g. m. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>> Its possible, you have a saffron/Red Fox with the ch gene that is
>> lighter. Just like Argente becomes Argente cream or Lilac
>> becomes
>> Dove. Does the adult of this color stay light or do they get darker?
>> It might be the juvenile color.
They stay the same colour I think. The darkening of ee gerbils is due to
the appearance of black pigment. The pink-eye dilution means that much
less black pigment will appear.
I would expect aaCc[h]eepp to produce a lighter saffron.
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