Adorable Hairless Guinea Pigs, Known As 'Skinny Pigs' Look Like Tiny Baby Hippos

The pets are described as 'gentle and loving': Love my house hippo, Lexi! Brittany Parlipiano Powell wrote in the comments alongside a photo of her lighter-colored pet. When asked if not having hair affected the animal's smell, she replied: Nope. Although they are not smelly animals to begin with. Christine Anthony, owned of Handsome Hagrid the House Hippo, told Insider her daughter bought him for her in Pennsylvania at a PetSmart. I like having him because he's just so darn cute and he's the closest I'll ever get to having an actual hippo, she said. A huge hippo fan, she added: He even has his own room where he is surrounded by a lot of my hippo collection, even though there are hippos in almost every room of my house.