G.M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >One way to get gerbils ready for shows, is to let them >bathe in chinchilla dust. It makes their fur nice. >
To do well in a show a gerbil should have a good colour, as described in the standards, be a good size without being fat, and have good "type". Type is the idealised shape for a gerbil - this is described in the standard. As Gary says, condition is important. A gerbil should be free from injury, clean and looking well groomed. Gerbils will do all the grooming themselves if you help them with chinchilla dust as they like sand-bathing. Being greasy or having a visible moult line (which is where the coat is naturally replacing itself) will count against a gerbil. There are some pictures of winners at NGS shows at http://www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/winners.htm -- Julian [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Gerbil Society http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
