How Do I Care For 4 Baby Guinea Pigs?
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at
3:42 pm
I just got a litter of guinea pigs this morning and I dont know how to care for baby ones.
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The piggies will drink their mothers milk until about 4 weeks. Sows can breed at the tender age of five weeks but this is too young. Males can breed at about the same age so it’s best to separate them at 3-4 weeks. It is vital that they are separated at this age or it is possible the males will breed with their mother who will not be ready for another litter or their sisters who will be to young. This site shows you how to determine if the babies are boys or girls.http://www.australiancavysanctuary.com/g…
Their mother will take care of them till about 3-4 weeks.
I hope all goes well.
Hello there! Quite easy, feed the mother, make sure she is eating good. And as for the babies.. you can hold them and hour after birth. When u hold them cuddle them up in a blanket, or turn a heating pad on low heat. Make sure they stay warm because they cannot hold their own heat yet!
As for the waterbottle get a smaller one with a long tip.. and put up extra bedding so they can reach it. They are so developed when they are born its amazing!
Make sure and socialize them alot when they are young. Guinea pigs WILL NOT reject their young if you hold the babies. Don’t be afraid to, just make sure that you don’t drop them. They need lots of loving.
And most importantly when the males are 21 days old seperate them from their momma and sisters if not inbreeding will occur and that will not be good.
Hope this helped.
oh its not that hard. My mouse gave birth to a litter of 6 pups last night or early this morning one of those. Just make sure that you don’t touch them for the first 4 days and make sure to give the mother plenty of water and food so she can be strong and healthy to nurse the litter. But other then that for the first few weeks its all on the mother. Best of Luck! =3
Very easy, If they are new born. Make sure you leave them with there mother most of the day and maybe tomorro as well. They wont need to be fed because they will drink there mothers milk,