They are Daughter and Mother and my precious lil girls.
Abyssinian Breeds have a rough coat and have up to eight to ten rosettes all on their body.
Himalayan
Himalayan Breeds have a smooth coat that is White and a Chocolate or Black smut nose, feet and ears.
Teddy
Teddy Breeds have short hair and is characterizedby a short dense coat with (kinked) hair shafts that make the coat stand up on end. This gives it a very fuzzy apperance.
Texel
Texel Breeds are a very high maintence pet to have. They have a long curly coat.
Peruvian
Peruvian Breeds are a long haired (Floor length) that covers the face making the Guinea Pig look like a mop.
Rex
Rex/Teddy Breeds have short hair and is characterizedby a short dense coat with (kinked) hair shafts that make the coat stand up on end. This gives it a very fuzzy apperance.
American White Crested
American White Crested Breeds have smooth short hair with a white rosette on the top of their head.
The hair of an Agouti guinea pig has a speckled effect which is the result of light and dark bands of colour in each individual hair. This colouring is most similar to that of the wild guinea pigs of South America.
Tri Color
This is
Hope, she made her residence at Knoevel in The Netherlands. Sadly to announce that she passed away on June 9. 2006. I had sponsored her since April of 2006.
I think Tri Color Piggies are just so adorable and unique.
Skinnies
Skinny Piggies have a little fuzz on their noses and feet. A Bladwin is completly hairless with not a single strand of hair on it's body. Very unique breeds and very interesting but they have alot of skin problems.
Silkies
Guinea Pig Breeds
Lethals
This is Pearl and she is a very special Guinea Pig. Yes she is so sweet and adorable but Pearl has many problems she is a Lethal Guinea Pig. This means she is blind and deaf. This happens when both parents are of either Roan or Dalmation. They are all white and usually don't survive long. They have teeth problems and they need to be trimmed alot. They also have internal problems. I will post more information as soon as I get it.
Baldwins
This is Myka who lives in Florida with his cavy owner and 11 other Piggies.
This is Willow who lives in Florida with her cavy owner and 11 other Piggies.
This is Emily Rose who lives in England with her cavy owner.
A Silkie has long hair that flows back over its body and never forward over the face (as in the Peruvian). These guinea pigs need lots of grooming.
This is Leeona who lives in England with her cavy owner.
.gif){kind=small}
