On Sat, 19 Feb 2000 13:26:33 -0600, Rebecca Allbritton wrote:
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>>That's why it is hard to compare burmese and siamese animals, some people
>>are talking about ultra dark, etc, but the colour does depend a lot on the
>>temperature the animals are kept in. You can only really compare animals
>>that have been kept under similar circomstances.
>
>What do you think is going on with ultra dark animals? Do you think it
>likely that there is a genetic component involved, or do you think it might
>be more of an environmental cause?
>
I'm sure there are some genetic components, modifier genes involved. But
not in all cases, I think some people think they have the so called UD
genes, but that they have just dark animals, as a result of environmental
causes. We also have to keep in kind that, especially in the burmese, there
is already a visible effect of one g gene!
>> And there is another thing, some DTW's develop
>>a dark tail only when they are 6 months old, and some develop a dark tail
>>when they are 3 weeks old.
>>Some DTW's seem to have pretty bald tails, than you don't have a nice dark
>>tail either.
>
>Ah, that is very interesting. I can't wait (but I guess I will have to) for
>mine to have babies. I should have many babies around the first of March,
>because everyone at my house seemed to be mating a couple of weeks ago,
>right around the same time. =)
>
Good! I also have some pregnant gerbils at the moment, seems like spring
starts early this year!
Karin.
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