But they have some hair,

Agree,

Never seen one before hun, but hello to your skinny piggy. LOL


Im going to have to pop a photo up of ours....although he does have hair and he's a big lad

As you know, I love my cavies or guinea pigs, an obsession that has lasted 30+ years, she is really cute... never ever met one in real life though.

Do you REALLY think because GP are not native to this country they couldnt survive? seriously? What about Muntjac Deer? American Mink? Grey Squirrels?

The picture you put up shows a pathetic creature "engineered" for human satisfaction and experimentation. Whilst you may think its "cute" and acceptable, please remember many do not.

Bless her

I have never owned guinea pigs, although do think they are cute. I was surprised to learn that they were probably first domesticated 5000 years BC.

Also that the ones that are kept as pets are not the same as the ones that still live in the wild.

One thing I do know is that if I shoved mine out the back door tonight to fend for themselves they would be dead by morning!! I am more than happy that you don't like her I don't like a lot of things that you do and represent as ok but I accept that you are entitled to your own opinions so I don't outwardly seek to be rude and offensive to you. Yes I think she is lovely and whilst you think her pathetic I know of people I judge to be the same. Don't like her don't comment, simple as.

She gorgoeous, her markings remind me of a saddleback pig (although that isn't a insult, I love saddlebacks ) are Skinnys rare? As if they are maybe Harmony and Lunar could start their own rare lil pets club Is it normal for GP's to go to their new homes at seven weeks though? I know so little about GP's as I find them too noisy

With the comments on her hair though what about Sypnx cats, Chinese cresteds or Mexican Hairless? What about cats that are bred where their ears are folded (Scottish and American curl), animals that are born without a tail like in cats the Japese Bobtail (Manx as far as I know is natural and found on the isle of man, but they are now being bred by man too) cats and dogs with little legs, the Munchkin cat I feel is bad, with the body being full sized but little legs, I've heard that these cats can not even jump onto a kitchen side because of their legs , then their is flat faces, with a few breeds of dog like this, and as far as I know with cats the exotic and the persian. What about dogs with small hips and big heads. There is something in so many animals that people can pick on, with some of those I mentioned I don't like, but Ali is showing her new baby, I'm sure that in the dogs pictures you have to start a new thread if you are going to critiscise something about the pics, why isn't the same respect shown for other pets and in this case?

Yes on the end of her nose, bound to trigger a wild reaction

Thank you, look forwar to seeing pics of your lad.

You should they are even more lovely in the flesh. They have a proper attitude to them. Still love the hairies too and she has a new little abysynian friend tonight but I don't think I'll put pics up yet.

They are great pets hairy or not, I have owned them since I was about 10 and would never be without them now

I used to breed dutch guineas and even with fur, they wouldn't survive for very long in the wild as are domesticated. Guinea pigs are used for vivisection, sad but true. Any variety make great pets so i don't see a problem with keeping a hairless variety. Have fun with your piggy

Dawn I think what you have said there is rude and offensive, Lunar is a loved pet, brought from good breeders, and now in a great home, how would you like it if I called one of your pets a pathetic creature? All the domestic animals that we have today were created, or actually you could say "engineered" for human satisfaction, espcially dogs, all were bred for different reasons, to make lives easier or more enriched depending on whether the breed was originally breed for working or companion, and man 'experimented' with what they bred to get the best in what they had too.