New litter, 2 or 3 dark patched gerbils?

[dodowvogel]

Heyho!

Wodka (CP Nutmeg, aacbcbD(d)eeG-Pp) and Whiskey (Spotted siamese, aacbchD(d)EEG- had their second litter last week. Today the fur of the pups came in and I was a little surprised to see large dark spots on some of them. I've done some research and I figured it could be dark patched gerbils. According to the article I've read, it isn't related to a gene or something. Thats why it is very coincidental I have multiple dark spotted pups. Does any of you have more information or experience recognizing it? Also, any ideas on the colours yet?

Here are some pics:

The second from the right has a spot above its nose.





3 pups seem to have spots. Gerbil in the top has the most spotting.


More detailed look of the most spotted gerbil.

Could anyone confirm my suspicion?=) Thanks again!

[betty]

From your genes given they can only be the following:

Burmese
Siamese
CP Slate
LCP SLate

and then dilute versions of all of them.

I know a little about the dark patches being linked to normal spotting but I have only only ever had 1 in a litter - but several within the same line. But never as much as that in a pup. I did get a large amount of colour-changing at a moult before in a PEW (there is a thread on here somewhere with images) which was all to do with the CP genes.

[Shooting Star]

That doesn't look like DP. It looks like there's something staining the fur. Particularly because whatever it is, it's the same shade on different-colored pups. A DP is one shade darker than the normal color. Like on a Sp Black, the colored parts aren't as dark as on a solid Black-- a DP Sp Black would have a patch that's the same color as the fur on a solid Black.

Here's the only DP I've bred so far (DPP Lilac):

[betty]

Same here - DPS Sapphire - with the DP being Lilac:

[betty]

dodowvogel - how did these pups turn out in the end - I would love to know...

Was it their fur or was it their skin?

Do you have any updated images?

[dodowvogel]

betty Haha, they are completely white at the moment, their fur was just dirty. Thanks for your help!^^

[betty]

So, were all the ones with patches Pink Eyed Whites then?

And they are coming up to their 8 week moult aren't they, so things could change (if there is anything going on under the surface)...

[dodowvogel]

Apr 25, 2015 0:09:02 GMT -8 betty said:

So, were all the ones with patches Pink Eyed Whites then?

And they are coming up to their 8 week moult aren't they, so things could change (if there is anything going on under the surface)...

Yup, they were all plain pink eyed whites ;p