Guinea pig born with red eyes

It is commonly believed that guinea pig eyes only come in either brown or black color.

Guinea pig born with red eyes

No doubt, brown and black are the most common guinea pig eye colors, but guinea pig eyes come in a variety of colors. Surprisingly, many guinea pigs have pink, ruby, and red eyes. Guinea pigs can also have blue eyes; it is the rarest.

While some guinea pig lovers love red-eyed guinea pigs, many are aversive to red eyes because of the widespread myths and misconceptions.

If you are here to find out how guinea pigs get the red eye color or if is there any truth to those myths surrounding red-eyed guinea pigs, continue reading.

Guinea pig born with red eyes look like

In this article, we are going to discuss all about red-eyed guinea pigs.

Red-Eyed Guinea Pig

The red-eyed guinea pig is not a distinct breed but just an eye color that may occur in any guinea pig breed. Healthy red eyes in guinea pigs usually occur because of albinism (lack of pigmentation).

But albinism affects guinea pigs differently from other animals. This is the reason