Jocelyn Kessinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi List,
>Wow this is really strange. I had never heard of the
>BEW but i have one. I was really doubting her being a
>silver nutmeg because she never got ANY grey ticking.
>She just looks like a white gerbil with black eyes.
>Shw was born Sept. 2000. Is this a common color? Does
>anyone else have one? the link to a page with a pic is
>below in the other message? I am really confused now?
>How can i find what genes this color has? it is not on
>the coor pallett. Thanx for any help.
There are various ways of producing BEW. The NGS currently have a
provisional standard for them. basically they are gerbils that combine
genes that are very effective at removing black pigment, like e and
e[f], and those that remove yellow pigment like g and c[h]/c[b].
Because none of these genes reduce the colour of the eyes beyond a very
seep red that looks black in most light, they are called black eyed
white.
They tend to show dark hair tips on the tail and across the back but
there are some combinations of genes that minimise this. They also tend
to have dark skin under the hair on the ears and tail.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
