Texel guinea pig

Texel guinea pig

 

Texels are a handful to maintain if you want them to look like they are supposed to. First off, diet. All coated pigs need 18% protein chow (with vitamin C but no nuts seeds, crunchy bits or colored garbage) and hay. Coat is protein and they have a constantly growing coat which increases their protein demand. Hay, in addition to the fact that they like it and it is good for them tends to keep them from getting board and chewing their coats. Avoid fruit. It is messy and empty calories. Greens like Kale have more vitamins and a lot less sugar.

 

  
Virtually all use a comb with teeth that roll (dog supply places sell them) and use it as little as they can get away with. Brushing and excess combing straightens the Shirley Temple curls that show Texels must have and which gives the breed its charm. In addition to the roller comb, breeders work through the whole coat daily with their fingers to catch any potential tangles before they get serious.

 

 

No guinea pig should be bathed on a set schedule, not even long coats. They should be bathed only when they need it and that includes Texels as well as the Peruvians that we have raised for 40+ years. Ours get a bath when they need it, which for pigs in coat is every 2 to 3 months depending on the individual pig.

 

 

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