For your reference, here's a little info about the cavies we raise. Right now our breeding program consists exclusively of Teddies. Teddy cavies have short kinky hair that stands up. Their coat is supposed to be evenly dense and resilient.
Self colors
Selfs are your "basic" colors such as red, black, chocolate, cream, orange, beige and lilac. Usually we have blacks and reds although sometimes we have others. The picture to the right is of BP Skyy who is a black.
Solid Ticked colors
Each hair on these animals has two self colors: a base color and a tip color. There should be no patches of color. The combination of red and black is called Solid Golden, White and Black is Solid Silver and other color combinations are considered Solid Dilute. Pictured to the left is BP Maker's Mark who is a solid golden.
Roans
The roan coloration consists of the intermingling of white hairs with other colored hairs. Common roan colors are blue roans (black and white hairs), strawberry roans (red and white hairs) and tri roans (two colors with white hairs). We commonly have all three plus roan variations on any of the other colors we raise. The picture to the right is of BP Coal Porter who is a blue roan.
Brindles
Brindle is similar to roan, except it is the specific combination of red and black hairs with no white hairs. Brindles bred to roans often produce tri roans. To the left is BP Harp who happens to be extremely pregnant in this photo.
Black and Tans
The newest variety that we are pursuing. It is not even accepted yet for showing. This color is best described as being like a Doberman Pinscher or Rottweiler. They are mostly black with red bellies, eye circles, pea spots, chins, and stray red hair on their sides and in their ears. The cavy to the right is BP Jose Cuervo, one of our first tan teddies produced so he is lacking a few of the necessary markings.
