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| Autumnglory's Storybook Masquerade |
Mask is our foundation sire. He chose me at ABC Gerbils; I was there to take loan of a lovely female,
ABC's Second Promise, who has become my gold standard in friendly gerbils. Mask and his brother were both up for adoption,
and I was having difficulty deciding whether to go for show-quality or friendly. Mask decided for me, flinging himself
repeatedly out of his tank to visit with me. He's still just as affectionate, and is now "Grandpa Mask" - the king of
the gerbil room!
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| Mask decides to take a break from pictures. |
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| Autumnglory's Prince Charades |
Prince Charades wasn't supposed to stay here. He had a home to go to... twice. The first time,
we thought he was a she... so much for THAT home. The second time, virtually en route to Shawsheen River Gerbils, Char
decided that it was time to turn on the charm. Mr. Shy Boy, who never liked to come out much or cuddle, decided that
he wanted to be a shoulder-and-up-the-sleeve gerbil. Needless to say, we can't quite bring ourselves to give him up!
He's a handsome colorpoint gray agouti, and while he's still too shy to enter the breeding program, he's now a much-loved
companion to Grandpa Mask.
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| Autumnglory's Jingle Belle |
Well, we'd meant to get up plenty of up to date pictures... but we discovered a few things in the process.
1) Actual daylight is best for photographing gerbils... note the difference between Prince Charades and
the others on the rust backgrounds.
2) Rust is NOT a good color for gerbil photography. It turned Silver Belle's lilac mottling into
a sort of tan-gold, and didn't do any justice to Morning Star.
3) Our camera is doing funky weird things with focus.
Oh well... we tried. Better pictures will come soon! - CSV
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| Autumnglory's Silver Belle |
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