> > > 1. I was just wondering how many pairs the average or not so average
> > breeder
> > > currently has paired for breeding purposes.
I usually have between 3 and 5.
> > > 2. What colors are you breeding for... like myself pied colorpoints,
> pied
> > > with very little pied except on head or my pipe dream a reverse pied
:-)
Slate related colours like slate-burmese, polar fox, silver-agouti, etc.
But other colours occure because of outcrosses and what was already in lines
when I got the gerbils.
> > > 3. How many gerbils do you currently have total?
Er, I try not to count, maybe about 30-something.
Some are retired breeders that are too old for anyone really wanted to adopt
as a pet so they stay here.
And some are just pets I got attatched to even if they arent bred.
And others are available to place but weren't selected yet, often because
they are plainer colours.
> > > 4. Do you breed anything else?
Rats (what I work witht he most actually)
mice (a little less so then the gerbils)
hamsters (very limitted)
guinea pigs (limitted)
chinchillas (very limitted)
> > > 5. Most desired color?
I dont have one favorite colour. Pretty much all the slate related colours
I really like, and thats why I chose those for breeding. I think originally
thoughit was the silver-agouti and the silver nutmeg that caught my eye
(looking online) but after seeing other colours in person I thought those
were all pretty beautiful too.
There are traits Id like to see appear in gerbils that we do not have yet
but that occure in other species- like a tortishell/calico appearance,
tanned belly, satin fur, rexed fur, chocolate...
AG
