Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome...

[Leon]

...Gimlet!!

First of all let me say I think I'm going mad - I was certain I posted this topic last night, but now it's not there. Clearly premature dementia setting in. :oops:

Anyway, this is my new Campbell's dwarf, rescued two days ago from a home where the kids (both turned out to be under 5) had "lost interest" and "moved on to guinea pigs". Grr.

Gimlet is a gorgeous little guy - his appearance is quite scary initially until you get used to the eyes I think but I am totally smitten :wink: His previous owners told me he "hadn't been handled much" and he was "territorial", but I have had no problems (until I used the lemon hand sanitizer heh heh).

Can anyone help me out with his colour – is he a red-eyed lilac? He is a steely grey all over with pale paws, ears and a white flash on his chest. His eyes are ruby, not bright red as in the pictures. They remind me of a very drunk/hung over person ;-)

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/jhnorthup/Closeup.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/jhnorthup/IMG_2656.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/jhnorthup/RescueCRD.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff151/jhnorthup/Withreflection.jpg

[Spuds Mum]

Cant help on the colour Leon, as I am not good on dwarfs, but he is a beauty - love those eyes, and I bet he will prove to be an absolute darling :D

[chase]

Gimlet is gorgeous but dont know much about colours :D Really pretty though.

[littlemissdwarfhamster]

Probably a dove.

Lovely looking though :-)

[I_am_plankton]

I thought Dove but dove's tend to be darker, though he could well be, or possibly Red Eyed Lilac.

What a cutie!

[Leon]

Thanks everyone - Gimlet is getting a big head :wink:

Red-eyed lilac is what I thought, and a few people have said that, though some also think he's too dark for that. Ah well, maybe he's just unique :lol:

[littlemissdwarfhamster]

Yes, could be either. I would have said a dove thats maybe starting to silver (which they can do as they are made from black) or that maybe has some platinum in there. But could well be RE-Lilac. Its been a long time since I had either colour so I would never be sure!

Very pretty though. I miss having lots of nice colours like that.

[Hammihog]

I can never understand why people get a pet then let them go, only to replace them with another :? Why not keep the hamster and have guinea pigs? Strange isn't it..... and definately your gain as Gimlet is divine! Congratulations on your new addition :D

[babyboos]

Looks like Red Eyed Lilac to me - my favourite Campbells colour :)