When i first saw the pics i was thinking burmese. I
have a brumese male that is that dark. But nutmeg does
make more since with the other colors she listed.
Jocie K
--- Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
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