On a happier side note, Evon and Quark's pup total is 4. I don't know if any were still-born/miscarried or not, or if she's just one of those gerbils that carries the last day like she has 10 pups ready to pop out. :) They're very tiny, and all dark eyed, dark skinned pups. I may need to find a home for two of them.... I'll keep everyone updated. I'm hoping one of them will be a DEH. *crosses fingers* That's all for now... Keep warm! It's awfully cool down here for September. :( -Jackie & The Copper Dragon Clan P.S. In my genetic research, I have found it rather curious that an Argente Golden is supposedly nothing more than a Golden Agouti with pink eyes... A*C*E*G*P* as opposed to A*CCE*G*pp Why is this so? I'm sure the fact that they have two dominant Cs as opposed to any other combination might have something to do with it.... but how does having pp make the ticking so much lighter, and the gold color so much more golden? The same goes for Black VS Lilac. aaC*E*G*P* vs aaCCE*G*pp What's the significance of the CC paired with the pp? I know the other C loci are ch and cb, which would turn the "pink eyed black" into a Dove (aaCchE*G*pp) or a Sapphire (aaCcbE*G*pp). I just found this rather interesting as I was browsing through. If anyone has any theories or facts, I'm eager to listen and learn. :) -J
