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I have had cavies for many years, my first I got in 1968 or 1969, but I was not allowed to keep it more than a few days because of allergies in the family.
In 1978 I at last I bought a cavy, Tjabo, that soon became my best friend. Since then I've had cavies almost all the time.
The cavy in the photo is Drutten:
My old cavies, from old to new (some in the order that they died...):
- Tjabo. Tjabo was a Black & White male and the first cavy I was allowed to keep. I bought him in the summer of 1978. He lived for 7 years and 11 months on the day, and I was his slave.
- Pyret. Pyret was a Black & Golden female and my second cavy. She was Tjabo's best friend. She had 2 litters with Tjabo, but I did not keep then, instead I found new homes for them. I think I bought Pyret in 1981, as a friend for Tjabo. No photos.
- Na. Na was a Self Chocolate female and my third cavy. She was unable to become really tame. I got Na since she needed a new home, and I think that was in 1983 or 1984, maybe. Na lived for 5 years. No photos.
- After Tjabo & Pyret had died I got a tricolour cavy female as a new friend for Na, but Na did not live long after her friends died, so I rehomed the new cavy and and lived without cavies for a few months. This was late fall in 1988, or early winter. Next summer I found a new cavy...
- Dompängs Drutten. Drutten was a Cream Agouti Crested. I found him in a small aquarium in the home of a friend, she wanted to sell me his babies, but I fell in love with Drutten himslelf. He was 16 months old then, and that must have been in July or August 1989.
- Piri-Piri's Pat-a-Cake, called Patty was a Golden Agouti female. I bought her as a friend to Drutten, and he did get many friends...
- Fina was a Lemon Agouti Crested female.
- Enebacken's Dressed-For-Success, called Dessie was my first satin cavy. She was a Satin Lemon Agouti.
- Gullhäll's Emma was a Buff Agouti.
- Milky Way's Cachiri was my first longhaired cavy. Cachiri was a Black & White Sheltie.
- West Wood's Phobos, called Lilla Blå (meaning "Little Blue"). She was a Grey Satin, very blue in colour.
- Milky Way's Haida was a cavy in desperate need of a new home, she was so thin that I thought she would not make it. Haida was a Zobel Agouti & White.
- Lejonhjärtas Eldflugan, called Flugan. Flugan was a Satin Lemon Agouti.
- Queenie. Queenie was the daughter of Flugan & Drutten, and she was a Satin Lemon Agouti
Early in 1996 all of these cavies had died, and since I had a severe problem with mycosis on the cavies so I desinfected my whole apartment before I got new cavies, and this time I was without cavies for just a couple of months... I had a creeping suspision that my females was dying at an early age because I was stupid enough to mate them, so I decided to only get older cavies and not to mate them from now on.
This photo shows, from left to right, Belladonna, Silvia, E. T., Lotus, Vintergatan, Sunny & Fnistan:
- Milky Way's Fnistan. On the 23rd of June 1996 I got myself 3 new cavies; Fnistan, Belladonna & Vintergatan. Fnistan was a Black & Golden Curly. Fnistan was my first cavy with the Lunkarya gene.
- Milky Way's Vintergatan. Vintergatan was a Satin Grey Lemon Argente.
- Fairy Tales Belladonna. Belladonna was a Black Dalmatian Coronet. Belladonna was in great need of a new home, and left her old home in a paper bag... A friend broght her to me, which I was very grateful for.
- Arion's Lotus. Lotus was an Crested Grey male, that was supposed to be uninterested in females. One day he suddenly realized that he was living in a herd with only females... I had him castrated really soon!
- Milky Way's l'Extra Terrestrial, called E.T.. E.T. was a Grey Lemon Argente female, and my biggest cavy ever.
- Milky Way's Tinsel Trinket, called Tinsel. Tinsel was a Light Grey female, and a close relative of E.T..
- Bubblan. Bubblan was a very old cavy I agreed to piggysit for, and then her owner did not want her back. She lived to be just over 8 years old. Bubblan was Black & White female.
- Sunny. Sunny was Queenies sister, and she was a Satin Lemon Argente. I sold Sunny, but got her back after about five years and then I kept her. I was very glad when I got her back since I had none of her relatives left.
- Fairy Tales Silvia. Silvia was a Crested Rex Himalaya, and my first and only rex.
- Milky Way's Saint Paulia Difficilis, called Diffi. Diffi was a Satin Lemon Agouti female.
- Milky Way's Orchid Trail, called Bulan. Bulan was a Lemon Argente female.
Two of my cavies had died from pregnancy diseases, Pyret & West Woods Phobos, so I didn't want to breed cavies again. But I was told by a friend that the new Lunkarya breed was so healthy that I would not lose any pregnant females, and I was promised two lunkarya sisters - Gitza & Gashay to breed from. But Gashay died and I got Gitza and her daughter Dana instead. What we didn't know was that I actually got three cavies - Dana was pregnant with Fox.
The pigs in the photo are, from left to right, Eira, Danira, Binky, Fox and Kurtan:
- Milky Way's Gitza. Gitza was a Silver Agouti & White Lunkarya female. I was promised to have her and her sister Gashay. But Gashay died, so I got Gitza and her daughter Dana instead.
- Milky Way's Dana. Gitza's daughter. Dana was a Golden Agouti, Golden & White Lunkarya.
- Aristoteles C was a White & Silver Agouti that mostly looked like a lamb.
- Aristoteles Binky. Fox's daughter! Binky was a Golden & White Lunkarya.
- Milky Way's Velvet Halo, called Sammet. Sammet was a Self Grey Curly female, and my second Curly (Fnistan was my first).
- Coastwind's Curtain Call - "Kurtan". She was a Golden & White Alpaca.
- Aristoteles Eira. Eira was a White & Black Lunkarya.
- Aristoteles Fox. Fox was a Golden, White & Golden Agouti Lunkarya.
- Aristoteles Danira. Binky's daughter! Danira was a Golden Agouti & Golden Lunkarya.
- Trassel. Trassel was a Golden/Black & White pet cavy that was in need of a permanent new home at the age of 5 years.
- Milky Ways Saga. Saga was a small Chocolate Agouti Satin female.
- Milky Ways Stjärna. Stjärna is a Lemon Agouti/Lemon Ridgeback.
- Nemo. Nemo was a big Golden/White/Golden Agouti castrated male.
- Hjördis. Tortoisesshell & White Peruvian female.
- Crown Victoria. Crested solid golden agouti female.
(Får se om jag orkar översätta detta till svenska)... - High Hat's Tan-Ja, kallas Tanja. Grey tan hona.
- High Hat's Ninni. Black rex hona.
- C'Lines Dorotea. Black dutch hona.
- Myway Crown Jewel, kallas Fia. Black himalaya hona.
- Solitaire Mitsubishi. Self black hona.
- Grisen. Skinny hona.
- Solitaire LH-Tan-Nie, kallas Tannie. Lilac/golden/white roan alpaca hona.
- Isoldes Kakaoböna kallas Izzy Chocolate/golden hona.
- Hedda Golden Lunkarya hona.