Skinny Pig

[Mel&Keith]

I need to scan the other pictures I have into the computer if I can find them. This is the only digital pic I have of my Skinny Pig, Henry. He's the one eating out of the bowl with the scratches on him. He was the last one at the store and his leg had gotten stuck in a cage and broken but he was the sweetest Guinea Pig I've ever met. I bred him for a while but birthing is really difficult for sows and it became too heartbreaking. Skinny is a recessive gene and the het babies are born with curly hair. They look like little poodles! LOL

 

[hybrid]

Umm what is that!?!?!? lol ive never seen those. From your post im guessin a hairless guinea pig?. lol WEIRD but at the same time.....yes, cute =)

 

[Mel&Keith]

Yes, they're Hairless Guinea Pigs. There are 2 varieties, Skinny and Baldwin. Skinnies only have hair on their heads and feet and Baldwins are born with hair then all of it falls out. Oddly, the Skinny and Balwin genes are incompatible and if I remember correctly Baldwin x Baldwin is lethal. Hairless Guinea pigs were originally genetically engineered for medical testing.

 

[David Loftin]

I have almost gotten these guys numerous times in the past. They are SO cute.. Thanks for sharing pictures of them.

 

[Mel&Keith]

You should totally get one David! They seem to have gentler temperaments then regular Guinea Pigs to me.

 

[Halley]

Are those are yours?

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Hey! This forum is for "Furry Friends"... those guinea pigs aren't furry! LOL!!!

 

[Mel&Keith]

He had fur on his nose!!!

And only the one eating from the bowl was mine. I need to find all of my pics! Don't you hate when you move and then you can't find things...3 years later? LOL

 

[nevinm]

man, they are soo awsome mel!! ive never seen one in real life but when i worked at ******** i kept trying to get them to order them.

 

[rubym]

OMG! I have seen hairless rats and mice but I have never seen the hairless piggies! They are adorable.

 

[lisa s]

they are SOOOOOOOO cute - mine is furry though - rex piggies

 

[Lady_Kiya]

What eactly are they? I have never seen them before. They look interesting.

 

[David Loftin]

They are Hairless Guinea Pigs!

 

[Lady_Kiya]

They are Hairless Guinea Pigs!

Lmao, I am so beyond help. Thanks, I was thinking to myself, "those don't look like pigs at all"

 

[ariana]

i have had dozens of guinea pigs but a lot of my friends became attached to a certain one and then they went home with them (all of them are horribly spoiled and well cared for) im down to my last piggy, chewbacca (chewy for short). she was my 2nd guinea pig and ive had her for about 4 years. the first, sir henry munchsnockers, went to live with my cousin lol but all of my babies remember their mommy

 

[Mel&Keith]

We went to the pet store for dog food today and Keith had to drag me away from the Guinea Pigs. Their little faces are just so fun to watch! I wonder if Henry is a common name for them? It's a funny coincidence that we each had a Henry. LOL

 

[ariana]

lol yeah i think it must be a common name.
i think some of them just look like henrys!

 

[gothra]

I have seen those in our local pet shop, I think they kinda look like mini rhinos! Cute!

 

[KelliH]

I miss my Skinny Pig, he was so sweet.

 

[Mel&Keith]

Kelli, he's so cute! I didn't know you used to have a Skinny.