Tail and Tuft

The tail shall be held straight back for balance when the gerbil is in motion – free from kinks and ending with a brush like tuft. In an adult the tail shall be thick and the same length as the body.

• Length: from where the tail joins the body to the end of the tuft

• Proportion: harmonious relation between body, tail and tuft

• Straightness: The tail should be free from curves, bends, kinks or irregularities

• Carriage: the position or bewaring of the tail in relationship to the body

• Tuft: the elongated hairs begin to rise at the midpoint of the tail and form a brush like formation at the end of the tail.