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Flatness anywhere on the coat, or twisted ridges; and

FAULTS

DISQUALIFICATIONS and FAULTS

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FOR ALL BREEDS

Cysts;

Hems/Folds in the ears, or damaged ears;

Static mite;

Breaks in the coat or baldness anywhere;

Dirty, greasy, unkept or chewed coats;

High set ears or small ears;

Ungroomed coats with guardhairs; and

Missing toenails or additional toes..

FOR SHORT/SMOOTH HAIRED BREEDS

Pronounced quiffs or swirls anywhere on the coat.

FOR ABYSSINIANS

FOR THE REX

FOR THE CRESTED BREEDS

Referto the faults that are relevant to that particular breed that has the crest

A high, off centre or open crest.

FOR THE MERINO PERUVIAN

FOR ALL LONGHAIRED BREEDS

Any unclear rosettes - split, open centres.

Parting of the coat

Long coat length (above 1.25cm)

Soft fur / coat; and

Flatness anywhere on the coat.

Knotted, chewed or unkept coats

Trimmed / cut coats; and

Lacking curls anywhere;

Extra rosettes (also a fault for the peruvian).

FOR THE TRI COLOURED AND BI COLOURED BREEDS

FOR THE MARKED BREEDS

Any roaning/mixing or brindling of two colours; and

Coloured patches being larger or smaller than the standard states.

Any one colour going around the whole body or half the body; and

Missing patches of colour on any side of the body.

FOR THE SATIN BREEDS

Lack of shine/satinisation; and

Coarse coat texture.

FOR THE SELF BREEDS

Foreign coloured hairs anywhere on the coat;

Dark pigment on the rims of the ears on light coloured breeds;

Fade in undercolour, lightness on stomach or uneven shades of colour; and

White toenails (except on whites);

FOR THE TICKED BREEDS

Uneven or long ticking anywhere on coat;

Eye circles or bonnet strings;

Light, dark or odd colored feet;

Wide or indistinct belly line; and

Patches of unticked hairs anywhere on the coat.

Each breed of cavy has to have a standard that is used as a guideline when exhibiting cavies. In having that, there are some faults which are penalised according to how serious it is on the cavy.