>I was told she is a spotted silver nutmeg. Can a silver nutmeg have white on the front paws and on the chin like a black? Yes, spotting on the paws and under the chin is common to self colored non-spotted gerbils. This does not make them spotted though. They are spotted only if they have white on other areas of the body. On the head above the muzzle, and or shoulders. They will also have a white tail tip . > I was told that true blacks don't molt. I always thought they did, but that it wasn't visible. Which is correct? You are correct, black gerbils molt just like all other gerbil colors. It is just not seen do to the dark color of the animal. Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo The Izzy Clan
