Popular breeds of guinea pigs – is theredifference in care? Photos of rocks and main marine speciespigs

Ср, 10 янв 2018 Автор: Станислав Меламед

Guinea pigs are cute rodents, which many of
we are kept as pets. Despite the name,
these animals have nothing to do with the sea. This is a classic
rodents living exclusively on land.

Множество пород домашних морских pigs появилось благодаря
cross their wild relatives. And although in the wild, this rodent
almost never occurs, domestic pigs continue to
today please us with your presence. To not
get lost in an endless variety of shapes and colors, let’s
рассмотрим основные породы морских pigs. Photos and descriptions of these
cute creatures will help you make the right choice.

Contents

Self •

Эта порода морских pigs была выведена в Англии, в 19 веке. Her
The distinctive feature is a monochromatic coat color
cover that can range from white to purple.
Eyes have a dark shade. Rare individuals are found with red
eyes. Representatives of this breed have excellent family
characteristics. Female and male, when living together,
carry out also joint care for offspring, which is quite
rarely found in rodents.

Photo of guinea pig breed English self:

Satin (Satin)

Разновидность морских pigs, выведенная в США во второй
half of the twentieth century. Received widespread in Europe.
Breeders really liked the short and silky to the touch wool
of these animals, resembling satin fabric in appearance. Such
brilliant, both literally and figuratively, the effect is due to
special structure of hair. Every hair inside is hollow
and is able to reflect sunlight well.

Photo of guinea pig sateen smooth-haired:

Rex

In второй половине ХХ столетия в среде морских pigs выделилась
one more breed. This species has a special structure.
wool. She was thick and curly. This gave the guinea pig
very big similarity with a plush toy. Breed received
name – rex. The second feature of this species of marine
pigs являются уши. They are quite large and loose, which gives
they resemble the rose petals. Шёрстка у pigs не превышает длину в
2 cm. At the same time she is pleased with the elastic. The eyes are large and clear. Color
has a great variety.

Photo of guinea pig Rex breed:

Sheltie

The result of purposeful selection, the purpose
which was getting individuals with long-haired hair,
стало выведение новой породы морских pigs. Sheltie отличается от
other members of their kind by the presence of a long and silky
wool. Breed received официальное признание в 1978 году. Despite
on long woolen strands, the muzzle of the animal never happens
hidden under thick bangs. This gives each individual a special charm and
charm that is so appreciated by breeders.

All this splendor is complemented by lively and brilliant eyes,
slightly convex. The ears of the animal have a triangular
shape and down to the bottom. The body has a strong build, with good
developed musculature. Particular attention is non-standard
direction of hair growth. Unlike other breeds,
wool growth occurs in the direction of the animal’s head. Color особей
varied. The most popular representatives
having cream, red, lilac, chocolate or golden color
wool.

In the photo the guinea pig of the sheltie breed having
golden chocolate color:

Important! Sheltie — порода морских pigs,
representatives of which need special care from
breeder. This is due to the long and unusual hair of the animal,
making it different from other members of its species.
Therefore, due to the increased requirements for the care of animals, beginners
крайне не рекомендуется содержать морских pigs породы шелти!•

Crested

Одна из самых популярных пород морских pigs. Was displayed in
USA in the middle of the twentieth century. The animal is distinguished by short wool with a rosette
(tufted) on top. Socket can contrast with the main
the color of the animal’s hair, or merge with it. Such
the peculiarity made the breeders distinguish two subspecies of this breed.
In the first case (contrast), it will be an American christened. In
second case (continuous) – English.

Crestedы являются одними из самых крупных представителей своего
kind of. The weight of an adult individual can reach one and a half kilograms, with
height up to 35 cm. Breeders should properly select the cage,
considering the possible dimensions of the animal. It will depend on it
comfortable pet existence. When content is also necessary
take into account the characteristics of the character of the cross, which is different
increased fearfulness.

Important! Despite на добрый нрав,
animals are rather shy and react badly to the unexpected
the appearance of strangers in their habitat. This applies to both people
так и других животных, в том числе и представителей их kind of.
Therefore, introduce outsiders to the “circle” dating “your pets need
be very careful not to injure their nervous system!

Фото морских pigs породы крестед. Which of them are “English”, but
what “Americans” – guess yourself.

Skinny

Bald guinea pig. I just want to call her small
Hippo, but the official name of this variety is skinny.
This is the result of Canadian and American breeding experiments.
учёных, которым очень хотелось вывести породу морских pigs, не
similar to everyone else. And they did it. Pig breeds
skinny almost completely devoid of hair. It is for this
feature some breeders call them sphinxes, like
hairless breed of cats. Color скинни может быть любым — от белого
to black. The main problem of animals of this breed is
weak immunity. Such питомец нуждается в особой заботе и
внимании со стороны breeder. And if the breeder possesses sufficient
опытом в содержании безволосых морских pigs, то его питомец будет
please him much longer than the average life expectancy
guinea pig. And she, as you know, is about six
years old.

Photo of skinny guinea pig breed:

Пород морских pigs много. Therefore, we have listed only
the main varieties of these pets. If you want to
learn more about guinea pigs, then watch this video.

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