subjects of this email. ;)
>From: Tasha Rieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Tasha Rieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: G: Mystery color ??
>Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 21:53:40 -0600
>
>You could fit what I know about gerbil genetics on the ear of this gerbie,
>but I can tell you what I see. She looks EXACTLY like my yellow fox pied
>boy, Cory, only with black eyes. I'm guessing pied Dark Eyed Honey.
>Hopefully someone with actual genetic skills can lend you a hand. She's a
>darling, though, are you going to breed her?
>
>And as for the "housing gerbils in one room" thing, I thought I'd fling a
>few cents in there too. :) All my gerbils have always been kept in my
>room...I have one shelving unit (5 10 gal tanks) and then two two tank
>shelves. When I had more tanks than shelves, I built a "pryamid" of
>tanks...four on the bottom, then three, two, one... and it worked out
>perfectly. Also, I've never washed my hands between tanks unless someone's
>sick, and I've never had a problem. Perhaps that's just luck.
>
>*Tasha*
>
>
>>From: Donna Anastasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: Donna Anastasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: G: Mystery color ??
>>Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 21:53:56 -0500
>>
>>Does anyone know what color this pup is (seven weeks old)?
>>http://www.geocities.com/abcgerbils/available_pups.html?957997527640
>>
>>She is white with grey pigment on her ears and tail. She has light
>>orange fur on the top of the head and top of the back and tail. Spotted
>>with a white belly.
>>
>>Parents are LCPA: AachcbE*GGP*Spsp
>>Silver Nutmeg Spot: aaCcbeeggPPSpsp
>>
>>Thanks! Donna
>>ABC Gerbils
>>http://www.geocities.com/abcgerbils/home.html
>>
>>
>>PS -- thanks for all the replies on moving my gerbils into one room.
>>I'm going to try this with girls and boys on different sides/areas.
>
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