What breed? Breeds/Varieties

MizzyMiz · Mar 13, 2014

elmoabt said:
Hi there! Can you tell me about my piggie!?! I am new to the GP world!!! Have only had Peanut for about 2 weeks. (Also, that picture was in his pet store cage on day 1. He is now in a C&C cage!)

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The breed is an American, and the variety is a TSW or Tortoise Shell and White.

MizzyMiz · Mar 13, 2014

GuineaPigMania2 said:
Sorry, I don't have pigtures. Mine are from the UK though, but sure my male is a Self Red and my girl is a Red-eyed Dutch (they are both neutered) My past guiea pig was a Golden American question, I'll see if I can get pigtures.

Not quite sure what your asking ? I'm not very familiar with how the UK groups breeds and varieties and such, so if you have pictures I can really only tell you by American standards

sorry.

MizzyMiz · Mar 13, 2014

Chefette said:
Hey I just got my baby girl Dennis (though she was a he) 2 months ago. Have no idea what breed she is.. I asked the previous owner and they looked at me blankly and said guinea pig.. useless! But im very curious to see what she is?View attachment 62409

Have you clipped her hair at all? If you haven't clipped it, and thats the natural length, she would be an America/Silkie mix. The variety is a TSW or Tortoise Shell and White. Such a cute face!

MizzyMiz · Mar 13, 2014

Krymle said:
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Hi, can you tell what breed and variety this one is? Dont even know if its a he or she yet.

The breed is an American, the variety is most likely a Black and Cream Broken. There's a chance it's really a Chocolate and Cream Broken, but it might just be the lighting. Babies usually are born darker, so if her/his dark colored patches get lighter and more chocolate like with age, then it would be a Chocolate and Cream Broken.

MizzyMiz · Mar 13, 2014

Sorry if I'm getting back to anyone late, thanks for all the questions, I LOVE looking at your pigtures!

martini907 · Mar 13, 2014

Ok thanks

agirlwithink · Mar 13, 2014

@MizzyMiz , The Abyssinian is actually their nanny boar! The little black and white broken baby looks like he's started to get longer tufts of hair, could be be a Silkie mix? And the little Lilac is 100% Lilac, he's soooooo beautiful

MizzyMiz · Mar 13, 2014

agirlwithink said:
@MizzyMiz , The Abyssinian is actually their nanny boar! The little black and white broken baby looks like he's started to get longer tufts of hair, could be be a Silkie mix? And the little Lilac is 100% Lilac, he's soooooo beautiful

Haha, oh cute xD nanny boars. Only time will tell with the baby, sometimes baby will go through an awkward "uglies" stage where their fur gets a little wacky.

cavykaitlyn · Mar 13, 2014

Hello to the ever-glorious @MizzyMiz ! How wonderful it is to see you here again!

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This is (Doctor) Thomas. His full name is Thomas Jefferson. He has a beautiful black color with a white stripe behind his ears.

I don't quite know what breed he is. He may be some sort of mix, because of the whorl behind his head and the long hair down his back.

The hair is long, soft, and lustrous. It even shines a bit!

(He was in the bathtub when I took this pigture)

Thank you for your help!

MizzyMiz · Mar 14, 2014

cavykaitlyn said:
Hello to the ever-glorious @MizzyMiz ! How wonderful it is to see you here again!

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This is (Doctor) Thomas. His full name is Thomas Jefferson. He has a beautiful black color with a white stripe behind his ears.

I don't quite know what breed he is. He may be some sort of mix, because of the whorl behind his head and the long hair down his back.

The hair is long, soft, and lustrous. It even shines a bit!

(He was in the bathtub when I took this pigture)

Thank you for your help!

Good to see you again too! He's definitely some sort of Peruvian mix. I'm thinking either Peruvian/American mix or even a Peruvian/Abby. The variety is Black and White broken

I know you were interested in learning more about the breeds, and varieties, let me know if you have any questions!

Chefette · Mar 14, 2014

@MizzyMiz oh that is wonderful to know! Thanks so much for the response on both threads. You are very good at this!

MizzyMiz · Mar 14, 2014

Aww, thanks so much

I enjoy doing it

cavykaitlyn · Mar 14, 2014

@MizzyMiz

I just got my things taken away, so I'm typing this from the school computer (GPC is not blocked here!). I'll be able to get on most days of the week.

Yes, I do love learning about the breeds and varieties!

My question is always how to tell what kind of mix a piggy is. I knew mine was some sort of Peruvian after looking at all the pigtures, but I couldn't tell what else he was mixed with. Do you think, because of that spiky, short hair on his head, that he could be part Abysinnian (I have absolutely no idea if I spelled that right)? Oh, I just don't know.

He sure is cute, though! I love the long butt mane

When I posted pigtures of him on Tumblr, @spudsthepiget loved them! He is very photogenic. He even takes selfies with me! The boy just loves the camera.

Thank you for all of your help! I cannot wait to talk to you all again! This forum just so happened to be my LIFE for six months. It's addicting.

GPnooby · Mar 14, 2014

Piper is about 9 weeks now. Just curious if you might be able to tell what her breed is.
I think she is a abyssinian, but not fully sure.

These are the best pictures I have right now. She is to squirmy to get any better lol

MizzyMiz · Mar 14, 2014

cavykaitlyn said:
@MizzyMiz

I just got my things taken away, so I'm typing this from the school computer (GPC is not blocked here!). I'll be able to get on most days of the week.

Yes, I do love learning about the breeds and varieties!

My question is always how to tell what kind of mix a piggy is. I knew mine was some sort of Peruvian after looking at all the pigtures, but I couldn't tell what else he was mixed with. Do you think, because of that spiky, short hair on his head, that he could be part Abysinnian (I have absolutely no idea if I spelled that right)? Oh, I just don't know.

He sure is cute, though! I love the long butt mane When I posted pigtures of him on Tumblr, @spudsthepiget loved them! He is very photogenic. He even takes selfies with me! The boy just loves the camera.

Thank you for all of your help! I cannot wait to talk to you all again! This forum just so happened to be my LIFE for six months. It's addicting.

I was leaning more towards Peruvian/American because on their own, Peruvians have a couple rosettes on their bum and a frontal (that spikey hair on the head), which seams to be what yours has. Abby/ Peruvians usually have a lot more rosettes.

MizzyMiz · Mar 14, 2014

GPnooby said:
Piper is about 9 weeks now. Just curious if you might be able to tell what her breed is.
I think she is a abyssinian, but not fully sure.

These are the best pictures I have right now. She is to squirmy to get any better lol

The breed is definitely an Abyssinian ( since she is still so young her hair might grow out if she's a mix with a long haired, but at the moment she just looks Abby). The variety is a red, chocolate, and white broken

Chefette · Mar 14, 2014

@cavykaitlyn haha butt mane. Love it! And man I feel your pain. My mama used to take my things away from me all the time too -.-

GPnooby · Mar 14, 2014

Thank you

GuineaPigMania2 · Mar 15, 2014

Sorry, I didn't really explain. I wanted you to check their breeds, sorry. Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I know their breeds, just wanted to check

MizzyMiz · Mar 16, 2014

GuineaPigMania2 said:
Sorry, I didn't really explain. I wanted you to check their breeds, sorry. Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I know their breeds, just wanted to check

All the breeds in the US are based on fur type, so if you could describe their fur length, texture, rosettes, and such I'd be more than happy to!

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