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All white baby guinea pig w/ black eyes

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My guinea pig just had four babies this morning, only one turned out completely white with black eyes? Is it lethal? I know if its roanxroan roanxdalmation or dalmationxdalmation theres a 25% chance that it is, however I am not able to tell what the parents are. By looking at the picture, are you able to tell if they are roan?

Answer
they dont look like roan, but they can still carry the gene, also it is safe to cross dalmation with roan, some people beleive it is dangerous but really its fine, just that there is a 50% chance if the roan/dalmation breeds with another roandalmation. usually with the lethal gene the babies are born with other aliments, such as no eyes, legs no teeth or disformed in some way. if your guinea pig can see, move and eat then he is a happy healthy little dude.