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Post by LilyandDaisy on Jul 2, 2019 5:20:46 GMT -8
My Grey Agouti gerbil has all clear toenails, except for the 1 or 2 toenails on every foot, which are brown. I've read that this means the gerbil is a whitepaw? I can't see a spot on her neck, but she's Grey Agouti, so it's hard to tell. I have seen a picture of two of her brothers who look like whitepaws. One has two white front paws and a quite indistinct spot on the head. The other has one white front paw. I'm not a breeder, so it doesn't really make any difference to me whether or not she is a whitepaw. I'm just curious. She has a few "quirks", like shaking her head a lot and other things. I haven't got a very good picture of her feet. However here is a picture of Lily where you can see her back foot.  Another one:  |
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Post by tuftsnfluff on Jul 2, 2019 5:40:27 GMT -8
Hey there! On a black.. this is considered a "White paw"
Info retained from a fantastic site called eGerbil from a while ago the definition is -- The heterozygous form of an "extreme white" is known as "White paws" and have extremely pronounced bibs and socks and often a faint head and/or neck spot and a minor belly spot. The Loci for it is known as "Sls+"
Hope this is somewhat helpful, but Shooting Star is probably best in answering this question as she's extremely knowledgeable in Color genetics and spotting. |
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Post by Shooting Star on Jul 4, 2019 1:57:41 GMT -8
Yes, with both clear and colored nails on the same paw, I'd say that's a WP. It can be tough to ID on white-bellied gerbils, so the nails are the best tell.
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Post by Shooting Star on Jul 9, 2019 9:06:49 GMT -8
The US has WP (and EW) mimics, but so far no reports of the same gene from Europe-- i.e., no reports of RumpBlacks or Pure Whites.
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Post by tuftsnfluff on Jul 10, 2019 8:22:51 GMT -8
I've got a Golden Agouti "Extreme White" mimic! She's actually considered a "High White" here in the US. Her name is AWW's "Resplendent" Pearl
I have to check but I don't believe I have any "White paws" in my Kennel.. would be fun though! BUT.. I could check her. So if she has light and dark nails on her paws would she be a "High White-White Paw" Mimic or can she only be one or the other?? |
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Post by Shooting Star on Jul 17, 2019 14:15:50 GMT -8
Extreme White minus the spotting gene is a WhitePaw. Likewise, an EW-mimic (High White) without spotting would be a WP-mimic. In the US, the WP-mimics are generally called "Tuxedo". Tuxedo is also sometimes used to refer to mini-spots (Dom Spot with very low white), so if you're getting a "tuxedo" for breeding, make sure you find out whether it's from a high-white or low-white line.
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