This may sound like a silly question, but here goes ...
The DEH spot/pieds I have had and seen are more "pied" than spotted ... they
have white hairs on their back in varying amounts, but not necessarily a full
collar. I've never seen a DEH spot/pied that doesn't have white
hairs/markings on their back. On the other hand, I've seen both spotted
nutmegs and pied nutmegs (with a full collar).
Is this typical of DEH spots to have white hairs on their back because of
possibly a stronger influence of the spotting gene in DEH? Or is it possible
to have a DEH spot as similar to most other spotted gerbils?
Thanks,
Emily F.
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