Albino....

[mali&peppa]

hi
my guinea pig peppa gave birth to her babies early hours of saturday morning and had 3 beautiful babies! one however is albino... will he be ok and what does it mean? he is sooo adorable tho and has his own wee personality! will he not live as long as the others or will he have health problems? please help i just feel so sorry for him!

 

[Niki]

hi
my guinea pig peppa gave birth to her babies early hours of saturday morning and had 3 beautiful babies! one however is albino... will he be ok and what does it mean? he is sooo adorable tho and has his own wee personality! will he not live as long as the others or will he have health problems? please help i just feel so sorry for him!

Firstly congratulations on the babies. Albino guinea pigs are known as Pink-Eyed Whites (PEW's), are perfectly healthy & live as long (or short) a life as their dark-eyed friends. They're also one of my fave breeds.

 

[mali&peppa]

Thank you for that! hes my fave! aww thats good to know! he was also born the biggest out her litter and so cute! xx

 

[Abi_nurse]

Congrats, Pink eyed whites (albino) live just fine with no problems. I hope he brings you lots of joy and smiles. I love piggies

x.