If you don't know of "g" in the background, he's
probably black. I have two black gerbils with cb and
they look a bit more on the black/dark chocolate side
and have brown toenails.
I had a litter including one was spotted black, one
spotted slate. You can see them grow up on this page
(the AGS color strip, slate page) and see how black
and slate look different. Slate is a deep grey.
http://www.agsgerbils.org/Color_Strip/slate.html
Hope that helps,
Donna
ABC Gerbils
www.abcgerbils.com
--- Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I believe this has been discussed before, but I
> would like to delve
> into the subject a little further.
>
> When the pups were first born, I knew within the
> first week that one
> would be a black. The same dark color overall, with
> the white snip
> under the chin and the white tips to the paws. Well,
> the pups are now
> 3 weeks old, and I'm beginning to wonder whether the
> little one is a
> black or a slate. I know slate is less common, but
> it is possible.
>
> My question is this:
>
> Before the pups molt later on, would a black seem to
> have slightly
> lighter underfur, while the tips of the fur look
> darker?
>
> While yes, in inadequate lighting, she does look
> black, every time I
> take her out in full light, she has a very "light
> black/dark grey"
> look to her coat.
>
> Or could she have inherited her father's ch, making
> her:
>
> aaCchE*ggPp (slate)
> or
> aaCchE*G*Pp (black)?
>
> Would this just make her a variation of Slate?
> AND/OR a variation of Black?
>
> Father - aaCchE*G*pp (Dove)
> Mother - AaC*E*G*P* (Golden Agouti)
>
> Just curious!
> Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Jackie & The Copper Dragon Clan
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