Talk:Skinny pig

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According to the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR), athymic immunodeficient rodents cannot survive outside of specific controlled sterile environments which do not normally exist in the homes of pet owners/breeders. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=2119&page=R1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nacktetatsachen (talk • contribs) 02:39, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

No guinea pig breed catches colds. I do have a source for this information: http://www.guinealynx.info/uri.html

Landhermie 07:43, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Saying that they are more hypoallergenic than another breed of guinea is wrong. The allergies come from the hay, urine, or type of bedding.

Source: http://www.cavyspirit.com/allergies.htm

Landhermie 07:46, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Melanoma
I have removed reference to melanoma in the article because as of this date there are only two (one reported and one documented) cases of melanoma in Skinny pigs worldwide. This is very rare and does not represent the breed as a whole. Nacktetatsachen (talk) 05:17, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Is the gene defect behind this known?
From the phenotype it sounds like Foxn1, but has that been shown? I can't find anything on Pubmed. Sad mouse 15:36, 8 October 2007 (UTC) These are not Foxn1. If you are asking about the Eastman Kodak mutation from 1979, it certainly had similar characteristics i.e. excessively wrinkled skin, poorly retained hair, athymic and immunodeficient, but you probably won't find anything because that strain has been gone for over 20 years now. Nacktetatsachen (talk) 03:54, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

The athymic guinea pig is analogous with the nude mouse (nu). The Skinny has the gene symbol hr. Nacktetatsachen (talk) 02:11, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Recent changes
I wholesale reverted the recent major changes to the article for several reasons. First off, per the Manual of Style articles should have a lead section, and any header for it is undesirable. Second, the editor added unrefenced and controversial claims about the subject. The test for inclusion of material in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. The reliable sources we have now have show the genesis of the breed to be from where the article says it is, so that is what we should go with. If you have more reliable sources that contradict that origin, then we can acknowledge neutrally that the source material gives multiple stories. But do not add your own opinion without sourcing. Last, and most importantly, the editor added an image that is to be speedily deleted because it is a copyright violation. Please do not add unfree images without a proper fair-use rationale. Thank you, Van Tucky  Talk 21:45, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: E100 - Spring 2022
Skinny pig eye issues: This source https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/vop.12709 suggests significant finding in eye issues in skinny pigs, even more than the traditional guinea pig. I intend to add this information after the section on Skinny pig skin and skincare.

I also intend to add information about the skinny pig not being a part of the 13 recognized cavy breeds by the ACBA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiUsr1111 (talk • contribs) 20:44, 2 May 2022 (UTC)