Capy, Hairless Guinea Pig

[guineapigqueen]

Capy, has been looking very gorgeous, and she has grown since I last posted, here is the little model herself....

MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF HER....

To all who have never seen a Skinny Pig before, she is ment to be hairless, she has a slight covering of hair on her nose and feet. Recently I have noticed a bit extra growth over her shoulders. She lives inside, because its far too cold for a hairy piggy to be outside never mind her. I check her skin everyday and she does become Dry like we do, when she does she has cream put onto her skin, apart from keeping her warm and creaming her she is just like any other Guinea Pig.

Emma x

 

[~T~]

Jebus im gonna have nightmares

 

[angelmouse]

She is sooo sweet. Never seen a hairless one before.
Angel

 

[mantis147]

She's great!!! never seen one of those b4!! I nomiate the top pic for photo of the month!!

 

[guineapigqueen]

She gets Aqueous Cream on her when its required.
Thanks for the comments guys, I know she is a bit unusal looking but I love her 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'

Emma x

 

[fuzzyferret]

Aww, bless! That little dusting of hair on the nose!

It's amazing just how hair makes a difference! Her ears look massive, but I know they're not!

One ugly bugly little piggy, but that makes it all the cuter!!!

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

In the 4th picture she looks like a lil' mini hippo!

 

[lljdma06]

In the 4th picture she looks like a lil' mini hippo!

She does, but she's cute all the same. She looks a lot like a capybara (sp), well they are relatives. I'm not the biggest rodent fan, but I can see their appeal to others.

 

[Lynz781]

I love her. She is sooo cute
I used to keep guinea pigs years ago, but now when I handle them I'm terribly allergic to them. Do you think that it would be the same if I held a hairless guinea pig? Also is she less strokable? I mean guinea hair when you stroke it, your hand just glides down their fur. I'd imagine it wouldnt be the same with Capy?

I second nominations. She's toooo cute.

 

[guineapigqueen]

lljdma06
Her name is Capybara but its easier calling her Capy

Lynz781
I think you would still have the same reaction because she is not completely hairless. You can get complete hairless Guineas they are called Baldwins, they arent as popular as the Skinnys in the UK.
Her skin isnt that strokable because it crinkles up like a Shar Pei Dog. I like to stroke her fuzzy nosey.

Emma x

 

[Fluffy Bala Sharks]

Ohdamn. o_o;;; Youknow that thing is actually kind of cute.. xDD

 

[grahamsokel]

I still think she is gorgeous even though i dont agree with all this breeding to get hairless animals It must be a genetic fault to start with.
Saying that i would love one but nobody round here keeps them

 

[guineapigqueen]

I have taken this from my website.........


Skinny and Baldwin Cavies

There are two types of Hairless Cavy. I own the Skinny as you can see, they have a small amount of Hair on their noses and feet. The Baldwin cavy has no hair, if they are bred with carried the piglets start to lose there hair around 6 weeks old.

These two breeds where orginally bred for laboratory research and there is some controversy about introducing them into the Pet world. Immuse system failure is a big concern but people say with careful breeding it is possible to produce a harder Guinea Pig.

I know people that think they are unappealing and I think they are utterly gorgeous, 'Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder'.

These Cavies need just as much care as normal Guinea Pigs but due to lack of the coat, they need to be kept indoors with a constant heat source, they do not do well with extreme temperature change.

Also if you are a Hairless piggy owner you will realise that they eat a lot more than there hairy friends. This is because they need to maintain their metabolism and body heat. Just like normal coated Guinea Pigs they need a excellent quality dry food with a good mixture of fresh foods.

History Of The Skinny Pig

Skinny Pigs are currently the most popular hairless Guinea Pig, techincally they are not completely hairless, as I have described above. These Guinea Pigs are still rare throughout the UK and they could only be around 50, they are growing with popularty.

Not a lot is known about the Skinny Pig, they were created in Canadian Laboratories for dermatolgical studies. A small amount was released to a Guinea Pig breeder by Charles River's Laboratory in Canada at 1976.

The orginal Skinny Pigs where PE (Pink Eyed) Whites, they were bred back to haired Guinea Pigs to make the breed stronger and a colour variation. This was a very slow process, it was also helped strenghten the Immune Systems. PE White are still very popular today, because the skin tone is pink.

Skinny pigs today are a lot healthier and are still bred back to haired Guinea Pigs to strenghten the gene pool. Some websites say 'Skinnies have a lot of health issues: however, this is no longer the case, purchasing a Skinny from a good breeder that is responsible, no problems should occur.

Emma x

 

[QuotheRaven]

I don't like Guinea Pig's, But I find this one utterly Gourgeous... one of the most cute thing's I've ever seen. It doesn't really look like a Guinea pig to me anyway.

 

[omen666]

Emma

When i First came across this I was like ...oh my GOD! I can't stop looking at it lol Would you mind if I use this pic on another forum I am a member of? It's my bird site forum. People just have to see it. I agree it looks like a small hippo!


Tim