Here is a photo of the non-self colour Lemon Argente. This is a genetic variety of the Golden Agouti.
This is actually one of my former pets Milky Way's Orchid Trail "Bulan". She died at the age of 7 years in the summer of 2000.
The following colours and varieties are not (yet) included in our Swedish Cavy Standards.
Grey varieties
Eva's Grey Cavy Page.
Lemon Argente
Here is a photo of the non-self colour Lemon Argente.
This is a genetic variety of the Golden Agouti.
This is actually one of my former pets
Milky Way's Orchid Trail "Bulan". She died at
the age of 7 years in the summer of 2000.
Sable
No photo of the non-self breed Sable.
The sable breed is a colour that
is in a way related to the himalayan, in the sence that it is
not and shall not be the same colour all over. The
head and rump are darker than the rest of the body and
the sides are lighter.
Saffron argente
Here is a photo of the non-self breed Saffron argente.
This is a female called Bourdoux, pretty isn't she?
Saffron and satin saffron (standard breeds but unusual)
Saffron female Ariel with satin saffron babies. This variety has a standard but it is uncommon here in Sweden.
Satin saffron (standard breed but unusual)
Satin saffron male Glimmer.
Curly
Curly is a rough coated breed that is not in standards.
It looks like rex and teddy. Genetically it is a short haired
Lunkarya. This is actually one of
my former pets Milky Way's Fnistan.
Rex Crested
This is just a crested rex, the photo shows my former pet
Fairy Tales Silvia.
Lunkarya
Lunkarya is genetically
different from texels, alpacas and merinos. So far we have
seen at least four different long haired lunkarya varieties:
sheltie lunkarya, coronet lunkarya, peruvian lunkarya and
satin sheltie lunkarya. It is the peruvian lunkarya we are
trying to get into the Swedish cavy standards, under the name Lunkarya.
This is actually one of
my former pets Aristoteles C.
Satin Coronet
Satin Coronet is just a satin sheltie with a crest.
Bald
No photos. The bald cavies are also called skinny.
Ridgeback
A Ridgeback has a ridge along the back, from the neck to the tail should be, if cavies had a tail, that is...
A Ridgeback is often produced from crosses between a shorthair and a peruvian.
I have a pet cavy called Stjärna, who is a poorly Ridgeback. Stjärna has only a short ridge.
More unusual cavies can be found at Eva's Grey Cavy Page and Eva's Lunkarya Page.
Copyright Eva Johansson.
Last update: 12th of February 2006.