Ok – the most important thing to remember is – everything will be fine – just leave them be until you have read all of this article. If you have had your gerbils more than 4 weeks – and found mum laying with some pups – she is already pregnant with the next litter – … Read more
If you have ever kept female pets at all – you always hear about their ‘heat’ cycle. If you aren’t in the know yet with your first female gerbils – being in ‘heat’ means that they are primed to find a mate to produce pups. It is the time in their reproductive cycle when they … Read more
Right, here it is. Caring for duprasi – or doops – isn’t too difficult. Once you know the essentials, you will find that they make great pets. They are easy to handle, friendly, easy to feed and have no really specialist needs. If you have had Syrian hamsters or Mongolian gerbils before, you won’t find … 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) Dove: aa Ccʰ D* E* pp Uw* Dove is one of the rarer coat colors of the Mongolian gerbil. This color is created when a Black gerbil carrying a Himalayan colorpoint gene inherits the Pink Eye gene – and is where the whole coat is pale silver, including the tummy. [So rare – I … 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