Gerbil Colors

This page includes pictures and descriptions of all the currently known gerbil colors.  Sorry if it takes a while to load; there are lots of pics!  (Now go make yourself a cup of coffee while you wait =)
Picture
Name of Color
Genotype
Description
Golden Agouti
A*C*E*G*P*
Argente Golden
A*CCE*G*pp
Topaz
A*Cc(b)E*G*pp
Argente Cream
A*Cc(h)E*G*pp
Lilac
aaCCE*G*pp
Sapphire
aaCc(b)E*G*pp
Dove
aaCc(h)E*G*pp
Black
aaC*E*G*P*
Slate
aaC*E*ggP*
Blue
aaC*ddE*G*P*
 
Dark Eyed Honey (DEH) (or Honey Fox)
A*CCeeG*P*
Light Dark Eyed Honey
A*Cc(h)eeG*P*
Honey Cream
A*Cc(h)eeG*P*Spsp
or A*Cc(b)eeG*P*Spsp







 

Yellow Fox
 A*CCeeG*pp
Light Yellow Fox
A*Cc(h)eeG*pp
Red Fox (or Saffron)
aaCCeeG*pp
Light (or Pale) Red Fox
aaCc(h)eeG*pp
Nutmeg
aaC*eeG*P*
Polar Fox
A*C*eeggP*

Apricot (or Cream Fox or Red-Eyed Polar Fox)
 A*C*eeggpp
(A*Cc(h)eeggpp Apricots will be lighter)

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Silver Nutmeg (or Blue Fox)
aaCCeeggP*
(aaCc(h)eeggP* silver nutmegs will be noticeably lighter)
Ruby Eyed Silver Nutmeg (RESN)
aaC*eeggpp
Dark Tailed White (DTW)
**c(h)c(h)****P*
Pink Eyed White (PEW)
**c(h)c(h)******pp
Ruby Eyed White
aaC*E*ggpp
(also any colorpoint with two ruby-eyed genes {**c(b)c(*)****pp})
Grey Agouti
A*C*E*ggP*
Ivory Cream
A*CCE*ggpp
(A*Cc(h)E*ggpp Ivory Creams will be lighter)
Schimmel (or Rust Point)
**C*e(f)e(f)G*P*
Champagne (or Spotted Schimmel)
**C*e(f)e(f)G*P*Spsp
Ruby Eyed Schimmel (or Orange Point)
**C*e(f)e(f)G*pp
Black Eyed White (BEW)
Several combinations:
Colorpoint Polar Fox -
A*c(b)c(*)eeggP*;
Silver Schimmel -
**C*e(f)e(f)ggP*;
"Colorpoint Schimmel" -
**c(b)c(*)e(f)e(f)**P*
Light Colorpoint Nutmegs are also born BEW, but molt around 8 weeks.
Burmese
aac(b)c(b)E*G*P*
Siamese
aac(b)c(h)E*G*P*
Colorpoint Agouti (Cinnamon Pearl)
A*c(b)c(b)E*G*P*
Light Colorpoint Agouti (Lt. Cinnamon Pearl)
A*c(b)c(h)E*G*P*
Colorpoint Slate
aac(b)c(b)E*ggP*
Light Colorpoint Slate
aac(b)c(h)E*ggP*
Colorpoint Grey Agouti (Silver Pearl)
A*c(b)c(b)E*ggP*
Light Colorpoint Grey Agouti (Lt. Silver Pearl)
A*c(b)c(h)E*ggP*
Colorpoint Nutmeg
aac(b)c(b)eeG*P*
Light Colorpoint Nutmeg
aac(b)c(h)eeG*P*
Colorpoint Silver Nutmeg
aac(b)c(b)eeggP*
Light Colorpoint Silver Nutmeg
aac(b)c(h)eeggP*
Spotted
Any white-bellied color + Spsp
Patched
Any self-color + Spsp
Pied
Any color + Spsp