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Post by asher on Jul 19, 2015 15:43:41 GMT -8
Does anyone have any comparison photos of the two? They are so similar I can't tell the difference, and Im wondering if my two black gerbils are slate or black. Ill put pictures of them when I get on my computer.
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Post by t1gg3er on Jul 19, 2015 23:55:59 GMT -8
I thought our pups were black/spotted black (see Obi Wan in my avatar pic) but when I compare them to the pic o a black pup below taken from the internet, the black in ours isn't as 'deep' & their coats aren't as long so I'm wondering whether ours are slate?  |
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Post by crittercrazy on Jul 20, 2015 6:59:34 GMT -8
T1gg3er, your pup still looks black to me. If you go to the Prairie Clan website, there's a picture of a slate pup under colors and it looks lighter than yours. And for a comparison between the two, I found this. |
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Post by asher on Jul 20, 2015 9:26:44 GMT -8
Thanks for the comparison! I think my oldest gerbil is a spotted slate, and my youngest one is just a mottled black.   |
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Post by betty on Jul 20, 2015 9:38:49 GMT -8
It's not easy when you have just one on it's own - but I have noticed in many images that the tail looks a different colour to the body in Slates (at the join mark) whereas the Blacks it tends to stay the same colour with no clear de-markation?
That might not be the case for all of them - but is is noticeable in the image above by crittercrazy. I will have to look at more of images - otherwise it is down to the paler toenails on the rear feet of the Slates, but again a comparison gerbil is always handy...
Also, the spotted gene can 'dull' the effect of Black sometimes and make them not as stunning as usual. Not always though - I have some GORGEOUS Spotted Blacks.
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Post by betty on Jul 20, 2015 9:40:28 GMT -8
Ah - posted at the same time - so you can't use the toenails as yours are both spotted!
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Post by t1gg3er on Jul 20, 2015 10:17:44 GMT -8
Whatever they are, they're both gorgeous  |
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Post by Shooting Star on Jul 20, 2015 11:53:56 GMT -8
Take a picture of the gerbil's head from the side with flash. The eyes on a Slate well glow red in the middle in bright light (like a camera flash). I've seen Blacks that could pass for Slate, and vice versa, except for the eyes.
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Post by vexorg on Jul 21, 2015 21:31:55 GMT -8
We've had black gerbils before, and they were jet black. I'd say our current black one is slate, definitely a lightness to his coat.
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Post by betty on Jul 21, 2015 23:17:25 GMT -8
So it is all in the eyes - great to know!
We never need worry about shades of black again...
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Post by jumpyspeedyrule on Aug 4, 2015 16:46:19 GMT -8
Really? My slate never had red eyes in pictures with flash.
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Post by betty on Aug 10, 2015 4:01:48 GMT -8
Really? My slate never had red eyes in pictures with flash. What were the parents of your Slate - perhaps it was a pale Black after all? It would certainly be weird if that 'eye rule' had any exceptions - unless it was linked to recessive genes hiding underneath? Hmm? |
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Post by jumpyspeedyrule on Aug 10, 2015 12:25:29 GMT -8
Both parents where from long lines of blacks... so maybe a pale black? She did have a longer coat though.
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Post by Shooting Star on Aug 10, 2015 12:35:35 GMT -8
Probably just a washed-out Black. This is a Black next to a Slate-- if I remember right, they both carried colorpoint, which will definitely dull the color some.  |
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