i would like to add a question to this: I have a
burmese pup that has a little tiny white spot on his
snout/nose. It is on top of his nose not down his
chin. Does this gerbils ahve a spotted gene, or is it
just "one of those marks"? His mom is spotted so it is
very possable that he is i was just wondering.
Jocie K
--- ABCgerbils <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Kathleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi. I am 53 years old and rather new to gerbils.
>
> Welcome to the GML and gerbils!
> I've been keeping and breeding them for about a year
> and half now and really enjoying these little
> animals.
> I
> > have 2 sisters I got from a local pet store with a
> > very good reputation. They are black with white
> > stripes running from their chin to about the level
> > of their front legs. One also has 3 white toes.
> > Are they black spotted?
> No, this is a black gerbil, in that it does not
> carry
> the Sp (spotting) gene. My first male Alan, is
> black
> with a white chin, and I thought he was spotted and
> would produce spotted pups. I found out later that
> the chin and toes markings are normal variants of
> self-colored gerbils and doesn't indicate Sp
> (spotting). White anywhere else at all is spotting.
>
> Donna
> ABC Gerbils
> www.abcgerbils.com
>
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