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Post by andrewgerbil on Jul 26, 2008 12:30:50 GMT -8
i have heard of something called a blue gerbil can someone tell me where to get them in America i have seen picture of a truly real blue its beautiful ! any answer appreciated thanks ;D
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Post by Shooting Star on Jul 26, 2008 13:09:03 GMT -8
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Post by andrewgerbil on Jul 26, 2008 13:21:42 GMT -8
thank you for letting me know i wish they were available in america
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Post by iamsomeone on Aug 3, 2008 10:17:16 GMT -8
WOW some of them are magnificent im thinking of getting a new gerb but i fancy some different variety of gerbil.
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Post by sandy on Aug 12, 2008 9:20:49 GMT -8
You can find some Slates that are almost blue. Some very dark Lilacs also look nearly blue, too.
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Post by Regina on Oct 28, 2008 9:24:58 GMT -8
Wow, what a beautiful color.
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Post by prolinker on Dec 14, 2008 19:03:38 GMT -8
Nice colors, I wish they are available here in the Philippines.
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Post by darkfroggi on Jan 2, 2009 4:39:29 GMT -8
You could try and find a dark lilac gerb. They are quite close to a blue.
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Post by wolflady on May 31, 2009 19:44:01 GMT -8
Blue gerbils have recently been brought to America. A breeding pair and three sisters were brought over by the husband of an AGS member. They debuted at the New England Gerbil Show yesterday. They are currently not available to anyone but registered breeders as the AGS is working to increase the number of blue gerbils and put the genes into American lines of gerbils. With as prolifically as they breed it is hopeful that they will be available to non breeders in a few months. Naturally only through AGS breeders since no one is passing on these precious genes and gerbils to common pet stores. Up close they are truly beautiful and there are a few variations in the way the blue presents. It really makes me wish my landlord was not so set against me breeding gerbils. Check out this article on the show: www.lowellsun.com/ci_12484593 |
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Post by dippy on Jun 1, 2009 14:11:11 GMT -8
Wow, thanks for sharing! I hope one day I can have one, or at least see one in person. They really are beautiful, so different-looking from the other "gray" colors.
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Post by gerbiluv10 on Jun 2, 2009 16:30:14 GMT -8
Wow, thanks for sharing! I hope one day I can have one, or at least see one in person. They really are beautiful, so different-looking from the other "gray" colors. me too  i also want one of the extreme whites... but we barely have gerbils in Illinois to begin with and no one here is a gerbil lover.. they're all over in the UK!!! |
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Post by dippy on Jun 2, 2009 18:08:49 GMT -8
I'm fascinated by extreme whites too! I hope some day we have as many gerbil varieties as we do in other small pets. Wouldn't it be cool to see rex, satin, tailless. hairless, longhaired, or dumbo gerbs?  |
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Post by Shooting Star on Jun 2, 2009 18:54:54 GMT -8
Personally, I wouldn't be too fond of coat type, ear, or tail mutations in gerbils. How could a rex or longhaired gerbil burrow in wood chips without getting the bedding all stuck in it's fur? Dumbo is technically a craniofacial deformity-- it just looks cute. And a tailless gerbil? Ick, not to mention a serious spinal deformity. There was a discussion about the ethics of breeding "cute" deformities like Dumbo and tailless over on eGerbil: gerbilsuk.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=genetics&thread=6795&page=5 (go down to Ed's first post on that page) And I'd rather the genes for EW stay in Europe, thank you very much. If they came to the US, you just *know* they'd get all mixed up in the gene pool, and confused for normal Dominant Spotting. Then you'd get Pure White and Rumpblack pups dying right and left. I have a High White myself, and even though he wouldn't have the same problems as an Extreme White if he were to breed, he's still got issues. I'll have to get a picture of his major head-tilt (from lack of pigmentation on the ears, not an ear infection or anything like that). Back on topic, when I get back to breeding, one of my goals is a "pure" Black line (aa CC DD EE GG PP), so that when I get a hold of some Blues, I can breed pure Blues (aa CC dd EE GG PP). Because I'd be willing to bet that the Dilute gene will quickly be crossed into a lot of different lines, and the Blues mucked up with a ton of extra recessives. |
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Post by dippy on Jun 3, 2009 13:38:21 GMT -8
I didn't even think about that, actually. I didn't know dumbo was a disorder. Weird. O.O Just a question - what is the "EW" gene? I've never heard of it.
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Post by Shooting Star on Jun 3, 2009 16:42:39 GMT -8
EW = Extreme White. A second spotting mutation that is lethal in the homozygous form-- but instead of the affected pups being reabsorbed (as in SpSp), they are born and then die of intestinal problems at 3-4 weeks of age. www.egerbil.com/spotting.htmlHigh Whites are an American color that looks similar to an EW, but does not appear to be caused by the same mutation, or have the same health problems. HW appears to be due to an accumulation of spotting modifiers, rather than a new spotting mutation. |
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i also want one of the extreme whites... but we barely have gerbils in Illinois to begin with and no one here is a gerbil lover.. they're all over in the UK!!!