Guinevere Wheeking Cavies

30/08/2025

Matapos mabasa ng ating kasama sa Cavy world na si sir Arellano JMhar ang tungkol sa Himalayan - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1031601830908402&id=403755453693046&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6

Siya ay nakabuo na isang interesting na tanong:

"Sir paano ung lighter than ruby cast ang eyes pero with choco markings kc nagkaroon ng line ng himalayan?'

Ito ang aming opinion:

Before anything else, pwede mo muna ito basahin para magkaron ng idea about cavy eyes color - https://www.facebook.com/100064117236364/posts/486965936783977/?mibextid=Nif5oz

Base sa link, ang color ng isang mata ayon sa standard ay nadedetermine sa color ng Pupil at hindi sa Iris (check the picture sa link). Ayun din sa standard may 3 options na color in reference sa Pupil at hindi sa Iris (kahit ang Iris ay may color pigment) - dark eyed, pink eyed at ruby cast. So possible ang gp mo ay pasok sa color ng ruby cast kahit ang Iris nito ay medyo light.

Technically, ang ruby cast ay typically result ng lower levels ng pigment sa Iris (terms na ginagamit natin o ginamit mo ay "lighter than ruby cast") at ito ay makikita sa combination ng Silver gene (genetic code - cr) at Himalayan gene (genetic code - ch) o crch genes combination sa C locus o color dilution genes. Possible din na ang ruby cast ay due to pg gene o tinatawag din ng iba ng ruby-casrt gene.

Tandaan na ang ruby cast color ay resulta ng mga sumusunod na genes:
1. Cr (ruby eyed dilution) o silver gene na madalas makikita sa Silcer Agouti at DEW.
2. pg gene o tinatawag na partial pink eye (or grey) dilution gene. Ang pg gene dilutes black color by about 50% at nagreresulta ito ng distinctly ruby cast sa mata.
Note: 2 copies ng cr gene produced distinct ruby cast in the eye. Same result sa 2 copies ng pg gene. 1 copy of cr gene in combibation with other gene like for example crch ay maaring magresulta ng slight changes ng pupil color at mauwi sa light ruy cast eye. In the case of 1 copy of pg gene in combination with other gene in P locus, example Ppg and ppg genes combination, ay magreresulta ng small o minimal changes (most of the time unnoticeable or invisible) in pupil color dahil ang P gene (normal eye gene o black color) at p gene (pink eye dilution gene) ay madodominate ang pg gene.

At dahil nagkaron ng Himalayan lines ang iyong gp possible ito ay may crch genes combination na nagresulta ng ligther ruby cast color sa mata specifically pupil color. Subalit kung ang gp mo ay may 2 copies ng cr gene ito ay magreresulta ng distinct ruby cast eyed.







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30/08/2025

Usapang Himalayan

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Usapang Himalayan
Requested by John Pamatian

There are 2 series or row of coat colors:

Black series colors (black, choco, lilac, beige, slate, blue, caramel)

Red or yellow series colors (white, cream, buff, saffron, gold, red)

Ang tinatawag na self color ay gp na may single color in the entire body.

Ang broken color (bi, tri or multiple combination of colors) ay binubuo ng 2 o higit pang colors na nagmula sa combination ng Black at Red series colors.

Ang responsible genes for Black series colors is “E” gene at ito ay dominant genes (to express it, need only one copy of “E” gene from either one of the parents). Also, it allows coat colors from the Black series ONLY (black, choco etc)

Ang responsible genes for Red series colors is “e” gene at ito ay recessive gene (to express it, needs 2 copies of “e” genes from mother and father parents) and allows coat colors from the Red series ONLY (white, cream etc)

Ang responsible gene sa broken colors (multiple combination of coat colors) ay “ep” gene at ito ay recessive (it needs 2 copies from the parents to express it). This gene allows combination of Black series and Red series colors.

In addition, white coat in broken colors is possible due to White Spotting (WS). For further details kindly visit here - https://www.facebook.com/100032782029490/posts/454078655694865/

In breeding Himalayan to other short haired gp the following should be avoided:

1. Broken color with presence of “ep” gene(s).
2. Self color with white colors or presence of “WS” gene(s).

Ang white hair na naproduced ng White Spotting (WS) at “ep” genes ay maaring dahilan ng pagharang o pag-obscure ng Himalayan markings o points at ito ay mangyayari kung ang white hair ay lumabas o makikita sa face, ears and feet. Ang magiging result nito ay “Mismarked” Himalayan points kung saan ang black o choco points (possible lilac at beige Himalayan points) ay hindi buo dahil sa presence ng white hair. Madalas makakakita ka rin ng white nails at foot pads.

Both “ep” at “WS” genes ay pwedeng maipasa sa mga susunod na generation at ito ay magdudulot ng “Mismarked” Himalayan points. Sa unang generation ito ay hindi lalabas but magiging problema in the next generation pup lalo na ang iyong target ay makapagpalabas ng mga Himalayan pup(s). There’s a lot suprises in breeding gp 🤪

Ang “ch” gene o Himalayan gene ay inaalis ang lahat Red series colors coat (turning it to white color) except the extremities part (face, ears and feet) kung saan ang points ay makikita. Ang white hair ay mananatiling white hair at wala ng magagawa ang “ch” gene dito.

Dahil dito ang pinakamabuting ipares sa isang Himalayan ay self black color, walang “ep” and/or “WS” genes. Ito rin ay maaring makaimprove ng color points. Subalit ito ay mahirap malaman kung carrier ng “ep” at “WS” genes ang isang gp at pwede lamang macheck ito sa pamamagitan ng “Test breeding”.

Mahalaga rin tandaan na ang Himalayan x Himalayan breeding pair ay hindi lagi magreresulta ng mga Himalayan pup(s). Technically pwede ito patunayan. Kung ang both parents ay carrier ng “e” or “WS” or ep” genes ito ay magreresulta ng either broken colors, PEW (Pink Eye White) o self color mula sa Red series color na may mga white hairs.

also, worth to read
https://www.facebook.com/403755453693046/posts/1029236744478244/

https://www.facebook.com/100032782029490/posts/457246598711404/

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