04-26-2014, 06:15 PM
I'm sure the breeder was trying to "improve" and preserve the colour. Annie is completely red with red eyes and this is quite rare here. Lots of piggies have some red in their coats but a completely red coat is unusual.
Of the 7 adults that came into the rescue together 2 were males, 5 were pregnant females. One died before giving birth. One aborted her litter early. One died giving birth and her litter didn't survive. The other two had one surviving baby each and survived themselves. The surviving babies were Annie and Ethel. Their Mums were paired up with other females and rehomed, never to breed again. They were not very old but had been bred many times and appeared older than they were.
Suzy warned us when we adopted them that they were very inbred and may not live as long as we might hope, but our girls have done very well. Both are 5 and as we know not all piggies get to be 5, and although their tooth issues are serious we are fortunate to have the help we need to manage them.
Annie fares very well with her odd dentition as long as we prepare her food correctly and Ethel now appears completely back to normal, of course her teeth will need close monitoring and probably never be "normal" again but at least we can manage them.
Of the 7 adults that came into the rescue together 2 were males, 5 were pregnant females. One died before giving birth. One aborted her litter early. One died giving birth and her litter didn't survive. The other two had one surviving baby each and survived themselves. The surviving babies were Annie and Ethel. Their Mums were paired up with other females and rehomed, never to breed again. They were not very old but had been bred many times and appeared older than they were.
Suzy warned us when we adopted them that they were very inbred and may not live as long as we might hope, but our girls have done very well. Both are 5 and as we know not all piggies get to be 5, and although their tooth issues are serious we are fortunate to have the help we need to manage them.
Annie fares very well with her odd dentition as long as we prepare her food correctly and Ethel now appears completely back to normal, of course her teeth will need close monitoring and probably never be "normal" again but at least we can manage them.
Greeting from Wales.
Hwyl Fawr o'r Cymru.
This is the web site of the rescue I volunteer at.
http://guinearescue.blogspot.co.uk/
Hwyl Fawr o'r Cymru.
This is the web site of the rescue I volunteer at.
http://guinearescue.blogspot.co.uk/
