So, i just found out my guinea is pregnant, ADVICE?

Question

What should I know, has anyone else had a pregnant guinea pig? What should I know? any special stuff to know before hand, she has three babies, and i've been giving her extra water in her water bottle and also more fruits like the vet said, we are giving her alfalfa hay and we have new bedding for her that is soft for her, Anymore advice??

Answer 1

Keep her away from the male, unless you want this to happen again.  Other than that, the vet tells you the right thing.  Just gotta wait for the babies now.

Answer 2

You are doing everything fine, my guinea pigs gave birth many many many times, and all went fine, we just tried to make it as comforatable as possible for the mommy. They do the rest themselves :)

Answer 3

Disown her send her to live on the streets if shes gonna disgrace you like that. The things these teenage guinea pigs do these days disgusts me

Answer 4

sounds like your doing everything.. Nature will take care of anything else.You shouldn't handle them much as she may reject them.after there born.

they have to stay with her for about 5 weeks. Depending on the disposition of your guines, its best to keep the male away.I  love guinea pigs. They are so sweet. Also, unless you want more,keep the male and female apart. She will get pregnant right away.

Answer 5

research what youu do when their pregnant online.

google normally has good information.

Answer 6

Keep them away from Richard Gere!

Answer 7

Three babies and is pregnant again?

Wow, separate the female from male.

Answer 8

I had a guinea pig that had three babies. I didn't know she was pregnant until she gave birth!! And everything was fine, so just make sure she's healthy and you take of her properly I think she will be fine. Nothing special you need to do, but i'm not an expert heh.

Answer 9

I've never had a pregnant guinea pig, though I did have a few guineas. My cousin had a few guinea pigs who were always pregnant.  I just suggest following the advice the vet gave: always fresh water, more fruits, etc. The soft bedding is probably good too, especially for when they are born. Just watch her as it gets closer to the date, you might want to be there when they are born so that you can watch--just to make sure everything goes smoothly!!  Also, talk to the vet about the age you can give them away, I'm not sure if you want to do that or not, but that's where I always got my guinea pigs from--my cousin's.  But it could be good to have one or 2 people in mind if you do plan to give them away, they are good for kids who are about 6 or 7+!

Answer 10

How old is she? Past a certain age, guinea pigs will have complications birthing. Make sure the male is not with her any more, she can get pregnant again very shortly after giving birth. The male babies will need to be separated from the females and mother by three weeks of age (not five like someone suggested, unless you want them to potentially impregnate all the others).

More information:

http://www.guinealynx.info/breeding.html

Keep the male and female separate from now on, there are too many guinea pigs sitting in shelters and rescues. It'd be great, if she has both males and females, to keep a male pup for your male guinea pig and a female pup for your mommy pig. Guinea pigs are very social should be kept in same s*x pairs or groups.