Rex

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 To me the most outstanding quality of this breed is its good nature and natural

 nosiness, making it a pig apart, the only downside of keeping this breed is you

 need plenty of empty cages, as they do take a while before the coat develops.

When the babies are born they have a soft curly coat and at this stage it is very difficult to judge whether you have a good show animal or not, the only way you can ‘thin a few out’ is if any have ‘ratty faces’ or eye and ear faults.

The coat will take it’s time to develop and will go through many stages before the harsh hairs start to come through, it will gradually rise working its way up to the shoulder area.

Texture, density, length and springiness count for 60 points in the standard. The coat should be thick, short and springy. Usually if the cavy has a coat that is half an inch in length then it carriers good density and springiness. It should be coarser on top allowing for a softer coat on the sides, (but not flat) under five month animals have a softer coat all round and this is allowed on the show table

The coat I think takes a lot of preparation for a show and takes a long time to perfect the method of grooming out the guard hairs that the standard requires. A good combing regularly and a moist thumb and fore finger run through the coat pulls out lots of guard hairs also, this is the technique I found difficult to master. The best thing to do is watch one of the experts when you go to a show and don’t be afraid to ask for help, most fanciers will put you on the right track as it were.

 

 

 

REX AGOUTI

A rex with an agouti coat with no breaks of colour to interrupt the agouti hair. There are six different colours of Agouti:~

 Golden:  a blue/black under colour or base with a rich mahogany ticking.

Silver: a black under colour or base with a silver ticking.

Cinnamon: a rich deep cinnamon under colour or base  with silver ticking.

Lemon: Deep black under colour or base  with lemon ticking.

Cream: Rich deep chocolate under colour or base with lemon ticking.

Chocolate: Rich deep chocolate under colour or base  with orange ticking.

ARGENTE  AGOUTI

Sometimes if you are very lucky you will breed a argente agouti. The Argente agouti is an agouti patterned cavy with a base or under colour of lilac or beige, and a banding or ticking of either gold, lemon or white.

 

Rexcetra: Monica: Born 5th June, 2005. Silver Agouti

Dam: Rosemary: Silver Agouti

: bred by  Melanie Bell, in Manchester
 
Sire: Sherbert: Silver Agouti: bred by  Melanie Bell, in Manchester

Monica is now retired, from breeding and showing.

 

 

                   

Rexcetra: Milly: Born: 15th April, 2008: Cream Agouti

Dam: Rexcetra: Opel: White/grey roaning

Sire: Stirling Silver: Silver Agouti: bred by Brian Leiper

 

 

         

Callias Cavies: Charlie: 15th May, 2007: Cinnamon Agouti:

Dam: Callias Cavies: Cinnamon Agouti

Sire: Callias Cavies: Chocolate Himalayan

 

         

Rexcetra: Nimbus: 4th July, 2009: Cinnamon Agouti

Dam: Rexcetra: Sylvia: Cinnamon Agouti:

Sire: Callias Cavies: Charlie: Cinnamon Agouti:

 

           

'A' Star Cavies: April: Born 15th April, 2009: Silver Agouti

Dam: Rexcetra: Summa: Silver Agouti bi

Sire Rexcetra: Jack: Silver Agouti

 

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Rexcetra: Dappel Lady: Cinnamon Agouti: Born 8th September, 09

Dam:Cynthia: Silver agouti/white: Sow

Sire: Callias Cavies:  Cinnamon Agouti:

 

 

REX AGOUTI BI

This coat is main an agouti but has patches or bands of other colour in the coat e.g. golden agouti with gold breaks in the coat, silver agouti with white, lemon agouti and lemon markings, or even just the odd few hairs that are not agouti marked.

 

Vienna: Born 17th August, 2005: bred by  Melanie Bell, in Manchester

Vienna is now retired, from breeding and showing

 

                   

Cynthia: Born: 2nd August, 2008: Silver agouti/white: Sow

Dam: Rexcetra: Hyacinth: Silver Agouti/white

Sire: Rexcetra: Baltazar: White/brown roaning.

 

 

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Rexcetra: Dalia: silver Agouti/white : Born 8th September, 09

Dam:Cynthia: Silver agouti/white: Sow

Sire: Callias Cavies:  Cinnamon Agouti:

 

 

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'A' Star Cavies: Mai: Born: 13th July, 2009: Golden Agouti/gold

Dam: Heidi: Golden  Agouti

Sire: Rexcetra: Jack: Silver Agouti

 

REX ANY OTHER COLOUR

Any other colour is what is says any other rex than does not fit into the other categories, for example – tri colour, Himalayan! or roans.

 

******** SOWS ********

         

Rexcetra: Moonlight: Born 30th November. 2007: White/lemon agouti roaning

Dam: Enchanting Cavies: Icicle: white/grey roaning

Sire: Rexcetra: Jack: Silver Agouti

 

         

Rexcetra: Barcelona: Born 8th November, 2008: Lemon Agouti/ Buff/white

Dam: Rexcetra: Moonlight: White/lemon agouti roaning

Sire: Rexcetra: Black Magic: Black/buff/white

 

           

Rexcetra: Lemon Pavlova: White/lemon/black: Born: 27th June, 2009

Dam: Rexcetra: Barcelona: Lemon Agouti/ Buff/white

Sire: Rexcetra: Nougat: White/golden agouti roaning

 

         

Rexcetra: Opel: Born 3rd September, 2006: White/grey roan

Dam: Rexcetra: Willow: white/Lemon Agouti/lemon

Sire: Oscar: White with Grey Roaning.

Opel is now retired, from breeding.

 

 

         

Rexcetra: Lucy: Born:31st March, 09: Chocolate/white roan

Dam:  Rexcetra: Melba: Cream Agouti/white/Cream agouti roan:

Callias Cavies: Charlie: Cinnamon Agouti: Boar

 

           

Rexcetra: Liberty Belle: Born 4th July, 2009: Chocolate/white roan

Dam: Rexcetra: Echo: Black/red

Sire: Rexcetra: Cappuccino: Chocolate/white roan

 

  

******* BOARS *******

 

         

Rexcetra: Nougat: Born 21st August, 2006: White with Golden Agouti roaning

Dam: Rexcetra:  Monica: Silver Agouti

Sire: Angus: White/Strawberry Roan: Bred by Enchanting Cavies

 

 

         

Rexcetra: Cappuccino: Born: 27th October, 2007: Chocolate/white/chocolate roan

Dam: Rexcetra: Opel: White/grey roan

Sire: Sultan: Chocolate/cream.

 

 

              

          

Rexcetra: Black Magic: Black/white/buff: Born 1st July, 2007

Dam: Rexcetra: Willow: White/lemon agouti/lemon

Sire: Sultan: Chocolate/cream: Bred by Enchanting Cavies

 

         

Enchanting Cavies: Brazillian Latte': Golden Agouti/gold/white: Born: 27th April, 2009

Dam: Rexcetra: Cornish Ice Cream: White/cream

Sire: Pedrina: Brannam:20th July, 2008: Golden Agouti/gold/white

 

    

L & P Cavies: Gismo: Black/white: Born: 13th April, 2009

Dam: L & P Cavies: Heidi: Silver Agouti/white

Sire: L & P Cavies: Aston: Silver Agouti/white

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