Sure, they’re furry little goofballs and plenty of people overlook them as companions because they’re rodents, but they’re also kind, gentle, and loyal.
Then there are the guinea pigs that are just flat out majestic.
You may or may not know that there are at least a dozen breeds of guinea pigs and some of them – like the Coronet, Peruvian, Silkie, and Sheba – have amazingly luxurious coats. In fact, they’re rivaling us on our very best hair day.
While the rest of us are struggling with our hair during quarantine, here are 50 guinea pigs that are having no trouble at all keeping coiffed.
1. Wig-a-ling around
And the contrast with that bright, white fur is to die for.
He might look like a little hairpiece walking around out there, but we still have plenty to be jealous of.
2. Voluminous
Maybe we can just play with his/her hair instead!
3. Highlights
We wonder if this sweet animal has an attitude to match its style.
4. Whisps and curls
We just want to brush this hair so bad.
5. Mane
And its hair makes it look like it has a lion’s mane, so how could you not smile when it squeaked at you?
We’re in love.
6. That shine!
It belongs in a shampoo commercial – we’d even be convinced to buy product from this little critter.
7. Bedhead
It looks like this little piggie hasn’t been to the stylist yet and is the official animal of mornings everywhere.
Benny actually has an Instagram page where you can see all that glorious hair at its best.
8. Huh. Ok.
It’s interesting in a futuristic kind of way.
We couldn’t rock this bang style either but we’re giving props to the guinea pigs that try.
9. The guinea wig
We’ve dealt with the brassiness too – it just didn’t look this chic.
We bow down to this hair game (even if the bangs are questionable)
10. Black and white and glam all over
We all look more mysterious in black and white photos, but this little guinea pig has the “it” factor.
11. Butt fluff
Then again, we love this creature and find it so fascinating to look at!
12. Mystic
That face fur looking like a beard also adds to the whole “sage advisor” vibe.
13. A tuft
We’re pretty sure the one with the stylish crown is Arthur.
And he’s really rocking the tri-colored look too.
14. Still life style
Did you know guinea pigs are sometimes bred to be show animals?
We think this might be a Sheba (we’re still not great at our guinea pig breed IDs) and we’re voting for him or her!
15. Brony tail
This little top tail is way cool, though it appears it was just a one-day thing.
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16. Fluffy in the front
It could just be a juvenile, but the point is that it’s still better-groomed than we are right now!
17. Day-off hair
We’re just glad guinea pigs can’t use the Internet because this one might be mad about an unflattering photo going around (even though we can tell it has majestic hair the rest of the time).
18. “Dream pig”
Sometimes their hair grows in completely separate swirls!
What we love about this guy or gal is the ability to see all the personality in that little face!
What is the softest breed and I love the texel or abbsynian but don’t want their fur getting too long does anyone keep their guinea pigs quite shirt how do you find the grooming? Below is a picture of my dream pig I am going to be a first time owner and need advise xx from r/guineapigs
19. The length!
We hope it’s still easy for them to get around because we can only imagine how amazing this looks blowing in the wind as it’s running around.
20. All the styles
We’d digging the front hair sweep across the crest and the nice bob in the front.
Who knew you could still keep it long in the back and pull off 3 different styles?
21. Rockin’ it
Someone went a little heavy on the cream, but we’re pretty obsessed with that big, lucious tuft of white hair.
And that fade over the crown? Perfection.
22. Not every day is perfect
Here’s Tirimisu on what is undoubtedtly a day off from the glam life.
But we don’t constantly coif either if we’re just hanging out in the grass.
23. Blowdry
Sadly, he does not love his baths, but you can follow his long-haired adventures on Instagram here.
24. Winning!
Her name is PigWig and we can see why!
She’s a Peruvian and we might just take her photo to our next styling appointment.
25. Color coding
While these particular Abyssinians are just one color, the breed can have up to 5 different shades of fur on their bodies!
26. Haircut
This gives you an idea of just how much cutting and styling can be involved if you have a long-haired guinea pig (and how much potential there is for messing it up if you try to cut their hair on your own!).
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27. Simple style
How did Mother Nature give guinea pigs such good hair while so many humans missed out?!
28. Curls!
His name is Hero and we’re just going to warn you ahead of time that you’ll be spending too much time on he and his siblings’ Instagram page.
We’re pretty obsessed.
29. Before and after
We like it long, but sometimes it’s just too warm in the summer!
30. The swirl
We’re genuinely jealous of this rodent. (And that’s not something we ever pictured ourrselves saying.)
31. Post shower
Seriously, these animals are hair goals!
32. Ginger
Barnaby’s little red crest is so darling!
But we know how spicy those gingers can be.
33. Silver fox
Kudos to this guinea pig for staying still long enough to get the perfect cut!
34. Toss that hair
Maybe we need this guinea pig to give us some pointers because we haven’t taken a photo this good in a while.
35. Salt and pepper
She looks a little like a possum in this photo, but don’t tell her we said so.
36. Fountainhead
That little splurt of hair on top of his head is so charming!
37. Fabio-lous
And with a name like that you know he is a show pig.
He definitely looks like he thinks the birthday balloon is too gauche for his kind of party.
38. Growth spurt
Then again, it’s kind of a cool look that only a guinea pig could sport with style.
39. Sleek
And that tri-colored fur is is really working for him or her!
40. Kisses
She’s a long-haired breed but just a baby, so you can see that they don’t start out with that glorious mane. (Then again, neither did Meghan Markle).
41. Radiant redhead
It gives us a great idea of how their hair swirls around their faces in some breeds.
42. Chop job
This is why we never cut our hair at home! Always seek the help of a professional!
43. Like a god
He looks like he knows precisely how glamorous his hair is and that we’re lucky to gaze upon its beauty.
44. Puffball
We’re in love with little puffy pig and his spiky little coat.
45. Messy on purpose
We are not one of those creatures.
But this friend in the front certainly is.
46. Glorious
Stranger things have happened.
We wouldn’t be surprised if an undercoat of ginger and a topping of platinum is the next big thing.
47. The perfect placement
We think we like our guinea pigs with a swirly little crown, but that doesn’t take anything away from this finely-coiffed critter.
48. Hair goals
It’s the perfect day.
Just look at all that fluffy fur underneath too!
49. Curly girl
She’s one of the newer breeds that are beginning to win competitions around the world for that long and uniquely curly hair!
50. Quarantine bangs
This is just a reminder that we all have the potential to be glorious but it simply can’t happen every day.
But here we are, being jealous of their hair.
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