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Post by milly on May 4, 2017 12:35:16 GMT -8
Hi i have 2 boy gerbils who are brothers. One is a burmese the other i was told is a mottled chinchilla. Is that an actual colour as i havent been able to find anything on it?
Thanks
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Mimi
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Post by Mimi on May 4, 2017 17:36:19 GMT -8
I have never heard chinchilla used as a color in itself, but the chm gene creates the colorpoint effect (as shown on your Burmese) and it is called the chinchilla medium.
Other than that I am not sure. Hopefully someone can clarify further?
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Post by milly on May 6, 2017 0:46:37 GMT -8
Thankyou. I did wonder if chinchila was just a gene If its not a colour he looks a very light grey with white on is there a grey colour or could it be some other name.
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PurpleSheep
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Post by PurpleSheep on May 6, 2017 1:14:33 GMT -8
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Post by Shooting Star on May 6, 2017 7:50:30 GMT -8
Chinchilla is not a gerbil color. Both Gray Agouti and Colorpoint Agouti resemble the Chinchilla coloration in other species.
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Post by milly on May 6, 2017 14:40:38 GMT -8
ive looked at the grey agouti and my gerbil is much lighter than that
How do you put the photos on as i could then post a picture. Thanks
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Post by betty on May 7, 2017 4:12:54 GMT -8
To post a picture you have to use a third-party host like Photobucket or Facebook and then use the direct link or URL to insert it using the photo icon displayed at the top of a full reply post (not the quick reply boxes at the bottom of a thread).
Use the HELP option under the main heading at the top of the forum and follow the steps given - it is really simple once you have done it a few times.
Basically get the direct URL of the image - click the picture icon and paste the URL into the space provided. 3 easy steps.
If it is lighter than the Grey Agouti it could be one of many other agouti colourings including light grey agouti, colourpoint (cp) grey agouti, light cp (lcp) grey agouti, cp agouti and lcp agouti - also spotting can lighten the colour too. Assuming it IS an agouti of course - other colours can be grey too.
Can't wait to see the images though to help you out here - and try to get some that show them from the side (so we can see their belly 'height') and their tail could be quite useful too - agoutis usually have a high chevron on their tail (it is lighter at the body end, then the chevron changes it abruptly to darker on the bottom half of the tail). Also, if yours are NOT spotted - please get a picture that shows the toenail colour too - as this can be important in colour determination. If they ARE spotted - all their toenails will be clear so it is less helpful colours-wise.
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Post by milly on May 17, 2017 7:56:59 GMT -8
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Post by milly on May 17, 2017 8:16:16 GMT -8
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Post by milly on May 17, 2017 8:46:30 GMT -8
Hi im trying to put another picture in using the picture icon this time. Ive got as far as putting the link in but i dont know what i put in as the alt. Is it the same link? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Post by betty on May 17, 2017 8:59:50 GMT -8
I think the alt is just the text that goes with the image - It isn't generally seen on the forum anyway. You may not even need to add anything - but I always do anyway...
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Post by milly on May 17, 2017 11:27:09 GMT -8
![You can see the white on the grey on this photo]() Thanks I'll have another go. |
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Post by milly on May 17, 2017 13:00:51 GMT -8
Well that didnt work! I did the link.put the text on (which you can see) then pressed create image the picture icon and text came up. I posted it so what did i do wrong?
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