Pregnant guinea pig question!:D?

Question

I am so excited for my guinea pig. She is about 5 months or so and very very healthy. She is in a C&C cage. I have been feeding her EXtra veggies, and giving her lots of water. I'm not exactly sure how far along she is. I am taking her to the vet this thursday to get her checked up. My question is, is there any way to find out how far along she is? Will the vet be able to tell? How far along should she be before I put her in a separate cage from my other piggies?

THANKS A BUNCH =]

Answer 1

Seperate her now, put her in her own cage, get soft bedding and make her comfortable. And guinea pigs are only pregnant for 3 months. I just had two accidental guinea pig births, and now have 9 guinea pigs. Also feed her alfalfa hay, and the babies too. The mother will know what to do so you shouldnt need to do anything for her. When her babies start to move, she is going to have them in a day to a week. Feel her stomach often, dont push because you can injure the babies, Thats pretty much all you need to know!

Answer 2

You need to baby proof that C&C cage before those babies come. Or does your correx come up pretty high? It's just babies can fit through the grid squares.

If the vet is good with rodents then he should be able to guess for you. But most vets aren't so good with small animals - they just get trained the basics! You do not need to separate her from the other guinea pigs - unless of course you have a boar which will get her pregnant again straight after the birth! If they are all sows, keep her in there. They will assist the birth.

Put your finger under her pelvis. If you feel there is a gap in the bone, her pelvis is starting to open up. This mean the babies are on their way in the next few days.

Answer 3

Well the gestation period for Guinea Pigs is 62 to 70 days. So if you know when she got pregnant you can be able to tell from that. During the last two weeks of her pregnancy she will be looking more plump than usual. Make sure she is getting extra vitamin C also.

You don't need to separate her from the other piggies, but keep any males away. Sometimes the females will help with the birthing and cleaning the babies up. If any males are born be sure to separate them from the mother at 3 weeks because they can impregnate another pig.

Normally guinea pigs don't have to much trouble with the labor but depending on the pigs age and any other health issues, help may be needed but talk to your vet.  

Answer 4

You should only take out the male. G-pigs are very social.  If you remove her from her group, she may get stressed out.  

When I was raising them, I always left the male in with the group.  None of my males ever harmed the babies.

G-pig babies are fully furred with their eyes open when they are born.  They even start to nibble food in week or so.

Answer 5

Don't separate her from her piggy mates unless she is with a male. If it is a group of females they will either help her with delivery or ignore the pups.

The vet should be able to give you a time frame but not an exact date.

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Make sure your vet is experienced with piggies.  

Answer 6

You shouldn't separate her only if there are other pregnant sows, oh and obviously take out the dad when she is looking big, because he can do it again straight after the babies are born!

At about 5 weeks, you should be able to see and feel the babies - but be careful when handling your pregnant guinea pig, always place her carefully down, never let her stretch or jump from your hand (putting them in backwards usually stops this)  However, handling pregnant sows is best left alone unless there is a problem.

As for vets, well, they don't know much when it comes to guinea pigs!  He might be able to tell if she is pregnant, and if she os over 5 weeks, he will be able to feel the indiviual forms of the babies.

When did you notice she was preganant?  The first signs are usually at a couple of weeks, and include increased girth and erect n!pples.

The actual birth:  this is usually very quick, and might happen while your back is turned!  As soon as she feels the labour pains, your sow will position herself and be ready to nip each amniotic sac as the baby is born.  The only chance you will get to see it or help is if there is a problem, but most sows are great mothers, and problems are quite rare.