Can 1 day old guinea pigs be put into a different cage but still with it's mother

Question

i need them to move cage, its overcrowded and the two mums are fighting over space, plus i need to take them out because i have a nearly 3week old litter with a boy i need to seperate today. Can i move the 1 day old babies and their mum into a different cage, their auntie and cousin (who they adore) will be their too (dont worry the cage is big enough and is just temerally untill i get a C&C cage)

Answer 1

That will be fine. Guinea pigs are hardy creatures. Moving them won't cause the mother to reject them. People who have said this have not bred guinea pigs, or are just guessing.

Answer 2

It would probably be okay but I wouldn't advise it.  Guinea pigs aren't known to get upset over people moving or handling the babies but she will have been getting the cage ready for the young and may feel disorientated and unprepared because of the move.  Could you just separate the other male (you need to or he will get the mother and auntie pregnant); he may be able to have a friend again soon if any of his cousins are male or otherwise he could be neutered.  If you have a third cage then the auntie could temperarely move out too to give the mother a bit of space whilst she nurses the babies.  

Answer 3

Theres clearly alot of people who know nothing about guinea pigs, Riley above is spot on :)  

Answer 4

No, dont touch them at all as the mother may reject them! You really should have separated them before as any disruption will upset the mum/babies - they should have been on their own. If you can, move the others out but be VERY careful.

Answer 5

I am a guinea pig expert.  I have had them for eight years and I have had guinea pigs who had litters.  You will not disturb them by touching them and you can touch them from the moment they are born and the mother won't reject them.  Just keep the new mum with her babies and put the other guinea pigs in another cage.  It is fine to do it now.  

Answer 6

it will not hurt them to be moved into another cage with their mother. they are fine to be handled and can even start eating solid food although they should still stay with their mother and be weaned at 4 weeks old. just make sure that they arnt around males as you dont want any more unexpected litters :)

Answer 7

make sure you get rid of the babies as soon as their

old enough. i bought two female mice but one turned out to

be a male so my mouse got pregnant and once they turn 6/7

weeks it is very hard to take care of  ALL them and for me, the boy

mice smelt worse then the girls. but their were no girls left cause

the cage was metal and they jump though the bars and well, when

they escaped my cats were right their to gobble them up (i think)

about 4 escaped before i got the new cage and i never saw them again.

Answer 8

I wouldn't advise it.

Though guinea pigs, unlike hamsters and rabbits, won't eat disturbed babies, you still shouldn't move them around.

Okay, sorry. But still don't move them around. Leave them where they are until they're at least two weeks out, due to rejection fears.