Deb Rebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>As I am trying to figure out what colors the 37 juvenile and
>adult gerbils I rescued (pups are a lot more...); I have
>some that are really stumping me.
>
>With hope, tonight, I shall use a videocamera and Snappy
>and get some pictures up. In the meantime....
>
>1.) The ones that look black to me, in good light have a
>sort of soft blue sheen; and not glossy depthful black, the
>bluish sheen makes them look more sooty grey. All of
>the ones that are 'black' also have a white bit on their chin
>that runs down onto their chest. Eyes are black, nails are
>black.
>
>Would this be slate instead?
Slate looks like this, but then ails will be brown and not black.
>
>2.) I parted the fur on this one several times. The undercoat
>appears white. The rest of the hair and overcoat is a light
>gold color, almost a yellow. Eyes are red.
>
>????
What about the belly?
>
>5.) What is the difference shadewise between Pink, Ruby, and
>Red eyed? I have a number of whites; all seem to be solidly
>white (no cream or ivory tint) and all have fairly dark reddish eyes,
>compared to the albino dwarf hamsters I have.
Pink eyes are quite light. Ruby eyed is darker, sometimes much darker.
Red eyed just means the same as ruby.
>
>6.) The matriarchal female of the largest community I rescued,
>in good light...her body is the same almost-black with the blue
>tinge; and she shows some asymmetrical brownish tinted patches
>of fur, mostly on her back and hind quarters. The brown is a dark
>burnt chocolate brown tint or sheen, and not obvious unless she
>is held in very good light. Her nails seem black, as are her eyes.
>
I think this is just like number one and there is either staining,
bleaching by the sun, or age has affected the colour.
It is not uncommon for older blacks and slates to have noticeable brown
or silvered patches. Often these are at the ventral area, the sides or
round the face and chin.
Sorry for not answering the rest. It is no clear to me what these are
without more info. Which colours have white bellies?
--
Julian
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