You can't help but love guinea pigs! With their sweet little eyes and
soft squeaking sounds of joy you simply want to give them kisses all
day long. But what about these rather odd breeds? Do they deserve never
ending kisses too??Skinny Pig
The Skinny Pig is an almost hairless breed of Guinea pig. Skinny Pigs
typically have hair on their muzzles, feet and legs, but are hairless
over the rest of their body. They were the result of a mutation and were
commonly used in laboratory experiments. However, now they are a
popular "designer" breed of guinea pig.Abyssinian Guinea Pig
The
Abyssinian guinea pig, a popular breed, has a coat made up of
rosettes. Rosettes appear on each shoulder, over the back, on each hip
and across the guinea pig’s rear. The 1.5 inch thick coat is coarse and
dense.Werewolf Skinny Pig
A
werewolf skinny is a skinny pig that is born with fur drifted all over
it's body. Occasionally, as a werewolf skinny grows, the fur will fall
out but that is never guaranteed. A werewolf skinny's fur is very
fine, and is sometimes grouped so close together that it looks like a
skinny pig, is a furry pig until you look closely! The only place the a
werewolf skinny will not get fur on, is it's belly!Teddy Guinea Pig
The Teddy guinea pig breed is the result of a mutation, this popular breed has a coat that is thick and kinky.Texel Guinea Pig
The
Texel, a newer guinea pig breed, has a coat made up of curls
throughout the body. The coat is long and soft, and the body short and
compact.White-crested Guinea Pig
The
White Crested guinea pig breed has a single white rosette on top of
the head. A somewhat rare breed, no other white can be found in the
coat of show quality White Cresteds.Peruvian Satin Guinea Pig
Once
called the Angora, the Peruvian guinea pig breed has a coat several
inches long that drags on the ground. The soft, dense hair grows from a
center part down the guinea pig’s back. The hair requires daily
grooming.
