[ian]

I'm meant to be reducing the number of animals I am keeping but due to my lovely mice recently turning to crap and dying I couldnt help branching out into a new species, and cheering myself up with something furry to play with. Also Willow was flaunting her cavies at the Enfield shows last year and I have literally no will power so here they are:

I even got a trio so will be breeding, aiming for showing, they are of course a difficult marked variety so might take a few years to get to show any especially considering pregnancy lasts about 3 months. The boar and younger sow need some work because they are not balanced enough, too many white patches, the older sow is showable but theres a lot of improvement to be made.

Louis

Sophia

Elodie

Heres my tortoise enjoying the sun now she is up and about

Lucy the Hooded rat, 5 months old now and soon to be paired for her first litter

Ivor the dutch rabbit not helping with the cleaning out today, he wouldnt move out of the way until I gave him food, he is a spoilt little bugger.

 

[geordiesmice]

there lovely animals love the cavies best of luck in breeding.

 

[Jack Garcia]

Elodie is my favorite. I love her coloring!

Since I'm accustomed to mice, guinea pig fur always seems so thick and plush to me! Very pretty!

 

[ian]

Yeah its very thick and looks quite wirey but feels so soft and glossy. They are really nice animals, I'm enjoying keeping them again.

 

[Jack Garcia]

I'm somewhat jealous. I wish I had the room to keep them!

 

[moustress]

Elodie is a real beauty!

 

[laoshu]

They are adorable Ian

 

[webzdebs]

they are all beautiful!!!

 

[cristowe]

Hi there,
I too breed and show cavies. At the mo i have 34 which includes babies. I only keep Peruvians and i show up north at worth valley, oldham, lincoln etc....good luck with the tort and whites.x

 

[ian]

Thank you, I dont drive so wont be going to any northern shows but maybe if you make it down for the london champs in the autumn i'll see you there.

 

[ian]

Thank you, I dont drive so wont be going to any northern shows but maybe if you make it down for the london champs in the autumn i'll see you there.

 

[sarahsnake]

i have 40 piggies, they`re a bit addictive, lol.

you`ve gotta be certifiable to try and breed show marked tort and whites!
love the heavily marked one, she`s pwetty

 

[J and J]

Piggies!!!!! I have 30+ americans,peruvians,silkies, and texels. Have you seen the skinny pigs????? Hairless cavies

 

[sarahsnake]

i have rex, peruvians, shelties, coronets. texels, merino, alpaca and abbysinian.

sadly lost my skinny boar, ( he got taken very ill on a bank holiday and the vets refused to see him as they dont agree with keeping skinnies. nice eh? )
i have his son who`s a skinny carrier, i`m looking for a wifelet for him

 

[ian]

I bet the vet see brachecepahlic dog and cat breeds and many other inbred pedigree creatures which have associated health issues. Never heard of a vet turning down money, how odd

I'm almost sure that Sophia and Elodie are pregnant now so hopefully little cavy babies coming soon.
Also My silver fawn hooded has had her first litter last week, im looking forward to the fur coming in.

 

[laoshu]

sorry to hear about your skinny pig and are the not vets causing stress, negligence, suffering and death buy refusing to see an animal thats not well! I am sure there is a law agaist that!

I am glad your getting baby piggys soon Ian! and get pics of the baby rattys

 

[sarahsnake]

the vets around here were fine with my just departed brachecepahlic dog,
they`re a bit odd with my cats though, i wanted them put on the pill but they wont do it :-(

my piggies now number 42.
my dalmation rex sow had a rex daughter and a rex carrier son, so i`m a very happy bunny.

and my ginger gerbil looks pregnant :roll:

 

[ian]

OK so here are my rat babies
4 Boys, think I might keep the two on the right and the two on the left are surplus if anyone fancies some ratties, both are smooth coated agouti hooded.

6 Girls I think Im going to keep the 4 on the left and 2 on the right are available if anyone is interested in rat girls, both are rex agouti hooded.

 

[WillowDragon]

That first girl is brilliant Ian! Look after her! Hehe She is showable i reckon!

 

[ian]

Yep I think she is the only one where the stripe meets the tails properly and its quite a unfirm line too. Ill definately be showing some of these guys in May at the Enfield show, I can't wait