Abyssinian Peruvian Cross Guinea Pig

Back in the 16th century peruvian guinea pigs were brought back by french european traders to france to be domesticated. Guinea pigs are rare as a pet here.

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These guinea pigs are very sweet and docile which explains their popularity.

Abyssinian peruvian cross guinea pig. This mix of short and long hairs is sometimes found on smooth coated guinea pigs although there is no specific nickname for it. They aren t the american guinea pigs you would imagine when you first think of these animals but rather something slightly more exotic. What sets it apart from the rest of its fellow rodents are the whirlpool shaped swirls of fur on its coat.

Their coats are short and silky and much more manageable than the abyssinian s. It was believed that the peruvians arrived in the united kingdom through france. Once the breeding is successful their female litter will then breed again to my male peruvian and so on and so on to get a quality breed of peruvian oops by the way i cant afford a female peruvian g pig here in my country.

In fact i roamed around the whole city s pet shops and only one of them has a guinea pig for sale. The abyssinian guinea pig is an adorable breed of domestic cavies popular for its unique coat and outgoing personality. Abyssinians typically have an even number of rosettes with the show quality specimens having eight or ten swirls of hair including two on their shoulders two on their hips two on their rump and two or four on their back.

Peruvian ll x abysslnian ll abyssinians ll if we were to take two of the so called abyssinian babies from this cross and breed them together we would get both abyssinians and peruvians in an approximate ratio of three abyssinians to one peruvian. The abyssinian is a colorful and unique character in the pantheon of guinea pig species. An abyssinian can always be easily recognized in a crowd of guinea pigs by these beautiful cowlicks of hair which are known as rosettes.

Although this new breed of guinea pigs has been loved by people all over the globe it has not yet received recognition from any of the breed registries. People sell them but i did a thoroughly research if there is an available guinea pig for adoption in my city but no there wasnt. The american is the most commonly owned type of guinea pig and they come in 19 different color classifications.

Hence peruvian guinea pig. But these animals were not always popular pets especially when they were only in south america. It was first developed in australia during the 1960s as a result of a cross between the short haired abyssinian and the long haired peruvian.

The general appearance of the sheba mini yak guinea pig is a cross between a peruvian and an abyssinian although their hair is a little shorter than both. If there is then probably they are selling them too. Is it possible to cross breed my abyssinian guinea pig female to my male peruvian guinea pig.

The abyssinian guinea pig is truly a unique breed of guinea pig that has awed many people all around the world.

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