Jocelyn Kessinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Sorry about that message I sent it to soon.
>But anyway...I have a female gerbil tht has a very
>strange color. She is light gray and i have always
>thought she was sapphire. But just recently she has
>devloped a dark gray hour-glass shape on her back. It
>is the color of a lilac gerbil. I am really lost? She
>is to old to be molting. the shape covers almost her
>whole back. What is she? I have dicided to breed her
>so i can see if the pattern comes through on her pups.
>What do you guys think?
>
>Jocie Kessinger
>The Titan Clan
>AGS member and breeder
>
It is moult. Lilacs, Doves and Sapphires often show darker patterns as
they change their coat.
Other colours do the same thing, but it is less noticeable. With ticked
colours like golden agouti the moult can be seen as a dark line moving
across the body.
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Julian
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
