Cookie, shown by Laura Goly of Angel's Burrow Gerbils in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Mottled Agouti, male, 11 months, Rex coat
2025_057 Holy rex! This guy has a crazy coat for days. His whiskers appear to exemplify the rexoid ideal: they are very crinkly, but also long enough to be functional. For color, he is listed as a mottled, but really trends more towards pied. His color distinction is not ideal but the rex coat may be blurring the lines between white and agouti. His face is a bit youngish and he seems a little timid in the pictures, but we all know how stressful photoshoots can sometimes be, for both gerbils and humans. I would like to see a little more muscle and masculine build along with a better head shape, but he’s still a pretty nice little dude. First place.
2025_057 Holy rex! This guy has a crazy coat for days. His whiskers appear to exemplify the rexoid ideal: they are very crinkly, but also long enough to be functional. For color, he is listed as a mottled, but really trends more towards pied. His color distinction is not ideal but the rex coat may be blurring the lines between white and agouti. His face is a bit youngish and he seems a little timid in the pictures, but we all know how stressful photoshoots can sometimes be, for both gerbils and humans. I would like to see a little more muscle and masculine build along with a better head shape, but he’s still a pretty nice little dude. First place.
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Bartholomew, shown by Laura Goly of Angel's Burrow Gerbils, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Pied Black, male, 1.5 years, Rex coat
2025_064 Here’s a big ol’ boy! I like this guy a lot. In terms of coloration, he is a very nice pied with a full collar and striking tail tip. He is solidly built although not particularly typey. His rex coat is very typical and hits a lot of the important marks. His whiskers are lacking, however. They are full and springy but do not conform to rex standards. He’s just a solid dude. Second place.
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Gandalf, shown by Diane Nott of Heavenly Heart Gerbilry, Elyria, Ohio, Colorpoint Agouti, male, 4 months, Rex coat
2025_021 This young buck is beyond adorable but his youth is unfortunately working against him in the big kid class. He’s at a very awkward age with a large visible molt like down his center and a weird toupée of rex hairs sitting on top of a smooth head. He’s also still quite small. I’d much prefer to see him when he’s a few months older, more filled out, and in his adult coat. As it stands, he’s quite a nice color and his tail appears like a bristle brush, as it should. He also has just about the cutest face, but he needs to mature more to be competitive. Third place.
2025_021 This young buck is beyond adorable but his youth is unfortunately working against him in the big kid class. He’s at a very awkward age with a large visible molt like down his center and a weird toupée of rex hairs sitting on top of a smooth head. He’s also still quite small. I’d much prefer to see him when he’s a few months older, more filled out, and in his adult coat. As it stands, he’s quite a nice color and his tail appears like a bristle brush, as it should. He also has just about the cutest face, but he needs to mature more to be competitive. Third place.
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Mantle, shown by Laura Goly of Angel's Burrow Gerbils, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nutmeg, female, 14 months, Rex coat
2025_061 This was a very close second. What a lovely, ruffled little girl. She exudes rex charm without being over the top. The rex coat does unfortunately diminish some of the nutmeg ticking pattern. She has a nice face with small ears and bright eyes. Her build is excellent for a mature female. I do fault her a little for her tail; in the side view, it appears adequately full, but in the other picture, it seems to taper at the tip and lack some hairs. I also want to note her whiskers; while the rex standard does call for very curly, bristly whiskers—which this girl certainly has—I am afraid that her whiskers are too extreme and will have reduced functional use. Since rodents rely on their whiskers to evaluate their surroundings, I am concerned that this could negatively impact her. Fourth plsce.
2025_061 This was a very close second. What a lovely, ruffled little girl. She exudes rex charm without being over the top. The rex coat does unfortunately diminish some of the nutmeg ticking pattern. She has a nice face with small ears and bright eyes. Her build is excellent for a mature female. I do fault her a little for her tail; in the side view, it appears adequately full, but in the other picture, it seems to taper at the tip and lack some hairs. I also want to note her whiskers; while the rex standard does call for very curly, bristly whiskers—which this girl certainly has—I am afraid that her whiskers are too extreme and will have reduced functional use. Since rodents rely on their whiskers to evaluate their surroundings, I am concerned that this could negatively impact her. Fourth plsce.
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Sam 3, shown by Diane Nott of Heavenly Heart Gerbilry in Elyria, Ohio, Agouti, male, 8 months, Rex coat
2025_019 This fellow looks a little camera shy, but still has a pleasant enough expression. While visibly rex, he lacks some of the more desirable wavy hairs and crinkly whiskers. He has no apparent conformational flaws but also no exceptional attributes that make him stand out from the crowd. In the photos, his tail also appears shorter than ideal.
2025_019 This fellow looks a little camera shy, but still has a pleasant enough expression. While visibly rex, he lacks some of the more desirable wavy hairs and crinkly whiskers. He has no apparent conformational flaws but also no exceptional attributes that make him stand out from the crowd. In the photos, his tail also appears shorter than ideal.
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Gotham, shown by Shanna Nelson of Khulan Gerbils, Pacific, Missouri, Lilac, male, 12 months, Rex coat
2025_055 These photos make it somewhat difficult to analyze this gerbil’s conformation. He appears adequately large but not necessarily built up enough for a mature male. His lilac coloring is very much to standard. His head appears a little coarse in the photos and his eyes are perhaps a bit too narrow. His rex traits are on good display; he lacks some of the flair of the top-placing gerbils but still has plenty of visible curl. His whiskers have a good balance of form and function (crinkly enough to suit the standard without being too short and curled to be useful).
2025_055 These photos make it somewhat difficult to analyze this gerbil’s conformation. He appears adequately large but not necessarily built up enough for a mature male. His lilac coloring is very much to standard. His head appears a little coarse in the photos and his eyes are perhaps a bit too narrow. His rex traits are on good display; he lacks some of the flair of the top-placing gerbils but still has plenty of visible curl. His whiskers have a good balance of form and function (crinkly enough to suit the standard without being too short and curled to be useful).
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