Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>> Are you sure they are a) black, or b) not-spotted?
>>
>> If they are slate, for example, they will have much lighter nails.
>>
> **** Actually, no, I'm not sure. The parents, I believe, have the sp gene
>as they have small clusters of white hairs throughout their coat. The
>babies' coats are solid black, so I just assumed they were black. When
>would the distinction become clear? They are now 15 days old. The nails are
>still not black.
White patches should be visible as pink skin as soon as the black
pigment appears after a couple of days.
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Julian
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