Can anyone help me with what type my piggy is? :)

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Hello everyone.I'm a new poster(see my last thread),just wondering if anyone can help me work out what breed my little man is?His pic is in my profile,I can do more if needed...many thanks x
 
Oh yes lol he is 100% ginger! hehe.He has a tiny white fleck on the very top of his head,so cute :) he is being a little sod today,everytime I go to his hutch he runs from me and shakes,I am guessing this is down to his being misstreated by the last owner(if * see my last post you will know what I mean)I will do pics now :)
 
I have added a new piccy of my little piggy to my profile :) he has long hair only on his back end! hehe.Anyone know what type he is? :)
 
Hi my piggy is the same, is short haired but has long hair at the back. We got him from an auction so dont know his breed, but from what Ive searched on the internet its known as 'a rats tail' and comes from being bred from a long haired breed like the peruvian so he is probably a peruvian cross (thats what I call my piggy breed)
 
Thank you for your help.I'm yet to find out more about my little man...Only had him for 2 weeks :)
 
Am I able to bath him?Is there a certain time of year that is best?God I don't have a clue and I am trying my best to get this little man as happy as I can...he didn't have a nice life up til when I picked him up 2 weeks ago...the conditions of the house were absolutely dreadfull! He was so scared :(,his nails were terribly long!his hair was dirty,and he smelled :(
 
If he is a straighthaired longhair with a rosette on the top of his head, then he is a coronet.
 
Hi,

I have a ginger guinea pig but he is a smooth coated self (smooth all over with just one colour.

I can guess his colour might be called saffron but not sure of his breed a smooth coat crossed with a peruvian most proberbly if it is straight silky hair:)
 
I can't see your piggy well enough, but this here is a coronet:


This one is a young peru:


This one here is a crested/longhair cross with only long hair at the bum end:
 
Thank you all.He is a smooth haired piggy,has lovely glossy hair.The only part that is long is next to his bottom(hehe)he has a tiny white fleck on top of his head,and yes he does have a rosette shape on the top of his head...here's me thinking it was just his hair in the wrong place...Now I know there's a reason! hehe
 
Bet if he had a good clean he would be even more sexy!hehe.He was quite dirty when I got him.Love him to bits I do.Still can't help but worry about him though :( he is extremely scared,runs away and scatters til * catch him and he shakes so badly :(
 
Does he have a place to run into, you know, a little cave inside of his enclosure? If he has a place to hide when he runs away, he might be able to get up the courage to come out of it and check you out, especially if you have something he likes to eat. That's the way it was with Redemption. He found his courage over first bean leaves then green beans. The cave need not be expensive nor very big, a cardboard box will do, even a paper bag. You got him at an auction, I got mine at a yard sale, it was meant to be, that's why we're here.
 
He would be more confident if he had a friend. Guinea pigs hate to live alone as they get lonely. The best thing to do is take him boar dating. Rescue centres offer a service were he can choose his own friend. If he had a friend it would help with his confidence.
 
Thanks ladies.I am not going to think about getting him a friend until I have had him thoroughly checked over,which I have arranged for this saturday at Just For Pets.They are going to clip his nails and give him a health check :),the lady in the store was very good,helped me lots with things I needed to know,she keeps piggies herself too and has told me as mine is a Boar it is best to have him neutered then get a Sow :)
 
yes,he has a large hutch with the open mess at one side,and the other side is closed in where the door is,I cant see in that part,this is where he sleeps :)
 
mum2jack07 said:
Thanks ladies.I am not going to think about getting him a friend until I have had him thoroughly checked over,which I have arranged for this saturday at Just For Pets.They are going to clip his nails and give him a health check :),the lady in the store was very good,helped me lots with things I needed to know,she keeps piggies herself too and has told me as mine is a Boar it is best to have him neutered then get a Sow :)
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This is an option, i dont think you can have a better pair than a wife and huspig couple, however the op does have a number of risks and should only really be a last resort, cant you take him boar dating, where as rescue would try to bond him with a male friend, then he has a companion and isn't put through any risky op's?

I'm not sayin dont do the op, i have had my boy done with no probs and i know of lots of member who have, but i personally would try the boar dating first, their are so many boars in rescue that need loving homes.

Good luck xx
 
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This is an option, i dont think you can have a better pair than a wife and huspig couple, however the op does have a number of risks and should only really be a last resort, cant you take him boar dating, where as rescue would try to bond him with a male friend, then he has a companion and isn't put through any risky op's?

I'm not sayin dont do the op, i have had my boy done with no probs and i know of lots of member who have, but i personally would try the boar dating first, their are so many boars in rescue that need loving homes.

Good luck xx
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Thank you so much for this,it means alot and I find this forum very usefull.I will look into the boar dating side of things as I don't have a clue about it,I still have alot to learn when it comes to piggies lol.x
 
There is a good rescue in Rugby that allows you to bring your boar to meet their boars to see whether he gets on with one of them. Bondings that are based on mutual liking are much more stable and run less of a risk of fall outs than if you just went and bought another baby boar. You also have the rescue to turn to for help and advice if things go wrong.
http://www.rngp.org/
 
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