Cavy Showmanship Questions - Intermediate/Advanced with correct answers

Cavy Showmanship Questions - Intermediate/Advanced with correct answers Agouti - Correct Answer A group of varieties that have a distinct ticking pattern over the entire animal except the belly. The belly hair matches tip color in a belly band. Angel wings - Correct Answer Ridges of hair standing up on the back or sides of a cavy. DQ Banded - Correct Answer A term referring to the color pattern of a cavy, where on color may entirely encircle the body, forming a band of color. Blue - Correct Answer Color is to be a deep Gray with an even slate cast, carried to the skin. Refers to tan pattern varieties only. Cow hocks - Correct Answer Hind legs that turn inward at the hock, causing the toes to turn out from the body. Fault Drag - Correct Answer When color runs from a designated spot into another color Feathering - Correct Answer A downward swing at the ends of the hairs, along the sides of a cavy. Fault Flesh spots - Correct Answer Small areas of skin, usually on ears, nose, and foot pads, where skin remains flesh coloured and does not match surrounding color. A fault in Dutch and Dalmatian cavies. A DQ in some self, agouti, and solid ticked varieties Impaction - Correct Answer A condition arising from accumulation of wood shavings, hair, and or hard, condensed fecal material found within the perineal pouch, usually in senior boars Intermediate - Correct Answer Four to six months, 22 to 32 ounces Junior - Correct Answer Under four months, 12-22 oz Luster - Correct Answer Degree of shine Maloclussion - Correct Answer Improper meeting of teeth Pea eye - Correct Answer A visible abnormal swelling or fatty growth under the eyelid. DQ if it protrudes beyond the eyelid and is visible without manipulation of the eyelid. Polydactyl - Correct Answer Extra toes, DQ Roman nose - Correct Answer Wide, blunt nose. Side whiskers - Correct Answer A protruding tuft or ridge of hair found between the back of jaw be the shoulder. DQ