She might be an Apricot. also known as Red Eyed Silver Nutmeg. I have one
that is very similar in color and that is the only possibility for her
coloration given her parentage.
Cinthia A Dunn-Izquierdo
The Izzy Clan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Pottrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: Another Mystery Color
> > I am still trying to determine if my rescue gerbils
> > are really white gerbils with stained fur from bedding
> > material or their own bloody noses... or if they
> > actually have some kind of extremely light peachy
> > color on some parts of their fur. Its all over their
> > backs and is so pale I doubt it would photograph. And
> > is in the area the light ticking would be on agouti.
> > It is patched, not solid accross their backs and has
> > not really seemed to fade since I got them almost a
> > week ago.
>
> I've only just noticed this in my (I'm still confident she's an albino)
> female.
>
> http://www.pyroport.com/P002102.jpg
>
> This picture was taken a few nights ago with a good quality digital
camera.
> (she's 8 days from her due date, mated to a black) but it's very obvious
> that she has some 'peachey' areas. At first I thought it was dirt/grease
> but her fur is very clean. (Her mate is a good lover ;))
>
> Funnily enough she is also a rescue gerbil, rescued from the local RSPCA
> center in December last year. (She's approx 20 months old now).
>
> Tony P
>
