| Re: Pregnant rescue piggy.. help? Oh, so Daisy already had a litter of babies - I didn't catch that part at first. If she was with a male in the cage when she gave birth, chances are very high she is pregnant again. I'm not positive about whether a female can get pregnant while nursing, but I would suspect she could. They usually only nurse about 3-4 weeks anyways, so she could also have gotten pregnant after the babies were weaned if she was still in the cage with an older male or even a male baby who was over 3 weeks in age.
It's so hard to tell in pictures, but I would be suspicious she's pregnant too. Weigh her and see what kind of a gain you see over the next few weeks. It's very difficult to tell for sure before about 7 weeks along, so it's not surprising you can't tell at 4 or 5 weeks along.
I'm glad she's getting a good diet. You might want to add in some alfalfa hay and some higher calcium veggies for her just in case she is pregnant. Especially if she's having back to back pregnancies, she will need the extra calcium. |