Popcorn, owned by Shanna Nelson of Khulan Gerbils in Pacific, Missouri, Schimmel, female, 23 months, standard coat
2025_056 Nice athletic feminine body type, perhaps a slight neck dip/back arch. Good short, broad head, eye is a touch too round. Ear position is hard to gauge since she has them held back in all photos. Pretty whisker fan. Thick, straight tail, but can’t make out much of a tuft. Even, light body color with nice rich orange ears and tail. Mask is weak, but interestingly she has some orange in her whiskers, which is unfortunately a fault. Coat is a bit separated; no visible molt lines. Pinned back ears make her look nervous. First place.
2025_056 Nice athletic feminine body type, perhaps a slight neck dip/back arch. Good short, broad head, eye is a touch too round. Ear position is hard to gauge since she has them held back in all photos. Pretty whisker fan. Thick, straight tail, but can’t make out much of a tuft. Even, light body color with nice rich orange ears and tail. Mask is weak, but interestingly she has some orange in her whiskers, which is unfortunately a fault. Coat is a bit separated; no visible molt lines. Pinned back ears make her look nervous. First place.
Vivid, owned by Donna Anastasi of ABC Gerbils in Portland, Maine, Schimmel, male, adult, standard coat
2025_043 Not the most flattering position in the side view, but body type appears appropriately masculine without excess fat. Very nice head shape with almond eye; ears are a bit too upright. Seems to have a missing or misshapen claw on his front left paw. Thick, straight tail; tuft is hard to make out, but looks decent. Coat is greasy and separated, showing a lot of apricot underfur. Tail and ear coloring is good, but mask could be stronger. He has orange on the feet, which should be white. No molt lines, except perhaps on the feet. Looks alert and engaged. Best Opposite Sex.
2025_043 Not the most flattering position in the side view, but body type appears appropriately masculine without excess fat. Very nice head shape with almond eye; ears are a bit too upright. Seems to have a missing or misshapen claw on his front left paw. Thick, straight tail; tuft is hard to make out, but looks decent. Coat is greasy and separated, showing a lot of apricot underfur. Tail and ear coloring is good, but mask could be stronger. He has orange on the feet, which should be white. No molt lines, except perhaps on the feet. Looks alert and engaged. Best Opposite Sex.
Brilliant, owned by Donna Anastasi of ABC Gerbils in Portland, Maine, Silverpoint, male, 18 months, standard coat
2025_041 Obese male with fat deposits on the shoulders and chest. Nice short, broad head with almond eye; ear position is hard to judge. Tail is thick and straight with good tuft. Great bright white body color, but points are lacking. There’s silver on the tail and ears, but only a hint of a nose point (and that more peach than silver) and no color on the paws. Coat is soft and clean, free of any staining on all that white. Looks calm and friendly. Second place.
2025_041 Obese male with fat deposits on the shoulders and chest. Nice short, broad head with almond eye; ear position is hard to judge. Tail is thick and straight with good tuft. Great bright white body color, but points are lacking. There’s silver on the tail and ears, but only a hint of a nose point (and that more peach than silver) and no color on the paws. Coat is soft and clean, free of any staining on all that white. Looks calm and friendly. Second place.
