Hairless guinea pigs.

[Guinea_Gal]

Hey everyone: i wanted to know your opinion on hairless pigs.

Cute

Ugly

Cute/ugly

 

[salana]

Cute/ugly/inbred.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

Should stop being bred. Period.

 

[Christys GPS]

Feel bad for them.................

 

[salana]

Agreed.

This line added because there's a minimum character length apparently.

 

[citronsoul]

Wish people would stop trying to breed them because of their peculiar looks.

 

[LucyLou]

Not a fan. I'm sure they have nice personalities, but they are genetically inferior and shouldn't be considered a breed, just a genetic mutation.

 

[Emily F.]

Very cute/somewhat ugly/feel bad for them.

 

[Baby Bears]

I have a soft spot for them. I don't know why. They are so ugly they are cute, you know what I mean? They should stop breeding them, because they really have alot of problems and it's not fair to them. A local pet store here has two of them and I worry that one day someone uneducated will take them and not realize how much care they need.

 

[suzy_99]

Anyone that sells an animal that needs special care and attention like the skinnys should be required to provide accurate info on them (they really shouldn't be sold or even breed, but if your going to at least give the animals some thought). When I got my girl (from a large pet store because I didn't know better) there were 3 skinnies in the store also, but they were about 3 times the price of a regular piggy and I asked a clerk about them and she said that it was because they were a "better" breed and were in high demand. I couldn't believe what I found out about them after. The good thing was that they were not placed in the direct light in the store and had tons of veggies and stuff, but that means that they knew about the health risk and just didn't bother to tell me. I feel bad for all the ones that are being bought by unexperienced and uneducated owners.

 

[emithebug]

Curious. There are other animals that have a hairless breed, such as rats. Are they as weak, inferior, or prone to disease/complications like hairless guinea pigs?

Just curious.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

I believe so.

 

[Moxie]

The poor little hairless animals, I feel so bad for them. The stupid people that breed them should be bashed on the head. We should all make the little hairless animal sweaters! lol

 

[Myspoiltpiggies]

People shouldn't mess around with genetics and stuff. It's not natural for them to be bald (

 

[LuvMyPiggers]

Cute/ Cute/ Cute/ Cute/ Cute/ Sad how such sickly animals are bred

 

[Piglet]

Exactly, how cruel is it to make them furless? However, I do think they are the cutest little things in the world. Why were they bred in the first place? So that they could be experimented on easily?

 

[rabbitsncavyluv]

Yes, they were lab animals. The lack of fur and poor immune systems made them easier to test on. Now they are a novelty item.

 

[The Magic Taco]

It's like devonshire rex.
can't make up your mind on the skinniness and the freakishness of them.
I like them but they must take a lot of attention and care and what climate you keep them in.

 

[misspigglie]

I love them! I would also love to have one or two, but I heard they don't live as long? I think they are way too cute, and would be so sweet to have, but what would my other piggies think? They would be in shock I think.