Aw, they're so cute. I love their colors and markings. When I had gerbils as a kid/teenager, I only ever had the plain brown. I did end up with some babies since I was told I had 2 males when I got the originals. I just got some more cages and kept them all and learned to sex them myself. They were fun to own and friendly. I had the cages with tubes going all over the room.