Various guinea pig breeds have longer hair than others considerably. Animals with such kind of hair require a lot of grooming. Surprisingly, some guinea pigs themselves don’t like long hair because it compromises their movement and vision. So, what guinea pig breed should I get? If you want to get long-haired guinea pig breed, you can choose from Peruvian, Texel, Silkie, Lunkyara, and Coronet. All these breeds have long hair; they became famous at guinea...
Even if you’ve seen or owned one of these when you were a child, you’ve always wondered why they are called guinea pigs. Well, to answer your question, NO, they’re not a subspecies of pigs, and surprisingly to most of the folks, they don’t come from Guinea. Wait, what? Are they related to pigs at all? That’s exactly how I felt when I found out, so I had to find the answer. When it comes...
