Half of all gerbil colours come with red eyes – as there are only two different eye colors available in gerbils – either black or red – so it’s 50/50. Sometimes, if there are other dilution genes in the gerbil’s genetic make-up – these red eyes can look pink – so we will be including … Read more
Well, technically (genetically) there are 51 different standard* combinations of genes that will create a gerbil that is ginger on the outside! Wow – that really was more than we thought ourselves! So how come so many? Well if you do the FULL** genetic combinations there will be 8 times that – but of course, … Read more
Duprasi Facts – Definitions and Glossary Duprasi are quite new as pets, but there is still plenty to know about them – so we have started a glossary to get things started for us all – and we will add more as we learn more ourself. They are in alphabetical order as best we can, … Read more
Burmese: aa cᶜʰᵐcᶜʰᵐ D* E* P* Uw* Burmese is the name of the most coveted colorpoint coat color for new owners of a Mongolian gerbil. This color is technically a Colorpoint Black gerbil, and its genetics are the same as for its agouti equivalent – the Colorpoint Agouti. This color is where the gerbil appears … Read more
(self) Sapphire: aa Ccᶜʰᵐ D* E* pp Uw* Sapphire is one of the commonly-found silver coat colors of the Mongolian gerbil. This color is created when a Black gerbil carrying a chinchilla medium colorpoint gene inherits the Pink Eye gene – and is where the whole coat is silver, including the tummy. This color is … Read more
(self) Lilac: aa CC D* E* pp Uw* Lilac is one of the commonly-found ‘grey’ (or ‘silver’ as we like to call it) coat colors of the Mongolian gerbil. This color is created when a Black gerbil inherits two Pink Eye genes – and is where the whole coat is dark silver, including the tummy. … Read more
Argente Cream: A* Ccʰ D* E* pp Uw* Argente Cream is one of the least seen coat colors of the Mongolian gerbil. This color is created when an Agouti gerbil carrying a Himalayan colorpoint gene inherits the Pink Eye gene. Argente Creams are a soft delicate creamy-orange on the body , with pink eyes and … Read more
Argente Golden: A* CC D* E* pp Uw* Argente (Golden) is one of the commonly-found ginger coat colors of the Mongolian gerbil. This color is created when a (Golden) Agouti gerbil inherits two Pink Eye genes. This gerbil color is a strong ginger coat from nose to tail, with pink eyes and a bright white … Read more
Argente Fawn: A* Ccᶜʰᵐ D* E* pp Uw* Argente Fawn is the most common ginger coat color of the Mongolian gerbil. This color is created when an Agouti gerbil carrying a single chinchilla medium colorpoint gene inherits the Pink Eye gene. This gerbil is ginger all over its body, with pink eyes and a white … Read more
Golden Agouti: A* C* D* E* P* Uw* Agouti is the name of the ‘wild’ coat color of the Mongolian gerbil and the word agouti describes their speckled brown coat ticked with little black tips, white tummy and black whiskers. Many wild rodents have this ‘agouti style’ of coat varying in colour to suit their … Read more