DEH? Golden Agouti?

[RyanF]

I have brought this up to a small extent in another thread, but I think it is time to ask it here. I have 2 DEHs.

Squeaky is dark:



Battle is light:



Is Battle a light DEH or golden agouti? BTW, she has a white belly.

[callimico]

Nice pictures, Squeaky looks like a DEH, and Battle almost looks like a light agouti, but I suppose he could be a lt. DEH.

You can try checking the color at the base of their hairs, these are pictures from Peter's site:

Golden Agouti:


Dark Eyed Honey:


Here's a picture from Donna (ABC gerbils) site, of a light dark eyed honey, next to a regular CC dark-eyed honey

[RyanF]

Thanks, I think she must be a very light DEH then. She has that white/yellowish color all the way to her skin and then the dark ticking on top. But the difference in color between Squeaky and Battle is huge!

[Ritzie/Admin]

They are definatelly not golden agouti. Squeaky is a DEH for certain. But Battle is indeed a very light one! I'm not an expert on colourpoints, but can it be a DEH with colourpoint genes?

[sandy]

Yes, the darker one looks like a Dark Eyed Honey and the lighter one looks like a Dark Eyed Honey with one lightening gene (probably the colourpoint gene), c(chm).

[RW]

Could be Cch, too, depending on how available chm is in your area, Ryan. Around here, chm is extremely rare, but ch is very common.

RW