Spectrum - Cavy Style

Self colours in guinea pig shows: Cream, saffron, buff, PE Gold, DE gold, red.

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Dan4th says:

Is the difference between PE gold and DE gold really that subtle, or did it just not capture well in the shot?
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bivoir - away for a while says:

Basically the only difference is their eye colour (I didn't explain it too well!) PE = Pink Eye, DE = Dark Eye. The dilution gene is responsible for the difference in eye colour but it may also have a say in slight hue changes in the coats and pigment between the two breeds.

The Saffron and Buff has the same genetic rule, however, the saffron naturally has a slightly more yellow huge to the coat and the buff more of a coffee biscuit brown hue to the coat. Selective breeding also plays a major part in the difference :)

Thanks for asking!
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Dan4th says:

thanks! I never knew about fancy guinea pigs! :)
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Perla* says:

Ohhhhhh... they are cute.... :-)
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Deb-Ko says:

A cute shot AND a lesson in color genetics :)
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Paris Je t'aime [deleted] says:

I love the third one from the left.
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Spectrum - Cavy Style

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