Amazingly Unique Guinea Pig Breeds
See some of the cutest and most attractive breeds of one of the most popular small pets in the world – the Guinea Pig.
Guinea pigs have been domesticated as early as 5000 years BCE and there are many breeds have been developed since then. Unique and beautiful breeds have been developed that makes these little creatures appealing as pets.
Texel Guinea Pig
One of the loveliest-looking breeds of guinea pig is the Texel Guinea Pig. It is like a Silkie, but with curls. This lovely-looking breed originated from England. Its curly hair covers its entire body, including the stomach.
Peruvian Cavy
The hair of the attractive and captivating Peruvian is the forefather of all modern long-haired breeds. Its hair grows long continuously all over its body, sometimes to an excess of 20 in or 50 cm. Peruvians have their hair folded up in wraps to protect it and keep it clean. Long haired Guinea pigs have both a top and an undercoat, the latter of which will generally only grow to 6-7 inches or 15-17 cm.
Though most Peruvians kept as pets are regularly trimmed for ease of keeping, those in show coat should have hair that fans out to make the animal’s front and rear completely indistinguishable. The coat should be of an even length all over, and have a central part on the spine.
Skinny Pig
The weird-looking Skinny Pig is an almost hairless breed only a few hairs can be seen on muzzle, feet and legs and hairless over the remainder of its body. A healthy Skinny Pig has skin that is mostly smooth with some wrinkling around the legs and neck; the body is full with no appearance of spine or ribs.
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R J Evans | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
Cool article…. blogged at http://www.webphemera.com and dugg at
http://digg.com/pets_animals/Rare_and_Unusual_Guineau_Pigs#
MMV Abad | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
Cute pets… please don’t let scientist use them for experiments
kate smedley | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
So cute, I never realised there so many different types! Nice article.
Brenda Nelson | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
Those were amazingly CUTE!
Mark Gordon Brown | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
I think, as neat as they are, I will stick to birds, great photos though!
Juancav | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
Amazing pigs,I didin´t know them.
Lex92 | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
I think they’re cute… Except I remember one biting me not that long ago…
Christine Ramsay | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
A lovely article. Some of these are so pretty.
Christine
Glynis Smy | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
Lovely article.
Momma Tells | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
A unique subject, and unique article. Loved the pics you chose.
My best to you,
Momma Tells
Mr Ghaz | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
Amazing breeds..You’re right, they’re unique and cute too…Thanx for sharing.
Likha | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
They look like puppies, rabbits and piglets to me. Truly amazing.
Eunice Tan | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
Really wonder where and how you got amazing thing like this. Fantastic!
rutherfranc | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
they are cute!
Joie Schmidt | Apr 26, 2009 | Reply
They are soooo adorable!!
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
Joe Dorish | Apr 27, 2009 | Reply
Wow, thought there was only 1 type of guinea pig, lol.
Melody SJAL | Apr 27, 2009 | Reply
They are so cute and pretty.
Judy Sheldon | Apr 27, 2009 | Reply
There are so many cute ones here.
DA Cournean | Apr 27, 2009 | Reply
How sweet they look!
Keirt | May 6, 2009 | Reply
OMG!!! the peruvian cavy looks soo cute!! i want one!! any ideas on prices on them
?
Anne McNew | May 10, 2009 | Reply
they are so cute friend, nice collections
CutestPrincess | May 13, 2009 | Reply
wow… they’re so cute…
Angelica | May 25, 2009 | Reply
they are adorable. My guinea pig looks exactly like the butch abysinnian!!!!!!!!!!! Adorable
kirsty | Jul 19, 2009 | Reply
cuties
April | Aug 1, 2009 | Reply
This article is wonderful. My children and I used it to find out what kind of guinea pigs ours are. Thank you for the wonderful pictures and discriptions.
april | Aug 1, 2009 | Reply
I found one at my local pet store for about $20.
Smiley | Aug 3, 2009 | Reply
I really wont a black, white and ginger guinea pig!!!
emma | Aug 14, 2009 | Reply
so cute might have a look in bye in a guinea pig
Molly | Sep 7, 2009 | Reply
I love guinea pigs! The one with the little swirl on its forehead is ADORABLE! The name skinny pigs sounds like a weight loss program!
Lisa | Sep 14, 2009 | Reply
I just found a couple of photos of my boys posted here.
the coronet is “Quinn”, and the red you have listed as a peruvian is actually also a coronet, although his coronet is difficult to see in this particular photo.
Another correction – the photo you have for the teddy is actually an abyssinian.
Chubs Lard Wheeny | Dec 13, 2009 | Reply
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nathaniel | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
they are God’s gift.. what a wonderful creation!!! please take good care of them..
sarah-jayne | May 7, 2010 | Reply
really informative to the point site, thanks v much. hoping to get a teddy and an abysinian for my birthday!!
jessica | Jun 20, 2010 | Reply
they r soooooooooooooooooooooo cute
rachel | Jan 7, 2011 | Reply
mine is a short hair, black white and ginger/orangy/reddissh. and so is her three babies!! so adorable!!
with love,
rachel(: