OKok, I admit it. I'm a weak human. We went to the pet store today -
to look at fish - and I came out with another Gerbil. The only reason
I bought this one is because of her coloring - that and I know the
store owners don't know a lot about gerbils. They threw these 5
litter mates (1 black, 1 agouti, and 2 DEH, plus my mystery girl) in
with 2 other gerbils that had already been in the cage. Luckily,
things went well.
But I'm off the topic. I BELIEVE she is a CP Agouti, but I just
wanted to verify.
Here are the links:
http://www.jaz-ink.com/cpagouti.jpg
http://www.jaz-ink.com/cpagouti2.jpg
http://www.jaz-ink.com/cpagouti3.jpg
These are the best could get with the "free" digital camera I got
awhile back, so the coloring is a bit off.
She has black eyes, the ticking that you can see - very dark and
exaggerated ticking, with a light undercoat, very rugged looking -
plus the dark tip to the nose, darker paws than the rest of her coat,
and the quirkiest little tail. It almost looks like someone took the
tail of another gerbil and put it on her, that's how distinct the
difference is.
The only reason I question my diagnoses, is I've never seen a CP
Agouti before, IRL, and pics, as you can see, aren't the best things
to compare to in the world. The only other thing I can think that she
might be is perhaps a DEH or another who goes through an extreme coat
change during molt.
I'm also hoping that since I know what her litter mates were, I can
narrow the whole genetic color thing down a bit, IF I'm sure she's a
CP Agouti.
Thanks for all your help!
-Jackie & The Copper Dragon Clan
