Lilac is the smart guinea pig, and the guinea pig that wears glasses. Isn that a stereotype?
It would be, but the two aren’t connected. Lilac was a guinea pig with a condition called “fatty eye.” The condition is not serious, but it makes the eyes sag and look overly large. Because she had an eye condition that couldn’t be drawn, I decided to give her character glasses. She became the smart guinea pig because she was (at the time) the most empathetic guinea pig I ever had; she always seemed to know when another cavy needed special attention. The glasses and intelligence were independent from one another. (I wear glasses, so I think this is important to point out!
