(Bill Cole wrote)
> I would take your criticism more seriously if I
> thought a kinked tail
> implied discomfort for the gerbil. Please show me
> if I'm wrong.
>
While an individual gerbil may not experience
discomfort from an inherited defect, respectfully I
don't think this is an advisable standard from which
to proceed.
A better standard would be to ask why the trait has
been determined to be a fault in the first place.
Certainly there must be a reason for this decision.
The problem with breeding from stock that has apparent
fault from standard is that the trait itself may be
passed to offspring. As Ann-Marie noted, faults can
be "bred out" over generations. But if a problem is
evident, why perpetuate it unless the individual
possesses extremely rare traits that cannot be
obtained from non-faulted stock?
Amy aka MScottMGP
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