Curly Hair Guinea Pig

The rex guinea pig is a short haired cavy with hair no longer than 1 cm long.

Curly hair guinea pig. The texel cavy or texel guinea pig is sometimes also called the long haired silkie sheltie because both breeds have long hair. But since curly haired horses in asia do not have either of those mutations cothran says that means there is one possibly more to discover. Also known as silkie this guinea pig has long fur that is very similar to the peruvian guinea pig.

Curly q guinea pigs. The big difference is that the sheltie s long hair is straight while the texel s long hair is curly. The difference is that somali has curly short and close fitting hair like rex or teddy cavies.

It is essential to comb this guinea pig breed s fur on a daily basis and trim it if it grows too long. The long haired texel hails from england and sports an unusual for a guinea pig curly corkscrew like coat. The mangalica pig grows a thick curly coat of hair the only other pig breed noted for having a long coat is the extinct lincolnshire curly coat pig.

This long haired guinea pig has curly hair on it body and shorter hair complete with a swirl on its head. You can differentiate between the two breeds thanks to their hair growth which in the sheltie guinea pig s case grows from the head to the torso. The fur of a curly is distant and abrasively and has two swirls on the pigs haunch.

Because of its cowlicks they belongs to the abyssinian. Sheltie guinea pig. The english merino is a rather rare breed of cavy that come in several different colors.

Like the sheltie s the hair does not part naturally. Beautiful fancy pet guinea pigs. If you re looking for a white long haired guinea pig you may not want a texel since texel fur is either red or red white.