No picture yet, but Layla sounds beautiful. She is a white roan, which means she gets my roan warning, pasted at the end of this entry (hmm, she's not actually a visible roan, but she may be a carrier--warning stays up). She is four years old and good with kids, but bad with cats and dogs. She has medium length fur. She was surrendered because her owners didn't want her anymore. Poor Layla!
Now, a repeat GUINEA PIG LESSON on roaning in fur and how it relates to guinea pigs:
One of many reasons why I'm against br33ding (and why this blog does not support br33ding), is because if a roan pig is br3d with with a roan pig (or if a dal pig, another br33d, is br3d with a dal pig), there is a one in four chance a lethal pig will be born. Lethal pigs are very, very special needs, if they live more than a few days. Please don't ever br33d your pigs, as there is a high chance of fatality for the mother. But if you have a pig with white fur and some black spots (a dal pig), or the black markings intermittent in fur that constitute roaning, please, please don't br33d them. Your pig may create a blind, deaf pig with no teeth who relies on you for care. And with so many hundreds of homeless pigs, why br33d in the first place?
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *
helpful links: Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV .
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