The Non Selfs

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The Non Selfs

Non Self Cavies are the majority of other Cavies, that meet the British Cavy Councils Standard

Below are Photos of the Breeds

The Non Selfs are often split into sections

Coated

The Abyssinian Cavy, often called the 'rosette',

The Aby comes in many colours,

A Roan Abysinnian Cavy

A Black Abysinnian

A Roan Abyssinian owned by Wathwood Cavies

Black Abyssinian also owned by Wathwood Cavies

Brindle Abyssinian

This is a Rex Cavy, the Rex also comes in every colour possible, colour counts for nothing in the Rexes Show Standard.

The Crested Cavy

There are 3 types of Crested Cavy, American...which has a solid body colour and a contrasting crest & English which complies to the Self Sandard, but with a crest. The AOV crested, which is any other smooth coated breed with a crest

This is a black American crested many thanks to Nick Warren for the photo

A Golden American Crested

An English Crested Cavy has the same colour crest as its body,they come in all the self colours

Muller an Argente Crested And an Agouti Crested Cavy Also from D Johnston

Black English Crested From D Johnston Farouk, another agouti crested, this time Golden

. Now that Argentes have been fully standardised Argente Crested can now be shown in the open section of the show

The satin

The Satin has a very shiny sleek coat due to the hair fibre being hollow, any cavy can have a Satin coat but the most common are the 'Solid' Satin

which is all one colour

A Satin Sheltie This Satin A Saffron

Won Best of Breed at a Championship Show Another Satin Sheltie owned by

Wathwood Cavies

Some Satin Dutch from Crystal Cavies

This is Barnaby, a Rare Satin Sheltie,

Bred by Junbar Stud, owned by Cookie Stud

Marked

Cavies with a smooth coat, and certain markings, as per the BCC

The Agouti

The Agouti comes in six recognised colours, Gold, Silver, Cream, Chocolate, Lemon and Cinnamon

A Chocolate Agouti

A Cinnamon Agouti

This is a Silver Agouti A Cream Agouti

Members-If you breed Agoutis we would appreciate any photos of the missing colours so please email me

The Argente

Is genetically a pink eyed agouti, but it is not accepted as an Agouti in the show world, in comes in a variety of colours. It has recently been given full standard they are found in Gold/Lilac, Lilac/White, Lilac/Lemon, Beige/Gold, Beige/Lemon and Beige/White

A White /Lilac Argente

A Lemon /Lilac Argente from Crystal Cavies

A Gold /Lilac Argente from Crystal Cavies

The Himalayan

In Chocolate and Black

Black Himalayans

A Black & A Chocolate Himalayan

Dalmatians

The Dalmatians come in a wide variety of colours, from all the self colours to the agouti colours

A Black Dalmation A Chocolate Dalmation

Members-if you have any photos of Dals please drop me a line HERE

The Roans

Like the Dalmatians the Roans come in many colours

A Golden Roan A Chocolate Roan

Members-if you have any photos of roans, please drop me a line

Tortoishell & White

An excellent example of a Tort & White shown by Jeanette Marina at a recent Championship show

Tortoiseshell

Is slightly different to the Tort & White as it is patched with only Black & Red

Members-if you have any photos of the Tortoiseshell, please drop me a line

Tri-Colours

The Tricolour is a cavy that is any 3 colours other than the known Tort & White, so it could be Black Cream & White OR Lilac Gold & White, there are many combinations and can include Agouti

A Tricolor Cavy