Rex

 Mercury won Best Rex at Durham & Northumberland Cavy Club on 11th February, 2012

 

 

BALOO: GOLDEN AGOUTI: BOAR

 

Rexcetra: Lucas & Lloyd - Silver Agouti/white

 

 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.

 

Three generations of golden agouti Rex sows bred by myself:

From the left:  Venus: (Grandmother) Maggie: (Daughter of Venus. mother of Monsoon) Monsoon: Daughter of Maggie. Granddaughter of Venus

 

 

REX SOLID:

 

    

Rexcetra: April Dawn: Dark Eyed White: Born: 1st April, 2011

Dam: Rexcetra: Daisey: Dark Eyed White:

Sire: Paula's Piggies Pad: Chouda: Lemon Agouti/lemon/white

 

 

 

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.    

 

Rexcetra: Tabitha: Silver Agouti: Born: 15th February, 2011:Sow

Dam: Twisted Whisker Stud: Mellie:  Silver Agouti:

Sire: Twisted Whisker Stud: Mercury:  Silver Agouti:

 

Photo taken at 9 weeks old

Rexcetra: Flora: Cinnamon Agouti:Born: 6th October, 2011

Dam: Rexcetra: Tabitha: Silver Agouti

Sire: Pickersleigh: Houdini: Cinnamon Agouti

 

 

           

Twisted Whisker Stud: Mercury:  Silver Agouti: Born: 4th April, 2010:Boar

Dam: Twisted Whisker Stud: Arlene: Silver Agouti

Sire: Twisted Whisker Stud: Turpin: Silver Agouti Bi

          

    

  

    Mary Jaffa: Bramble: Golden Agouti: Boar

Dam: Mary Jaffa: Virginia: Silver Agouti

Sire: Mary Jaffa: Amber: Gold

 

 

      

      'A' Star Cavies: Rob Roy: Golden Agouti: Born: 14th February, 2011:Boar

Dam: Rexcetra: Lemon Meringue: White/lemon

Sire: 'A' Star Cavies: Hijack: Cream Agouti

 

Rexcetra: Lightening: Lemon Agouti: Born:19th June, 2011

Dam: Rexcetra: Maggie Mae: Golden Agouti/gold

Sire: Janga Stud: Flapjack: Lemon Agouti

 

 

Photo taken at 5 weeks old

Rexcetra: Chelsea: Lemon Agouti: Born 22nd September, 2011

Dam: Rexcetra: Cowslip: Lemon Agouti/lemon

Sire: Paula's Piggie Pad: Chouda: Lemon Agouti/lemon/white

 

 

Rexcetra: Catkin: Lemon Agouti: Born: 18th March, 2012

Dam: Rexcetra: Chelsea: Lemon Agouti:

Sire: Rexcetra: Lightening: Lemon 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, patches smaller than a ten pence piece that are not agouti marked, will not be counted.                

         

   

   Rexcetra: Venus: Golden Agouti/gold: Born:14th February, 2010:Sow

Dam: 'A' Star Cavies: Mai: Golden Agouti

Sire: Rexcetra: Brazillian Latte: Golden Agouti/white/gold

 

 

   

Rexcetra: Maggie Mae: Golden Agouti/gold: Born: 13th October, 2010:Sow

Dam: Rexcetra: Venus: Golden Agouti/gold:

Sire: Twisted Whisker Stud: Baloo Bear: Golden Agouti Gold

   

        

 

   

          Melanie Bell's: Pepsi: Golden Agouti Bi: Born: 21st December, 2010:Sow

Dam: Melanie Bell's: Spice : Golden Agouti Bi

Sire: Twisted Whisker: Woody: Golden Agouti

 

        

 

Rexcetra: Penny: Cinnamon Agouti: (chinchilla type) Born: 9th August, 2011

Dam:  Mary Jaffa: Jaffa: Golden Agouti/gold

Sire: Pickersleigh: Houdini: Cinnamon Agouti

 

Rexcetra: Lloyd: Silver Agouti/white: Boar: 11th January, 2012

Dam: Rexcetra: Penny: Cinnamon Agouti: (chinchilla type)

Sire: 'A' Star Cavies: Banjo: Silver Agouti/white:  

  

 

  

Rexcetra: Elle: Silver Agouti/white: Born: 24th September, 2011

Dam: Rexcetra: Daisey: Dark Eyed White

Sire: Twisted Whisker: Mercury: Silver Agouti

 

Picture to follow

Rexcetra: CLOVER: Sow: Silver Agouti/white: Born: 21st March, 2012

Dam: Rexcetra: Elle: Silver Agouti Roan       

      Sire: Pickersleigh: Ludo: Silver Agouti/white

 

     

Rexcetra: Rosemary: Silver Agouti/white: Born:28th September, 2011

Dam: April Dawn: Dark Eyed White

Sire: 'A' Star Cavies: Banjo: Silver Agouti/white

  

 

 

  

Rexcetra: Twopence: Chocolate Agouti: Born: 9th August, 2011

Dam:  Mary Jaffa: Jaffa: Golden Agouti/gold

Sire: Pickersleigh: Houdini: Cinnamon Agouti

 

Pickersleigh: Ludo: Silver Agouti/white:

Dam: Pickersleigh: Pheobe: Silver Agouti

Sire: Pickersleigh: Lester: Silver Agouti/white

     

 

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.    

                                 

        

        

Rexcetra: Cracker: Buff/white: SATIN:  Born: 22nd September, 2011

Dam: Rexcetra: Cowslip: Lemon Agouti/lemon

Sire: Paula's Piggie Pad: Chouda: Lemon Agouti/lemon/white

 

 

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NOUGAT: AUG 2006 - MAY 2010

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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