Guinea pigs are sleek and fluffy, curly and completely hairless. And there are a lot of color options! These differences will help you determine the breed of your pet.
Instructions
Step 1
Short-haired guinea pigs
In ridgebacks, on the back, the wool is collected in a kind of comb along the ridge, and a rosette is necessarily located on the sacrum. They are monochromatic, can be of almost any color, incl. multi-colored.
If the pig has a short, coarse, slightly curly coat, this is a rex. Wool comes in different colors, both spotted and monochromatic. There should be no rosettes on the head or on the body.
Step 2
There is also a division according to the type of coloring.
Selfie - smooth-haired monophonic guinea pigs. There are a lot of color options: black, white (with dark or red eyes), gold (with dark or red eyes), beige, brown, red and even cream.
Dalmatians are characterized by a white stripe on the muzzle, dividing it into the so-called. mask. All over the body are scattered spots no larger than a pea, contrasting with the main color. but the legs and ears of the Dalmatians are evenly colored.
Crested bears are distinguished by a patch of white hair on the forehead, while there are no spots at all on other parts of the body.
Step 3
Long haired guinea pigs
Satin Peruvian, or Angora - needs careful daily care, because long, silky hair grows all over its body. Also, from the middle of the back they have a special "parting". The color of the pigs is varied, the animals are both spotted and monochromatic.
Texel is a breed of curly pigs. Their hair grows from the muzzle downwards, and there is not a single rosette on the body. There are different colors.
In Abyssinian guinea pigs, the entire body is evenly covered with fluffy tufts of long and thick hair.
Peruvian guinea pigs are recognized champions for hair length - it can reach 30 cm! The pig acquires a peculiar round top view due to the fact that the hair on the head grows forward and completely covers it.
Step 4
Bald guinea pigs
Skinny pigs are almost bald - only on the nose and legs there is a little hair. They were bred as a result of mutation, at one time they were often used in various laboratory studies. And now skinny is gaining more and more popularity all over the world. There is a type of skinny - werewolf, in which hair can grow randomly over the entire surface of the body. Only the belly remains naked.
And the Baldwin are completely bald. At birth, they may still have an insignificant "fur coat", but growing up, they shed everything - to the last hair.
Step 5
In addition to classification by coat type and color, guinea pigs are distinguished by size. For example, the Kui breed of giant guinea pigs. At birth, they weigh 100 - 150 g, at three months - 700-800 g, and at the age of 4 months, their weight is more than 1 kg. In adulthood, their weight can reach 3 kg.
