Young Guinea Pig Hair turning grey?

[o&b]

I have a 5 month old abyssinian guinea pig, and he is black and white (and he has a brown part on his face and butt). Recently I noticed his hair (the black part) is kind of turning grey. The image with the pillow was 4 months ago and the other image is recent. its hard to see in the picture but when i put him on my lap i can see grey hair.

 

[Claire W]

He is very cute Coat colours can change as a piggy grows up. My late Edward was ginger and white. He was a really dark reddish ginger when he was young but he got lighter and lighter as he aged

My late Eliza had a dark grey leg and foot when she was a baby. It eventually turned lilac like the rest of her body

 

[o&b]

Thanks!

 

[Freela]

Some colours do have a fading effect over time. One of my pigs started her life with dark lilac markings on her face and by the time she passed at almost 7 the lilac had faded to very close to white.

 

[o&b]

Some colours do have a fading effect over time. One of my pigs started her life with dark lilac markings on her face and by the time she passed at almost 7 the lilac had faded to very close to white.

But my guinea pig is only 5 months?

 

[piggieminder]

My B/W aby went lighter like that in the rosettes very young too. I have a black and beige smooth who is about 9 months, over the last few months his tummy has started going a dark brown (chocolate colour) and his back is getting a lot of lighter patches. They do change colour, I think the darker ones particularly.

 

[o&b]

My B/W aby went lighter like that in the rosettes very young too. I have a black and beige smooth who is about 9 months, over the last few months his tummy has started going a dark brown (chocolate colour) and his back is getting a lot of lighter patches. They do change colour, I think the darker ones particularly.

Thanks!

 

[Freela]

But my guinea pig is only 5 months?

It can definitely start early. Some cours do fade and other pigs don't have any changes even as seniors. They don't go grey from aging like people do.