>From: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Gerbil Changing Fur Color
>Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 19:29:39 +0100
>
>Conni Sowin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >Our two-month-old gerbil is changing colors.
> >He was born pink, then he looked like a dark-eyed honey (golden fur,
> >white belly, & black eyes).
> >Now, he is getting darker and darker like an agouti.
> >
> >His dad is an agouti, so he's cute. But...
> >What happened to our little golden colored baby?
> >
> >~~Conni~~
>
>Your gerbil is a Nutmeg. They moult to their final colour at that age.
>
My Dark Eyed Honeys also molt at this age, developing ticking only on the
dorsal side, from nose to tail. Some of my DEH's have been quite darkly
ticked.
Amy H.
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