Two baby males, One baby female and an adult male need new homes in West Memphis AR

[wtsexton]

We took in an adult male a few months ago which we put with our females and you can guess what happened. 10 little piggies is what happened, we can not take care of this many due to space limitations. They are cute and friendly babies. Two male babies, one which is missing an ear and toe due to the mom getting a little rough cleaning them. The adult male needs some attention on his nails, I've trimmed them the best I can but there are no vets around which handle small animals. The baby female is healthy and ready for a new home.

If you want one of them just email me or send me a PM. They are over two months old now.

[VoodooJoint]

Please tell me you have seperated out the adult male and the male babies.

Why would you do something as ridiculous as put an intact male in with females? Surely you understand a bit about sex and knew that they would reproduce.

Now you want to get rid of the babies. Didn't you know in advance that you had no room for more GPs?

I simply do not understand what you could have possibly been thinking.

[VoodooJoint]

By the way. If you actually do want to find homes for these babies it would be helpful if you told us where you are located.

[Percy's Mom]

So, the babies are 2 months old now? How long have the males and females been seperated? Or are they? If not, you probably have quite a few more pregnant guinea pigs. Boars become sexually active at around 3 weeks old, and sows can go into heat the first time around 4 weeks. If the adult male was still in the cage with the mother sow(s) when they delivered, then they are almost surely pregnant again since they go into heat within hours of giving birth.

[wtsexton]

I'm no moron.

The adult male has been away from the females since we knew they were pregnant. The baby males have been out since they started eatting solid foods. The adult male was abused and picked on by a child so I put him with other pigs to help him calm down. You really should be a little more friendly to new comers before attacking them. And if you could read you'd have noticed the location is in the titled. Please if you have nothing positive to say do not reply. I'm keeping all but one of the females and building them a grand cage once I locate a sign shop that is ever open when I'm off work. I have many pets and they are all well taken care of. So please, get off my case.

[Percy's Mom]

No one ever called you a moron, but you do need to lose the attitude.

When you come onto a pro-rescue/anti-breeding forum to try and rehome the babies that were the byproduct of your mistake, questions are going to be asked. Obviously you don't care for moderators trying to clarify the little bits of information that you offered. You said that you put a male in with your females when none of them had been altered. Did you really think there wouldn't be baby guinea pigs? Whether or not the boar was abused in his first home, I would think that you would realize that an animal with a penis and sperm put with an animal with a uterus and attached fallopian tubes that goes into heat equals baby animals, so there is really no excuse for placing him in the same cage with the sows. You also mentioned nothing about ever seperating the adult male from the females, before, during, or after the pregnancy, and you said that the pups were 2 months old without indicating whether the boys had been seperated from their mother and sister(s).

As far as missing your location in the title of the thread, it's always a good idea to put all of the pertinent information into the main body of the thread.

[Ly&Pigs]

I think the most important issue here is that these pigs find good, loving forever homes. I am not going to say what VJ and PM have already said although I agree with both 100%.

Please if you have nothing positive to say do not reply.

I will say one thing about this. You can't come here and tell the moderators not to reply.

[wtsexton]

I just expected friendlier responses than received. We all make mistakes and if I had physical room giving them up wouldn't cross my mind.

[VoodooJoint]

Originally Posted by wtsexton

I just expected friendlier responses than received.

You are on a rescue oriented forum full of people that are painfully aware of the overpopulation problem. Irresponsible breeding is a very sore subject here. Your post touched many raw nerves.

Originally Posted by wtsexton

We all make mistakes

And sometimes we must take the heat for those mistakes. I'm glad that you realize now that what you did was wrong, but still, damage has been done.

Originally Posted by wtsexton

if I had physical room giving them up wouldn't cross my mind.

You can see where I'm haveing a problem can't you?

Breeding, even if you are keeping all of the babies, is bad enough. But you bred beyond your resources and now these animals need homes. Homes that could have gone to other animals that have been sitting in rescues or to GPs that are running out of time in kill shelters.

Regardless, these animals do need homes. I Hope you are able to find loving people to take them in. Screen the homes well to rule out breeders and those unwilling to make a lifetime commitment. Make certain that you only adopt them out in same sex pairs or get the males neutered. You do not want others to make the same mistakes you did.

[mkkayla]

I know someone who is looking for a single female in Memphis. I will point her to this thread just in case she hasn't already found one. How old (in weeks) were the males when they were separated?

[wtsexton]

They were taken apart between 3-4 weeks. If friend really wants one let me know.

Other than that since the males are getting along, and the larger cages that we made we are no long pressed to part with them. She may want to check with a local rescuer to take a really needy piggie.