White Merino Guinea Pig
These are tort and white guinea pigs its very difficult to get the marking right for showing.
White merino guinea pig. There is one boar with four sows. Anecdotally guinea pig breeders and show judges also report that they see more cases of abnormal bone formation inside the eyes of pink eyed white guinea pigs. The most common guinea pig breed the american guinea pig is a recognized breed by the american rabbit breeders association arba.
In fact it isnt even recognized by many guinea pig breed clubs. They are entered and shown in arba competitions in nineteen color classifications. White guinea pigs may be more prone to hearing loss than guinea pigs with colored coats however studies to confirm this have produced mixed results.
He was successfully shown until he was 7 months old and has now been put with two sows. Nevertheless the breed still has plenty of devotees who love its curly coat and white facial markings. Freddy and his girls.
Black cream red white any other self beige chocolate lilac red eyed orange brindle roan dilute solid golden solid silver solid dilute agouti golden agouti silver. How to groom a merino guinea pig the hair of the merino is easily combable however they do need to be groomed often because of the nature of their hair. This is gerrard a merino boar.
They have the same diet as other types of guinea pig so 75 hay complimented by vitamin c pellets fresh water and a varied veggie diet. The merino is sometimes mistaken for the curly haired texel but unlike the texel it has shorter hairs on the head and a crested coat. The merino guinea pig known for its gorgeous long curly hair is a breed of domestic guinea pigs.