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
Here is a little fun quiz based on some of the most common questions and discussion online about care, health, nutrition and housing that are online. Just for fun – and answers given below. Most Questions have more than one answer. Which of the following are known gerbil colors: Sapphire Turquoise Silver Nutmeg Nutmeg Saffron … 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
Gerbil Genetics – Definitions and Glossary Gerbil genetics can be a daunting thing – so hopefully even if our own articles trying to explain it seem confusing and use words you need to clarify – hopefully this extensive List of Definitions will help explain a few things. Below is a continually growing list of definitions … Read more