I want to know if my 2 female guine pigs are pregnant (they were both recently bought at a pet store).
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I want to know if my 2 female guine pigs are pregnant (they were both recently bought at a pet store).
Top one yes, bottom one maybe.
If you're not sure if they're pregnant, or not, you are in for a HUGE surprise if one of them is pregnant.
Got about 2 weeks ago... the 2 together would go through 1 bowl of food and 1 bottle of water a day.. now they are up to 2 bowls and 2 bottles a day. And both are jumpy when we touch near belly.
I've had plenty of guinea pigs in my life and from what I see, it doesn't really look like they're pregnant. I'm not saying that they aren't but they don't really look so at this point.
Maybe they are eating too much or drinking too much. Jumpy when you touch near their belly? I've NEVER seen a guinea pig that isn't. Generally they are very jittery creatures to begin with.
You're going to have to wait it out and see if they get bigger or maybe pop babies out... then you will know if they are/were pregnant!
Look out for signs including
- Bigger female private part
- Eating and Drinking more
- Increasing of the belly
- When holding the piggy, is there movement in the tummy?
- Walking slower
Hopes this helps, my piggies had all these signs except for walking slower, they still love to run, even whilst pregnant...
STEPH
Considering the gestational period for a guinea pig, and the fact that this question was posted in September of 2011, if the posters guinea pigs were pregnant, they would have delivered already.Quote:
Originally Posted by StephieMellark
'I am sorry I was trying to help others for future reference, why did you look at this page even if you had known that the birth of the piggies had maybe already happened.'Quote:
Originally Posted by Alty
Because I had posted on it, then removed my post, back when the question was first asked. I removed my post because the question had already been sufficiently answered, and my post wasn't necessary. But, because I had posted, I was subscribed to this thread. When you posted, the thread showed up on my subscribed threads list as having received a new reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by StephieMellark
Sorry I only just joined...
Were the guinea pigs preagnant after all, do you know? At the moment we have 3 babies
They never came back to tell us if they were pregnant or not.
Sadly the poster never came back to let us know. That happens a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by StephieMellark
I'd love to see pictures of your three babies. When were they born?
My mum said I am not allowed to give photos but they are now four days :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alty
No problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by StephieMellark
Can you tell me what color the parents are? Are you planning on keeping them? :)
Sadly no, because inbreeding may occur and 2 are girls and 1 is a boy and they can sick , etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alty
Inbreeding, like breeding, can only occur if you don't keep them separated, which you should be doing anyway. Not with the babies, they're too young and need their mom. But once they reach sexual maturity, they shouldn't be allowed in the same cage unless they're fixed, or the same sex.Quote:
Originally Posted by StephieMellark
If you can sex (tell whether they're male or female) the babies, and keep the same sex together, separating them from the opposite sex, then there's no reason that you can't keep one or all of the babies.
But, if you can't, please make sure to find them good homes. Do not sell them to a pet store. No good can come of that.
I wish you all the best with your babies. Hopefully this will be a one time litter. :)
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