we answered it once upon a time, so we'll try again for ya... hope it helps! REW have darker eyes (more red) and are described as off-white PEW have lighter eyes (more pink) and are white white
ruby eyes are very dark or dark red, occasionally they are genetically black but look red due to other genes lightening the appearance (we have an off-white gerbie who has dark dark red eyes but they are genetically black, she is mated to a dove who of course has red/ruby eyes and they often have black-eyed pups) red is middle of the road red pink is lighter red or pink -- ron & traci things-that-squeak > From: Sari Maukonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 20:00:23 +0300 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Red/Ruby/Pink/Dark Eyes > > Hi, > > Did anyone ever answer this question because I'm at loss to try to see the > difference between pink and ruby eyes as well. How do you for example tell the > difference between a PEW and a REW? Just interested... > > - Sari > > Original text follows: > > Hi everybody, > > Can you please explain the differences between these eye colors? I know > what's red > and black, of course, but what's ruby and pink? My Poke-poke has eyes that > look > dark, but it's actually some sort of red because if you look at him from an > angle > other than straight into his eye, there's some red in there. And they're > ALWAYS red > when I take a picture. Little Guy on the other hand definitely has black eyes > through and through. > > Thanks, > Amy > The Jeu-jeu Gerbils
