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OnlyOne of Wild Dreams, of Clan of Wild Dreams, owned by Melanie Speck, Germany Wow, what a handsome fellow. He has a strong masculine build without excess fat. He has a nice well set head and eye shape and attractive fanning whiskers, his coat is plush and clean. He has a thick straight tail with a great tuft at the end. He is beautifully colored with a white coat and the polar fox soft gray ticking. He does look to have a molt line on his back. Beautifully posed and photographed, a real pleasure to judge. |
WhiteBelly_001 Male Polar Fox
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Flower of Khulan Gerbils, owned by Shanna Nelson, Pacific, Missouri
This girl has a lot of potential. She is richly colored with a nice deep ruby eye coloring and beautiful almond eye shape. However, she looks malnourished/thin which is likely causing the neck dip and ridge indent along the back and over the haunches. A protein rich diet may help. There are some white hairs in the tail which is a fault.
This girl has a lot of potential. She is richly colored with a nice deep ruby eye coloring and beautiful almond eye shape. However, she looks malnourished/thin which is likely causing the neck dip and ridge indent along the back and over the haunches. A protein rich diet may help. There are some white hairs in the tail which is a fault.
WhiteBelly_002 Female Red-Eyed Honey (Yellow Fox)
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Squirrel of Black Wolf Gerbils, owned by Jo Kelley, Colorado Gorgeous male agouti with rich golden brown undercoat and strong ticking including on the ridgeline of the tail. He has a beautiful head shape that flows into a strong, masculine body and thick straight tail and some tuft. There is one molt line on the side and his feet have some coloring (ideally would be a brilliant white). This may indicate a younger male that will lose that feet coloring over time with successive molts. Well posed and photographed. |
WhiteBelly_003 Male Agouti
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Wayne of Heavenly Heart Gerbilry, owned by Diane Nott, Ohio
The reddish tint to the brown undercoat on this male is very attractive. He has a nice eye shape and build. His posture indicates a sweet and friendly confident gerbil. He has a nice tuft at the end of the tail, but it is bent about ¾ way down, perhaps due to an injury.
The reddish tint to the brown undercoat on this male is very attractive. He has a nice eye shape and build. His posture indicates a sweet and friendly confident gerbil. He has a nice tuft at the end of the tail, but it is bent about ¾ way down, perhaps due to an injury.
WhiteBelly_004 Male Agouti
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Thaissa of Waterfield, owned by Rumiko Küllsen, Germany I like what I can see on the gerbil, but the side view angle makes it hard to judge her body shape and topline as she is angled toward the camera. Soft, plush coat, rich coloring, and very white, clean chest and belly. Paws are white, but there is some color in legs (ideally they would be all white). Eyes somewhat rounded, could have a bit more almond shape. Nice straight tail with some tuft showing at the end. |
WhiteBelly_005 Female Agouti
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Best Opposite
Chinchilla of Surf Shack Gerbils, owned by Calley Steelman, Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina The coloring on this gerbil is stunning. The gray agouti ticking is even and strong, with a clear straight line of demarcation separating into a clean white belly and paws. Since she is in motion in the side view it is hard to judge her shape and the tail appears to taper somewhat rather than being tufty at the end. A dust bath to prepare her for the show would give her as softer coat (vs. greasy look) and could bring out the tuft. Keep showing! |
WhiteBelly_006 Female Grey Agouti
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Rubee, owned by Artee T. Ryan, Macungie, PA
This girl has a rich orange coloring and nice deep ruby eye. The top view shows off her shape which appears to be a strong feminine build, but the side view in motion with the head down and back leg outstretched make it hard to judge her conformation. Ideally, would like to see the line of demarcation a bit higher (so could see more of the white belly on the side) with all white (no color) on the feet.
This girl has a rich orange coloring and nice deep ruby eye. The top view shows off her shape which appears to be a strong feminine build, but the side view in motion with the head down and back leg outstretched make it hard to judge her conformation. Ideally, would like to see the line of demarcation a bit higher (so could see more of the white belly on the side) with all white (no color) on the feet.
WhiteBelly_007 Female Argente Golden
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Pretzel, owned by Julia Kurokawa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This youngster is developing nicely with a richly colored coat, white belly and white feet, too! He has a nice tuft at the end of his tail. He is too small yet to be competitive in a class of bulky adult males, usually males do not fully mature until about 10 months. Keep showing!
This youngster is developing nicely with a richly colored coat, white belly and white feet, too! He has a nice tuft at the end of his tail. He is too small yet to be competitive in a class of bulky adult males, usually males do not fully mature until about 10 months. Keep showing!
WhiteBelly_009 Male Agouti
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