Well, I have to report that all the hopes for the patter of tiny claws are now over for the moment!
Izzy is definately not preggers as she would have had them by now. Her body is also so normal sized for a growing Guinea Pig.
I'm about to get her a new Cage
Joey and Izzy's homes are next to each other, they can get very loud when they are chatting (wheeking) to each other. If we open the Fridge door, they start wheeking for Fruit & Vegetables!
Its been great also knowing that Izzy who is the younger Guinea Pig has been watching Joey. Izzy came to us supposedly weaned off water, but she wouldn't drink from the bottle. So I had to hand feed her the water at first, with lots of cucumber to make sure she was getting her water!
Izzy started drinking but from a bowl I put in her cage. She could see brother Joey drinking from his bottle
Hooray! we cried.
Have fun with your Guinea Pigs....Sarah
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If you have found out that your Guinea Pig is now pregnant, either from your Exotic Veterinarian or just from her larger body!
Her Vitamin C
amount now has to double. Now your Guinea Pig has to have at least 20-60 Mg's each day, rather than the 10-30Mg's shes used to.
amount now has to double. Now your Guinea Pig has to have at least 20-60 Mg's each day, rather than the 10-30Mg's shes used to.Your Guinea Pig Sow will now eat double the amount she would eat normally. She will also drink a lot more water, so make sure its freely available as she'll go through it quicker - Two water bottles would be great.
would be great. If you think that your Guinea Pig may need more Vitamin C, then you can feed them by hand in a liquid
form or a Chewy Tablet. But never dilute it in their water as the Vitamin C becomes less strong this way, and you can't guarantee they will drink it all.
, then you can feed them by hand in a liquid form or a Chewy Tablet. But never dilute it in their water as the Vitamin C becomes less strong this way, and you can't guarantee they will drink it all.Fresh fruit and vegetables are crucial to your Guinea Pigs diet normally. At the time of a pregnant Sow, she;ll need the extra natural Vitamin C from Red/Green Capsicum/Bell Peppers which are one of the highest in Vitamin C. As are Kale,Parsley, Broccoli, Strawberries and Cauliflower, all cut up to aid eating and digestion for her.
Make sure your Sow has more Timothy Hay
around her for nutrition and fibre every day, you can keep it in this useful off the ground Hay Rack
to fit on the side of your Guinea Pig cage.
around her for nutrition and fibre every day, you can keep it in this useful off the ground Hay Rack to fit on the side of your Guinea Pig cage. Also make sure your Guinea Pig has a large enough place to live for her and her litter. All food bowls
must be high off the ground, enough for the food to stay in the bowl. Anything that allows food onto the floor may mean your Guinea Pig and her pups may eat rubbish on the floor which will be upsetting their tums.
must be high off the ground, enough for the food to stay in the bowl. Anything that allows food onto the floor may mean your Guinea Pig and her pups may eat rubbish on the floor which will be upsetting their tums.Posted by Sarah, Guinea Pig Supplies Editor | Posted in guinea pig videos , guineapig giving birth
Posted by Sarah, Guinea Pig Supplies Editor | Posted in buying your first guinea pig , food for guinea pigs , guinea pig giving birth video , guinea pig pregnant
One way to tell if your Sow (a female Guinea Pig) is in heat, is that she'll mount they other Guinea Pigs around her, even if they are female! She'll also curve her spine downwards.
When a Sow is Pregnant she be drinking, eating and sleeping a whole lot more than normal. So make sure your children know they have to let her own rest.
A Sow may have a litter of between 1 and 8 puppies. A first time mum usually has around 1 to 3, later litters have up to 6 or 8 sometimes – so make sure you can find a home for them all! Remember they are able to have unprotected sex and become pregnant at aroud 2 weeks old. So separate your Guinea Pigs around then, if not well before.
When a Guinea Pig Sow is about (in the next 2 days) to give birth her pelvis will start to slowly widen, to over 2.5cms when she is in the hours before they are due. To see this yourself have a look at the genitals & you should see this just in front of them.
There are many different opinions on how long until the birth of the little ones. Some 68 days and others say 75 days. Mostly the confusion is because its not known when she unprotected sex in the first place!
Some Sows eat less than she has been just before delivery, but are fine otherwise. She may also have a show of blood, but if it re occurs please see your exotic Vet immeditely and monitor your Guinea Pig continuously.
There's a grunt when she is about to give birth, and she opens her back legs wide. The Sow will pull the pups out by their teeth with her own teeth. There will be a gap of approx 5 minutes between each Guinea Pig. The pups are in a sac which will get broken by the Sow as the teeth go through it and the Sow will eat the afterbirth – which is a normal part of it all.
The whole process will take from 10 minutes to an hour approximately if all goes well. The baby Guinea Pigs are little copies of their mum & dad, and can walk in a few hours. They are also weaned from their mum from 2-4 weeks on to the solid food – at this point they will weigh roughly 150-200gms. They will still have the Sows milk though for up to 4 weeks approx.
Have a look at this video of a Sow giving birth
Have great fun with your Guinea Pigs... Sarah
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