How long does long hair guinea pigs hair get???

Question

well my guinea pig is a very frizzy guinea pig and his name is frizz ball his hair is exlactly 5 inchea long and he looks like a poddle and hes full grown so i just want toknow how lond in inchea or centimeaters it gets

Answer 1

It can grow pretty long if you do not trim them regularly.

Silkies or Peruvians' hair get longer than Texels usually.  

Answer 2

Well, it depends on what kind of breed the Guinea pig is.

Long Haired

The most well known of these is the Peruvian variety. They have very long silky hair, usually down to the floor and covering their face. They require constant grooming and a lot of time to keep their hair clean and as such are not recommended as pets for children.

The Sheltie and Coronet are similar to the Peruvian, however the Sheltie has its hair growing away from the face and around the body. The Coronet is like a Sheltie with a crest on its head.

Short Haired

Short haired guinea pigs have short, smooth, and silky/shiny hair. They do not need the same amount of grooming as the long haired variety's but regular grooming is needed to prevent their coat from getting matted and to help keep it clean. There are many variety of the short haired guinea pig for example the English Crested where the crest on the head is the same color as the rest of the body, which can be a range of colors.

The Agouti most resembles the native South American cavy. It has a speckled effect throughout the body as a result of different colors on each individual hair. They are found in gold, silver, salmon, lemon and cinnamon.

Rough Haired and Roseetted

Abyssinian guinea pigs are the most common of the rough-haired pets. Their hair sticks out in rosette patterns. Pure bred Abyssinians should have ten rosettes: four on the hindquarters, four around the 'saddle' and one on each shoulder. However other patterns of rosettes look just as good. They appear in a range of colors as well as the 'selfs' and 'marked' colors.

Hairless, Skinny and Baldwin

As their name surgests, hairless guinea pigs have no or little hair. They are mainly found in America but are likely to be seen in Europe and the rest of the world soon.

The Skinny guinea pig has wiry, frizzy hair on their head, face and paws and sometime have hair on the backs and rest of body too but generally look hairless and skinny, hence their name.

The Baldwin guinea pig is completely hairless. Babies are sometimes born with hair but this usually falls off as they grow.

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-Tyler Petersen