Well, I don't know about anyone else, but my spotted gerbil doesn't show
any signs of ear or eye problems. But it would be interesting to find
out how often selective color breeding does cause problems. Anyone have
any input?
Julian and Jackie wrote:
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> As others have said, it could just be chance. It could also be that the
> you have a new spotting mutation, although the chances of that are far
> smaller.
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> Have you had any eye or ear problems resulting from this breeding for
> spots? In the UK people who have repeated bred for increased spotting
> have often found circling behaviour, a sign of deformed inner ears, or
> malformed eyes.
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> Julian
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> National Gerbil Society
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