My Guinea Pig Is 12 Months n My 2 year old guinea pigs MATED HER IM SCARED SHE MIGHT DIE HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP?

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My Guinea Pig Is 12 Months n My 2 year old guinea pigs MATED HER IM SCARED SHE MIGHT DIE HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP?

Answer 1

She should be fine. Animals unlike humans mature a lot faster and even if they didn't I thought mating at 12 months would kill them.

Answer 2

relax.. why would she die??

Answer 3

Well guinea pigs her age are considered "old" to be pregnant. If she becomes pregnant she might do fine with the pregnancy but if not she will need a c-section which is really risky and you will have to pay for since its your fault you put them together in the first place. Please call the vet for more advice and bring her on a check up to see whats happening and whats going to happen.

Answer 4

Well I looked this up and found out that it is indeed dangerous to breed a guinea pig sow over 8 months old, unless she has had babies before.  It is likely that she will not be able to deliver safely.

There are two choices.  One is to find a good guinea pig veterinarian and have him/her ready for a Cesarean section if she's not able to give birth.  The other is to end the pregnancy.  You will lose the babies, but it might be better for the guinea pig.  Either of these carry some risk to the guinea pig.

I think you should call a good guinea pig veterinarian right away and ask his/her advice.  Don't wait until she's farther along.

Answer 5

At 10 months it is typical for a sows pelvic bone to fuse together. This makes it almost impossible for the baby guineas to make it through the birth canal. Guinea Pig specialist are very hard to find and surgerys have a very high risk of faliure, also they are very expensive. I would say that you should just hope for the best.

Here is some info i found from the link below:

Female - The female piggy is capable of having babies from about a month or so old but obviously is only a baby herself so to breed from her at such a young age would be completely irresponsible at the very least !! She should be bred from for the first time, at approx. 5 - 6 months of age and be a weight of over 500g. She must have her first litter before she is 10 months old - as after this the pelvic bones fuse together and the mother will more than likely have problems giving birth to the babies, this may result in the death of both mother and the babies. You may have heard the term 'Dystocia' - this is when the young are too large to pass through the pelvic canal during the birthing process, this could be because it is a small litter and the babies are very large, the babies could be deformed and cannot fit through the birth canal or it could be because the pelvic bones have fused and there is simply no space for the babies to pass through.

Answer 6

i think that she is ok,