(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
Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) are by far a more readily available and the more well-known of these two gerbil species – whereas the fat-tailed gerbils (Pachyuromys duprasi) are quite new to the fancy. You can buy both in decent exotic pet stores these days – but you are much more likely to see a Mongolian … Read more