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Post by eowynandpoppy on Apr 6, 2018 13:12:01 GMT -8
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Post by flora7suzy4ever on Apr 6, 2018 13:32:27 GMT -8
Your gerbil is gorgeous! Such a pretty girl. Take a picture with a camera flash or other bright light. If her eyes are reddish or browner or what you might call 'garnet' then she's slate. If not shes black. My black gerbil has a few stray white hairs too mixed in with her fur but I don't think it would count as spots. Hope this helps!  |
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Post by eowynandpoppy on Apr 7, 2018 5:45:01 GMT -8
Ah, thank you! I took that picture you suggested and it turns out she's a slate.
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Post by betty on Apr 15, 2018 7:33:50 GMT -8
I know it is a bit late a reply - but just so you know for the future - all 'spotted' gerbils (those with the Dominant Spotting gene) always have white/clear toenails rather than their normal colour (if this is usually black or brown).
They also usually have a decent amount of white on the tummy, under-neck and feet too, but it varies. Just a spot or two on the chest, on the chin or on the toes isn't caused by the spotting gene, but a lot of the aa/self colours tend to have these.
If they have both black AND white toenails, they carry the 'White Paws' or Extreme White gene. This is a different spotting gene to the usual Dominant Spotting one and can create gerbils with more white than usual on them when added to the Dominant Spotting gene.
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Post by eowynandpoppy on Apr 15, 2018 8:37:14 GMT -8
Thank you betty!! I never knew that!
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Post by betty on Apr 17, 2018 10:28:17 GMT -8
Ah, gerbil genetics is full of wonderful things when you start to look into it in more detail.
There is a new spotting gene as well called 'Steel' which Shooting Star has been working on - and her website has some detailed info on it. This gene has some tell-tale signs on 'normal' looking gerbils, but comes into its own when added to the Dominant Spotting gene where it helps create some new mottling patterns.
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Post by eowynandpoppy on Apr 19, 2018 13:22:17 GMT -8
Is it possible that she could be a diluted black? She seems darker than most slate gerbils I have seen, and a diluted gerbil can also have a red glow in the eye, right?
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Post by Shooting Star on Apr 22, 2018 11:44:51 GMT -8
Dilute Black is Blue, which she's definitely not. These pups are Black (top right), Slate (bottom right), and Blue (left).  Black and Slate are very close, Blue is not. |
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Post by eowynandpoppy on Apr 22, 2018 12:13:28 GMT -8
Ah, thank you
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