October 18, 2007: Naked guinea pig

Undertoad • Oct 18, 2007 11:54 am
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*dies*

The Sun has an item on this beast, a bald guinea pig. Fur-less rodents have been developed for a long time, usually around in order for testing labs that want to check out skin reactions. Now, apparently, they've caught on as pets. But according to the article, they have to be carefully maintained... or they catch cold in the winter and get sunburnt in the summer.
monster • Oct 18, 2007 12:00 pm
Great! Now no-peel for faster preparation
BigV • Oct 18, 2007 12:27 pm
Comes in family size too!
Emrikol • Oct 18, 2007 12:29 pm
Holy crap! They're still cute, even bald!
findpolitics • Oct 18, 2007 12:39 pm
I can't decide whether to post a picture of Wilfred Brimley and say "at least they left him with a moustache"

or

a picture of bald Britney Spears, speculating "maybe THAT's where she got the idea"
LabRat • Oct 18, 2007 12:51 pm
:biglaugha Bald animals make me laugh, they're just not natural.
Sheldonrs • Oct 18, 2007 1:04 pm
LabRat;396692 wrote:
:biglaugha Bald animals make me laugh, they're just not natural.


Hey!!! Bald is BEAUTIFUL!
Kitsune • Oct 18, 2007 1:08 pm
Guinea pig thread? Time for a flood.

[youtube]o31rT0QilvI[/youtube]

Wee weee weeeeee!
LabRat • Oct 18, 2007 1:16 pm
:( That video makes me sad...Tuesday Miss Piggy went to her new home. :mecry:
ZenGum • Oct 18, 2007 2:08 pm
I guess it is just the way the little fellow is sitting, but s/he looks as fat as hell. Fat, bald ... and wayyyyyy cute. I want one.

On naked animals... have we had a naked mole rat picture lately? And the award for "the animal most closely resembling a penis with teeth" goes to .... the envelope please .....

EDIT:Note, Pics from Wikipedia
barefoot serpent • Oct 18, 2007 2:13 pm
meh... naked lab rats... seen one you seen 'em all.

But snakes can swallow them head first or tail first; makes no difference.
lookout123 • Oct 18, 2007 3:04 pm
meh... naked lab rats... seen one you seen 'em all.


hmmm, we must test this theory of yours. now if only we had a thread dedicated to this purpose...
LabRat • Oct 18, 2007 3:08 pm
Aren't you supposed to be working?? ;)
ZenGum • Oct 18, 2007 3:16 pm
It was naked mole rats people.
Or was it all a plot to see Labrat naked... oh damn I blew it...:smack:
lookout123 • Oct 18, 2007 3:26 pm
i'm willing to work hard to get some new photos in that thread.
glatt • Oct 18, 2007 3:59 pm
He has his priorities straight, that lookout.
LabRat • Oct 18, 2007 5:00 pm
OK, naked animals are funny, but naked animals in knitted sweaters are freaking hilarious.
zippyt • Oct 18, 2007 5:18 pm
so fried or steamed ???
spudcon • Oct 18, 2007 9:08 pm
zippyt;396810 wrote:
so fried or steamed ???

Guinea pig ka-bob with barbque sauce.
SPUCK • Oct 18, 2007 10:12 pm
That movie reminds me of the rats that came pouring out of my chicken coop after I shot one standing next to it.... I had NO IDEA!
zippyt • Oct 18, 2007 10:15 pm
Guinea pig ka-bob with barbque sauce.

Meranaded in what though , soy , terayaki , or ????????

Oh I got it Dry rub !!!!!!!!
Elspode • Oct 18, 2007 11:05 pm
The naked guinea pig looks like it comes in Neopolitan flavor.
Spectacle • Oct 19, 2007 3:58 am
What was that oversized guinea pig, something related to a sloth or anteater or something? Anyway it has fur/hair, actually.
ZenGum • Oct 19, 2007 4:07 am
I think its a tapir.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapir
binky • Oct 19, 2007 12:15 pm
My 11 yr old saw the guinea pig and wants to add one to our zoo(2 cats, 2 fish, 2 snails for the fish bowls, one hamster, and one adopted desert tortoise). Oh YAY!!!
Sarasvati48 • Oct 19, 2007 7:40 pm
G-Pigs are eaten in their country of origin...
rkzenrage • Oct 19, 2007 7:44 pm
They are the favored food in the mountain region of Peru, not the urban areas.
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 19, 2007 8:47 pm
binky;397140 wrote:
My 11 yr old saw the guinea pig and wants to add one to our zoo(2 cats, 2 fish, 2 snails for the fish bowls, one hamster, and one adopted desert tortoise). Oh YAY!!!
They are only $300..... plus sweater & sweat pants.
Sundae • Oct 20, 2007 5:50 pm
I'd quite happily eat guinea pig. Haven't a couple of Dwellars done so already? Am thinking of those in the Forces for some reason.

I can imagine guinea pig as a tapas dish, in a lightly spiced sauce :yum:
binky • Oct 22, 2007 4:32 pm
xoxoxoBruce;397340 wrote:
They are only $300..... plus sweater & sweat pants.


Oh thanks Bruce, that will be my easy way out
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 22, 2007 6:32 pm
You could save on the wardrobe, if you bread it.
cubberly • Oct 30, 2007 10:04 am
Paris Hilton needs one of these!