Photos - Laurel Molting into a NUTMEG!

[Die Fledermaus]

Earlier this Summer I rescued four very young gerbil pups from a crowded pet store.



One of them, Laurel, looked like a "golden", but then she started darkening - a distinct line was seen between the light and dark parts. I was informed on this site she is a NUTMEG and was molting!

This is Laurel:












I think that is a pretty wild metamorphosis!!

[mango]

Wow, that's awesome! Were you scared at all when you saw her motling at first? I would probably think thst she was dieing. XP

[Die Fledermaus]

Actually, I thought I had the first ever golden-colored Siamese! Nope.

Laurel is currently in a 20 gallon tank with her sisters Indra (black), Misty (pied), and Ginger (a cream spot).

[Die Fledermaus]

BTW, her three sisters, Indra (black), Misty (pied), and Ginger are just fine.

Laurel sadly passed away recently.

[rasputin]

I only looked closely enough at your photo to realize that her claws were always that darker shade.

Sorry to hear of her passing.

[Die Fledermaus]

Thanks.

That second photo is wild. Like she dipped her head in something dark.

[crittercrazy]

The golden ones look so pretty... And the little gray one is so adorable!!

[Die Fledermaus]

Laurel the nutmeg passed away this year, as I recollected in Memorial Photo Gallery (in my sig).

Ginger, agouti spot (I think); Indra (black); and Misty (pied), are doing just fine as of today.