Merino Guinea Pig
The dominant characteristics of this breed are long curly coats and short forehead crests.
Merino guinea pig. The fur is only short at the head and the merino has one single whorl or rosette on its forehead. The merino guinea pig is a non self variety of guinea pig. In principle you could say that its a curly haired coronet thanks to the long coat and the crest.
It has a coat that is spring like and soft. Merino guinea pig breed characteristics merinos are typically a bit smaller than the average guinea pig and you can expect an adult to measure from 4 to 11 inches with lighter weights to match. It much have a head rosette that is deep with a pointed centre 6.
The merino guinea pig has really curly hair. Its a curly coated guinea pig 7. In fact it bears such striking resemblance to the coronet in both looks and temperament that the untrained eye often cannot tell the two apart.
It has especially cute long soft and curly hair that feels elastic and bouncy when you touch it. Its even lovely and curly dense and woolly on the belly. The merino is a rare breed of guinea pig 3.
It has a large crest on its head 8. Allow your guinea pigs to play and run outside their enclosure for about an hour every day. The coat can be shown in any colour or any combinations of colour 5.
Care level cage size. Make sure that the. Keep your english merinos in an indoor cage that measures 30 x 50 x 20 inches at least.