Just a story about how weird my guinea pigs are...
Over the summer, it was incredibly hot and we had no central air. Just a little fan that barely did any suffice. The guinea pigs were dying. They would jump,in their water trough and get their underside wet then just lounge on a cold, hard surface to keep cool. I tried using frozen pees and stuff, but they would chew on the plastic and that just didn't work for me. So, I shaved them. Not bald. They still had fur, I just trimmed it down so they could get a breeze. Beck especially. Back in the summer, his hair was an absolute mess. He was malnurited when I got him and it took a while to fix everything. He was miserable. They actually really liked it. They would sit still and wheek cute little wheeks. Well, after it started cooling down, I stopped trimming them. I could always tell before when it was time to trim them because Beck would get sassier than usual. Then, the razor died and I couldn't trim them even if they needed it. Beck started getting really douchey. So I trimmed up just his crests with a pair of scissors and he was so happy! In conclusion, I have a genuine Abyssinian who does not want to be an Abyssinian. Eicha on the other hand, he puffs his fur up as high as it can stand to look like Beck. I wish I could trade their coats. Beck is so funny, he woops a little song while I trim his fur and nibbles and licks my hand gently. That's not him saying he doesn't like it, fyi. If he didn't like it, he would take off my finger. He's not afraid of biting when he's upset. I've gotten a few good ones from him. We used to call him a vampire. Anyway. I just gave him a little trim and thought I'd share that. :)