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Old 06-06-08, 09:41 pm
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Re: Help Needed

I feel your pain!

I've been through the same thing. My "males" had 5 babies a little over a month ago. Are you totally in SHOCK like I was?

I agree with Salana about the cage upgrades.

I think you are right to continue feeding the Cavy Cuisine. The babies are getting lots of nutrients from their mom's milk. If you give them alfalfa hay that will be good for extra calcium.

I didn't start feeding my babies veggies and fruit till about a week ago when I noticed them stealing mommy's : ) You may want to wait until their Gastrointestinal tract develops more before feeding that. They may get diarrhea.

You can keep them together for 3 weeks and then definitely separate the males from the females when you find out the sexes.

And 6-8 weeks is long enough! Good Luck!
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