Golden Agouti: The original wild colour. The gerbil has a golden brown coat ticked through with black hairs with blue-grey roots. The belly is white, eyes are black and ears are grey.

Grey Agouti: The coat is white with a dark grey undercoat evenly ticked through with black giving an overall grey appearance. The belly is white. The eyes are black and the ears are grey.

Argente: Also known as Argente Golden. The coat is ginger in colour with blue-grey roots and the belly is white. The eyes are red and ears are golden.

Black: The coat is black to the roots, the eyes are black and the ears are grey.

Himalayan: The coat is white to the roots and the tail is coloured. The eyes are red and ears pale.

Dark Eyed Honey/Sooty Fawn: The coat is ginger with dark ticking and white roots and the belly is white. The eyes are black and ears are golden.

Colourpoint: The nose and tail are darkened.