{"id":11766,"date":"2025-06-04T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/?page_id=11766"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:38:39","slug":"cavy-round-robin-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/cavy-round-robin-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavy Round Robin Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breeds and Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>How many breeds are currently accepted by the ACBA?\n<ul>\n<li>13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does ACBA stand for?\n<ul>\n<li>American Cavy Breeders Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name three general disqualifications \n<ul>\n<li>Visible illness, external parasites, coat faults, bare spots where there should be hair, broken or missing teeth, pregnant sows, incorrect color variety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which breed of cavy has rosettes?\n<ul>\n<li>Abysinnian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the difference between a fault and a disqualifiation?\n<ul>\n<li>A fault is a defect in the animal that will result in subtraction of points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disqualification is a feature\/aspect\/characteristic\/requirement that is not met or should not be present and results in the animals disqualification from show. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the 5 color groups?\n<ul>\n<li>Self, agouti, solid, marked, tan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a crest?\n<ul>\n<li>A rosette found on the forehead of a crested cavy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name three breeds of cavy\n<ul>\n<li>American, American Satin, Abyssinian, Abyssinian Satin, Coronet, Peruvian, Peruvian Satin, Silkie Satin, Silkie, Teddy, Teddy Satin, Texel, White Crested<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a pedigree?\n<ul>\n<li>A document that shows the ancestry of your cavy back three generations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name the four long haired breeds\n<ul>\n<li>Peruvian, silkie, texel, coronet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anatomy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>What is a male cavy called?\n<ul>\n<li>A boar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a female cavy called?\n<ul>\n<li>A sow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a baby cavy called?\n<ul>\n<li>A pup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many toes do cavies have on their front and back feet?\n<ul>\n<li>Four on their fronts and three on their backs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show me the crown on the guinea pig<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show me where the crest woudl be on a white crested cavy.\n<ul>\n<li>Forehead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List two anatomical\/structural disqualifications for all cavy\n<ul>\n<li>Deformities, eye ailments, teeth deformities\/problems, testicular abnormalities, toenail discontinuities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many eyelids does a cavy have and what are they called\n<ul>\n<li>Three &#8211; upper, lower and inner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health and Diseases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>What is the lifespan for a cavy?\n<ul>\n<li>5 &#8211; 7 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is it called when a sow gives birth to her pups?\n<ul>\n<li>Farrowing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What age is it usually safest to breed a cavy?\n<ul>\n<li>3-6 months (12-24 weeks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the symptoms of illness? List three\n<ul>\n<li>Off feed, off water, listlessness, sitting hunched in the corner, eyes half closed, hair ruffled, any discharge, dull coat and eyes, sudden weight loss, excessive thinness. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is bacteria?\n<ul>\n<li>Tiny one-celled organisms; some are helpful to digestive process and some cause diseases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some symptoms of heatstroke, the cause and how you control it?\n<ul>\n<li>Symptoms: drooling, weakness, heavy breathing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cause: exposure to heat or direct sun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Control: get out of the sun, provide water, keep cavy cool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is scurvy?\n<ul>\n<li>A disease caused by lack of vitamin C in the body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the ideal temperature for a cavy&#8217;s cage?\n<ul>\n<li>55 &#8211; 75 degrees Fahrenheit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List two external parasites\n<ul>\n<li>Lice, mites, selnick mites, sarcoptic mange mites, ear mites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List two internal parasites\n<ul>\n<li>Roundworm, coccidiosis, tapeworms, hookworms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-H Lore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Give me two examples of show etiquette\n<ul>\n<li>Never touch another exhibitor&#8217;s animal. Never talk out of turn at the show table. Respect the show venue. Do not complain about the judging. Never speak ill of another breeder\/jedge\/exhibitor. Be a gracious winner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In what year was the Smith-Lever act established?\n<ul>\n<li>1914<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the 4-H slogan?\n<ul>\n<li>Learn by doing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the sportsmanship motto?\n<ul>\n<li>Keep your head when you win and your heart when you lose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In San Juan County, what are the three contests that all animal project members must participate in?\n<ul>\n<li>Herdsmanship, showmanship, and judging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>True or false? The 4-H clover emblem originally had three leaves\n<ul>\n<li>True<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why was the 4-H youth program originally started?\n<ul>\n<li>To educate the young people so they would share their new farming techniques with their parents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a CloverBud 4-H member, name two projects you cannot enroll in\n<ul>\n<li>Swine, sheep, cattle, horse, large breed goats, llama\/alpaca, shooting sports, food preservation using hot water or pressure canning, any project using motorized vehicles, livestock sales and shows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What federal agency oversees 4-H?\n<ul>\n<li>United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where is the annual National Teen Conference held?\n<ul>\n<li>Chevy Chase, Maryland; Washington D.C. is also an acceptable answer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the 4-H motto?\n<ul>\n<li>To make the best better<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do the 4-H colors symbolize?\n<ul>\n<li>Green for springtime, growing things, youth and life &#8211; white for purity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tPDF for Download\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breeds and Information Anatomy Health and Diseases 4-H Lore \u2191 Back to top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11767,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11766\/revisions\/11767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}