Colourful Cavies (guinea pigs)

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1. What colouring would your guinea pig have to be if it was black, red and white? Agouti Tortoiseshell and white. Tortoiseshell Shelti

2. If a guinea pig was all black. It would be called a ____ black. Answer: (One Word, Four Letters.)

3. What is the difference between the rex, and the rex mutation? Rex has short hair, while the mutaion has long hair. The rex has a woolly appearance, while the mutation has much coarser hair. The rex is a normal guinea pig, while the mutation has a tail. Rex is female, the mutation is male.

4. Guinea pigs with rosettes and ridges in their fur are called Abyssinians. True False

5. Why is the Peruvian breed considered demanding and not recommended as a pet, unless you are very dedicated? For its grooming demands It requires a permit It is far bigger than a normal guinea pig It only lives in Peru, you have to live there if you want one

6. What colouring closely resembles that of a wild guinea pig? Grey flecked Self camouflage Self white Agouti

7. What is the name of the white marking that goes from the top of a guinea pig's head to its nostrils? Horses have these too. Answer: (One Word, Five Letters.)

8. The Dutch form of guinea pig bears strong resemblance in its patterning to the rabbit of the same name. True False

9. Besides the Peruvian, there is another type of commonly known long haired breed. What is it? Silkyhaired African Icelandic Sheltie

10. Last but not at all least. What am I? I have dark eyes. I have a base colour of white, but my nose, ears and feet are dark in colour. When I am born, I am white all over, my dark marks come with age. What am I? Satin Russian Japanese Himalayan