Lavender, shown by Julia Kurokawa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Agouti, female, 22 months, standard coat
2025_028 Beautiful gerbil. Slightly overconditioned, but still solid and well built without being overly masculine. Vibrant coat color and shining with health. Bright-eyed and calm expression. The front photo is not very flattering, but her head looks lovely in the side photo, so I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt. Her tail is her weakest feature. It has a decent tuft, but still is a bit undersized and tapering. Overall a very nice animal. First place.
Violet, shown by Julia Kurokawa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agouti, female, 22 months, standard coat
2025_029 Very cute little girl. She is on the slight side (in some ways, this makes her look youthful, but also a little undermature). Nice coloring. Pleasant expression. Pretty, feminine head. Very clean. Her tail is also a bit lacking, being thin at the tip and tapering a little. No major faults and quite a nice gerbil, but she doesn’t have quite the “wow” factor of the first place animal. Second place.
Scorpion, shown by Shanna Nelson of Khulan Gerbils, Pacific, Missouri, Agouti, female, 11 months, standard coat
2025_007 This is a close third place. Her demarcation line is not as sharp as some of the higher placing gerbils and her color is more brown than russet. The photo positioning makes it a little harder to compare conformation, but she appears to be built well (perhaps lacking a little in the head-to-body transition). Nice fanning whiskers and dark nose. Eyes are a little round but very bright. Her tail appears to have good thickness and tuft. Third place.
2025_007 This is a close third place. Her demarcation line is not as sharp as some of the higher placing gerbils and her color is more brown than russet. The photo positioning makes it a little harder to compare conformation, but she appears to be built well (perhaps lacking a little in the head-to-body transition). Nice fanning whiskers and dark nose. Eyes are a little round but very bright. Her tail appears to have good thickness and tuft. Third place.
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Wonka, shown by Shanna Nelson of Khulan Gerbils, Pacific, Missouri, Red-Eyed Honey, male, 12 months, standard coat
2025_003 This little fellow has quite large ears. They give him a comical and cute appearance, but don’t quite align to the standard. His color is a good example of the red-eyed honey, which is a more subdued, subtle hue and not as flashy as some other coat types. He is a healthy-looking animal but lacks the strong, thick, masculine body type that is most desirable for his sex. His tail appears very average, neither exceptional nor flawed. He mostly just needs more bulk and muscle.
2025_003 This little fellow has quite large ears. They give him a comical and cute appearance, but don’t quite align to the standard. His color is a good example of the red-eyed honey, which is a more subdued, subtle hue and not as flashy as some other coat types. He is a healthy-looking animal but lacks the strong, thick, masculine body type that is most desirable for his sex. His tail appears very average, neither exceptional nor flawed. He mostly just needs more bulk and muscle.
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Lisa 5, shown by Cathy Bickel of Gerbil Collective, Olney, Maryland, Dark-Eyed Honey, female, 24 months, standard coat
2025_015 I was surprised to read that this gerbil is a female – she’s huge like a male! It doesn’t help that she is quite overweight. Losing about 10 grams would do her a lot of good and might improve her feminine traits. The front photo makes her forelimbs appear pigeon-toed, but this is a trait shared by most gerbils and not necessarily a defect (it’s just very apparent in the picture). Her accessory traits appear well suited, with nice tight ears, bright and well-shaped eyes, and a pretty good tail. I would like to see how she appears after a diet and some wheel time.
2025_015 I was surprised to read that this gerbil is a female – she’s huge like a male! It doesn’t help that she is quite overweight. Losing about 10 grams would do her a lot of good and might improve her feminine traits. The front photo makes her forelimbs appear pigeon-toed, but this is a trait shared by most gerbils and not necessarily a defect (it’s just very apparent in the picture). Her accessory traits appear well suited, with nice tight ears, bright and well-shaped eyes, and a pretty good tail. I would like to see how she appears after a diet and some wheel time.
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Urchin II, shown by Laura Goly of Angel's Burrow Gerbils, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Agouti, male, 15 months, standard coat
2025_063 This fellow appears very fluffy with almost a rexoid coat type. Perhaps he was grooming himself right before the photos were taken and ruffled his fur? This effect also contributes to him looking older than 15 months. He does have a more masculine build than the 003 gerbil, but could still use more muscle (although his weight is excellent). Nice eye shape, although perhaps a bit too narrow. He also has a thin and sparsely furred tail.
2025_063 This fellow appears very fluffy with almost a rexoid coat type. Perhaps he was grooming himself right before the photos were taken and ruffled his fur? This effect also contributes to him looking older than 15 months. He does have a more masculine build than the 003 gerbil, but could still use more muscle (although his weight is excellent). Nice eye shape, although perhaps a bit too narrow. He also has a thin and sparsely furred tail.
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