Post by LilyandDaisy on May 14, 2019 2:14:49 GMT -8
When I was a child I had a black gerbil, who in certain lights had ginger around his chin. It might have been around his bottom area as well, but I'm not sure. It used to show up most in bright sunlight. Being a child at the time and knowing nothing about gerbil genetics (I used to want to breed him with a white gerbil to get grey gerbils!), it didn't seem odd, but now I have studied the different colours and I have never read anything about a gerbil like this. I was wondering if anyone here has any idea why my black gerbil had these ginger areas? He was completely black otherwise, except for some white under the mouth. I'm afraid I don't have a photo showing the ginger areas, but he is in the photo below, with his brothers who I believe were pink-eyed white and dark-eyed honey. He doesn't show up very well, but this is the only photo I can find of him.![]()
EDIT: I found a picture online that almost shows what I'm trying to describe. The picture at the top of this page. As I remember the ginger or rust like pigment only seemed to be on the tips of the hairs, not all the way through.
EDIT: I found a picture online that almost shows what I'm trying to describe. The picture at the top of this page. As I remember the ginger or rust like pigment only seemed to be on the tips of the hairs, not all the way through.
