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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Mar 19, 2004 14:40:25 GMT -8
Here some more pictures of my duprasi pups:    For more pictures of duprasi pups and how they develop you can visit a page I have made: www.petermaas.nl/gerbils/pupdevelopment.htm. And here is Sati (on of my females) carrying one of her pups:  |
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Mar 24, 2004 6:51:36 GMT -8
BTW, the genders of the pups are most likely:
Litter with 4 pups: 3 males + 1 female.
Litter with 5 pups: 2 males + 3 females.
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pixytwinkle
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Molly and Misty, my lovely gerbils.
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Post by pixytwinkle on Dec 1, 2004 9:38:30 GMT -8
they are really cute peter i especially love the 2nd picture ;D
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Post by paws on Dec 1, 2004 9:42:57 GMT -8
I love the mum carrying the pup! ;D CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTE  |
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Post by darrenb on Dec 20, 2004 1:13:26 GMT -8
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Dec 24, 2004 6:26:44 GMT -8
Yes, I have! In fact some of my own fat-tailed gerbils are more grey than others. The smaller ones are more grey, and porbably Egyptian subspecies or hybrids.
This is what I know about it:
It appears that in Japan and other places either a grey (g) or chinchilla (cch) mutation has appeared. This fat-tailed gerbil is greyer in colour. Click here to see a picture of a gerbil with this colour mutation and a normal fat-tailed gerbil from the Gerbil Information Page. But not everyone is sure that it is a colour mutation. It is also possible that these grey fat-tailed gerbils are from the Egyptian subspecies Pachyuromys duprasi natronensis. The juvenile coat of these gerbils is very grey but faded with age to a much more sandy colour. Some hybrids of the Egyptian and the Algerian subspecies have this grey coat as well, although it does lighten with age but is still greyish. Nothing else is known at this time.
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Post by callimico on Feb 22, 2005 22:27:50 GMT -8
Wow I didn't see this thread before. Your duprasi pups are beautiful, interesting contrast between the gray and normal colored pups on the other link. I've tried to get a shot of my mongolian mottled female carrying a pup but it always turned out blurred  You've got a really nice photo of that. Do you still breed them? Love the pics on your site ;D |
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Feb 24, 2005 6:26:51 GMT -8
No I don't breed them anymore! What happend here in the Netherlands, was that many people got duprasi gerbils in a very short time, and they all started to breed. And they are not as popular as Mongolian yet. After this, the Dutch Rodent Society also recognised this species for shows. And because of my study, I don't have much time. SO I've stopped breeding with my Mongolian gerbils AND with my Duprasi gerbils. Maybe when I graduate, I will start again. But I really love fat-tailed gerbils (duprasi gerbil). They are very docile, extremely soft and some are very funny to watch!  ;D |
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Post by kym on Feb 25, 2005 7:19:51 GMT -8
hi,
Such a shame these are not more common in the UK, I would love a pair. Yet many people i have spoken too, don't like them. also searching for some Sunderavalls too.
Kym
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Feb 28, 2005 6:36:03 GMT -8
I know people who really don't like them, and I know people who love them. Depends on what you like. And I guese on which subspecies you have, or hybrid. Their behaviour is more like that of Syrian hamsters, although as I notice in my fat-tailed gerbils, it can differ between individuals. The smaller ones I have are much more active and more like Mongolians, as the bigger ones more like Syrian hamsters. The smaller ones are most likely the Egyptian subspecies or hybrids between the Egyptian and Algerian subspecies.
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Post by vic on Oct 11, 2005 4:19:39 GMT -8
I love there cute little faces!
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You've got a really nice photo of that.
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