. Cavy culture; a book of practical instructions on the raising and marketing of guinea pigs. Guinea pigs. ently white g'uinea pi\G^s may be had. a pure white is not as common as may at hrst be imag-ined. The pure white guinea pig, in addition to complying with the general requirements of the Enghsh guinea pigs, must i)e absolutely white all over, with white hair on the outside o£ the ear and a pinkish flesh color to the skin both inside and outside of the ear, clear pink eyes and white nose and feet. The self-colored white is often referred to as the albano of the guinea pigs. The self-colore
. Cavy culture; a book of practical instructions on the raising and marketing of guinea pigs. Guinea pigs. ently white g'uinea pi\G^s may be had. a pure white is not as common as may at hrst be imag-ined. The pure white guinea pig, in addition to complying with the general requirements of the Enghsh guinea pigs, must i)e absolutely white all over, with white hair on the outside o£ the ear and a pinkish flesh color to the skin both inside and outside of the ear, clear pink eyes and white nose and feet. The self-colored white is often referred to as the albano of the guinea pigs. The self-colored red is of a dark, deep, rich red in color, very much the color of a ripe toniato. The ears and feet should also be red and the eyes large and bold. There is a tendency for reds to breed to a lighter color red, which greatly destroys their value. The cream-colored cavy, as its name indicates, is cream in color, the coior exten^nig au over its booy from the tip of its ears to its toes, 'i Lie color snouid not be too lignt nor too near an orange, but of meciiuni rich cream. The eyes are black and Self Colored Cienm Kn^Iisk Cavy fn England the cream cavy first came into distinction itndcr the name of the ''Devonshire ; The Eu«dish fanciers have developed this variety of the cavy family to a 42. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Michaels, Edwin D. Philadelphia, Pa. , E. Michaels
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