Deb Rebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>I ran into a young female yesterday that I JUST *HAD TO* smuggle
>home from the petstore. :)
Is there a need for therapy?
>
>She is self-colored, same color from skin to tip of hair; belly is a
>little lighter (less than a shade) and same basic color.
>
>She looks silvery tan to me; there is a note of tan to her greyish
>appearance. I'd call it ash grey (cool grey and that tan brown
>note). She's rather light in color.
>
>Her eyes are red, her nails are 'clear' (not grey or brown or black),
>sort of translucent and about the same shade as her to lighter.
>The skin looks 'pink' (I think, parting hair wasn't easy; it certainly
>isn't dark)
>
>Is this silver (aka Dove)? or would it be a darker shade?
>That beige-y tan tone to her is what is throwing me. It is
>*not* a yellow or orange or red tone, it is 'cool' brown; in
>human hair color, it is almost what they'd call 'ash' in
>blonde shades.
>
>She looks to be 6-8 weeks old. Very curious, and quite calm
>about sitting in the hand once picked up.
>
>I can't get a good idea of what 'sapphire' would be as I have a
>pretty cr*ppy monitor from ancient years on this system; so
>hence the color ID problem [Still more incentive for me to finish
>the floss-color-matching-project]
>
>If anyone can give me more advice, I'd appreciate it, thanks.
>
>Deb
>Rebel's Rodent Ranch
I am not sure. Lilacs can look similar to a biege Chinchilla.
Genetically they are similar and sometimes gerbil will appear more
brownish than flat grey.
On the other hand, what you describe sounds lighter than this. It may be
some sort of dilute red-eyed nutmeg (aa??ee??pp). If so, it will moult
to a less yellow colour.
--
Julian
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