The Dani Genetics Page

      Here's a page of my breeding pairs genetics, the percentages of babies they should have (projected) and the actual results. Have fun! ;)

      Missy and Pookie (Aa pp X aa Pp) = Retired
      A LocusP LocusCoat typePercentageActual percentage#
      Aa ppArgente golden25%25%5
      AaPpagouti golden25%30%6
      aapplilac25%15%3
      aaPpblack25%30%6

      Ciaran and Phoebe (aa pp X Aa pp) = Retired
      A LocusP LocusCoat typePercentageActual Percentage#
      AappArgente golden50%42.8%9
      aapplilac50%57.3%12

      Fox and Dana (assuming aappchch x aaP*cbch)
      A LocusP LocusC LocusCoat typePercentageActual Percentage#
      aaPpcbchsiamese25%0%0
      aa*pc*chwhite75%100%6

      Riven and Adia (assuming AaPpggC*Spsp x AappGGCCspsp)
      A LocusP LocusG LocusC locusCoat typePercentageActual Percentage#
      A*PpGgC*Agouti37.5%32%9
      A*ppGgC*argente or topaz37.5%46%13
      aaPpGgC*black12.5%14%4
      aappGgCClilac or sapphire12.5%11%2
      ********patched (can be any color)48%53%15

      Eve and Reilly (**PPe(f)e(f)spsp x **PPe(f)e(f)Spsp)
      A LocusP LocusE LocusSpot locusCoat typePercentageActual Percentage#
      **PPe(f)e(f)spspschimmel50%65%13
      **PPe(f)e(f)Spspchampagne50%35%7

      Adair and Danziger (AaPpCCEeGg x aaPpCCEeGg)
      A LocusP LocusE locusG LocusCoat typePercentageActual Percentage#
      AaP*E*G*agouti21%33%2
      aaP*E*G*black21%0%0
      AappE*G*argente7%0%0
      aappE*G*lilac7%0%0
      AaP*E*gggrey agouti7%0%0
      aaP*E*ggslate7%0%0
      AappE*ggivory cream2.3%0%0
      aappE*ggRuby Eyed White2.3%33%2
      AaP*eeG*Dark Eyed Honey7%0%0
      aaP*eeG*nutmeg7%16%1
      AappeeG*yellow fox2.3%0%0
      aappeeG*red fox2.3%0%0
      AaP*eeggpolar fox2.3%16%1
      aaP*eeggsilver fox2.3%0%0
      Aappeeggapricot1%0%0
      aappeeggred eyed silver fox1%0%0

      Lilith and Ashwin (aaP*c(b)c(h)eeG* x aaP*c(b)c(h)EEG*)
      A LocusP LocusE locusC LocusCoat typePercentageActual Percentage#
      aaP*Eec(b)c(h)siamese50%75%3
      aaP*Eec(b)c(b)burmese25%0%0
      aaP*Eec(h)c(h)DTW25%25%1

      Gemedet and Darwin (aappCc(b)EEGg x AaP*CCE*gg)
      A LocusP LocusG LocusCoat typePercentage
      AaPpGgagouti12.5%
      aaPpGgblack12.5%
      AaPpgggrey agouti12.5%
      aaPpggslate12.5%
      Aa*pGgagouti or argente12.5%
      aa*pGglilac12.5%
      Aa*pgggrey agouti or ivory cream12.5%
      aa*pgglilac or REW12.5%

      Mary-Eben & Elan (assuming AaP*eegg x AaPpEeGg)
      A LocusP LocusE LocusG LocusCoat typePercentage
      A*P*EeGgAgouti18.75%
      aaP*EeGgblack6.25%
      A*P*eeGgDEH18.75%
      aaP*eeGgnutmeg6.25%
      A*P*Eegggrey agouti18.75%
      aaP*Eeggslate6.25%
      A*P*eeggpolar fox18.75%
      aaP*eeggsilver nutmeg6.25%
      My Breeding Plan

      Here I am going to talk about my plan for my gerbils and their offspring. I've decided I'm interested in breeding more unique colors. You'll notice that before, I had a rather large, probably confusing "blurb" here . . . but now I've simplified it a great deal with a drawing depicting my plans. You'll notice some gerbils coming "from nowhere"--gerbils I get from other breeders most likely. For example, the DTW Fox I got from Kelly, same with the siamese. The grey agouti patched is also coming from Kelly. The siamese and the DTW are the "Dana and Fox" that used to be champagne and burmese, and before that, both siamese (changed my plans). The latest version of my plan, which is about 8 x 9 inches (!!) big, can be found here.

      **Note: My plans for their offspring seem to be ever-shifting, so I'll refrain from putting my fanciful ideas down in pixels until I actually have the gerbils = )

      I probably won't get too far with the plans I'm making now, but it's nice to think about it anyhow. I was thinking, once Gemedet & Darwin have a slate, say in the spring of '99, I could pair that to an apricot spot (A*ppCCeeggSp) from someone. Then I would get at least grey agouti and slate all of which are Ee. Then I might breed one of those to a burmese from Lilith & Ashwin but I probably won't get that far. Another idea was a pair that involves the new d gene. I may or may not get these, but hopefully I will. I'll either have a blue x blue pair or more likely a blue and a carrier or two carriers.

      I would also like to stress the fact that coat color isn't my only basis for choosing breeding pairs. I first make sure that they're tame and good as pets (they're my pets, so they get to be good as pets that way = ) and are healthy, then look at their coat color.

      (as you can see I'm a genetics buff = )

      Old Breeding Plans

      If you're interested in breeding, but you don't know what you want your plans to be, here are some of my old ones. I would like to stress that these plans are not recommended for beginners because they require so many pairs (in fact they require more than even I was interested in--hence their being my old plans). If you're just starting breeding, start with one pair. Perhaps the first one in one of my breeding plans. Then work from there GRADUALLY.

      A lot of these plans aren't any good. But they're fun to look at. They're not worthwhile because these days there are much easier ways to get the colors I was searching for. In the months since these were made other breeders have been doing things such as this so it's not practical to do the same thing.

      Colorpoint Plan #1 - Here is one of my plans (apparently my 5th set). Obviously you wouldn't need to start with the black x argente pair, the argente x lilac, the burmese x burmese, or the DTW x PEW; you would just start out with a burmese x argente and a DTW/PEW x burmese pair, and work from there. Or, nowadays, you might even be able to get a siamese and an agouti with good genes!

      Colorpoint Plan #2 - Here is a predecessor to the plan above. It's a bit simpler. I think I was mostly concerned with breeding "pearl". Again, you would only need to start with the burmese x argente.

      CP Schimmel - This plan was when I was curious what a "colorpoint schimmel" would look like. It's probably black eyed white. You would start with the burmese x champagne (I put schimmel, but I think I meant champagne since I indicated "spots"). This could actually be interesting, and would only require two pairs.

      CPGA - Here is my plan, trying to breed some CPGA. The most practical way to go about this is to start with the grey agouti x burmese. It could be a nice plan, and would only require 2 pairs.

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