What if I keep the babies?

[Crazy4cavys]

There is not an overpopulation of guinea pigs as bad as dogs and cats. I have researched breeding piggs, and I will keep all the babies. So why should people get mad at me for that? Why are people so fed up on this issue?? I am not trying to brak the rules or anything, but I am not going to be some backyard breeder anf I will take good care of the pigs and will keep them or give them to responsible friends. So whats the big deal??

[Justin]

That's exactly what I had planned in mind. The above question is what I had thought of posting not long ago.

But I had time reading the existing articles first, where I found enough answers to satisfy all my questions and some more, even before asking.

If you are really serious, I suggest some reading in the forum first. I don't feel it's necessary to answer your questions here, because there are answers already. And they are long and detailed. I also recommend visiting http://www.cavyspirit.com/breeding.htm where you can find information organized as well.

If you do some homework first, then ask more thoughtful and specific questions, it would be so much more appreciated.

[ArtisticRainey]

Please do a search on the site for all of the reasons why you shouldn't breed.

You seem to think that because you'll keep the babies, you won't be contributing to the overpopulation problem. Wrong. For every pig you breed to keep, there's a shelter pig that gets put down because you could have adopted instead of bred, but you didn't.

Also, the health of the sow needs to be called into question. What age is she? Has she been bred before? There are many dangers to her health that can be taken completely out of the question if you don't breed. Please read this page: Guinea Lynx :: Breeding

What happens if your sow has a huge litter? Are you prepared to care for 9+ guinea pigs in an appropriate manner? How do you know your friends will be responsible? You changed your tune as you wrote the post: you'll keep them all, but by the end you'll give them away.

You've already done the worst thing which is the actual breeding. I hope you do the right thing by not breeding again, and taking care of them all as you say you will. But why should people get mad? Just do that search and you'll see.

[Ly&Pigs]

Here we go again...

In your profile you state you have an "albino" guinea pig. This proves to me that you most likely know very little about breeds of guinea pigs because there are no such things as albino's in the guinea pig world. If you know nothing about guinea pig breeds, you won't know about breeding either and may end up with a litter full of lethals.

Please do the guinea pig population a favor and don't breed at all, especially for your own pleasure.

[Crazy4cavys]

Justin, I have read that. Most pregnencies come out fine. It would be a 1 time thing, I would be prepared for the extra money and I have an extra cage for the babies untill they are big enough to go into the big cage, I have also researched alot and am ready for any complications that could arise. So, why would people be mad at me for wanting to carry on the genes of my baby pig(Once she gets older) So why do people get mad at others 4 breeding their pigs?Wuts the big deal, thats my real question.

[ArtisticRainey]

The big deal is life. Innocent animal life. And not just the lives of your animals, but the lives of others you could have rescued.

[Ly&Pigs]

Because you aren't taking your pigs feelings into consideration nor her health. You just want cute widdle pups to play with. I guess you don't care that she and her whole litter could die. I guess you don't care that there are thousands upon thousands of pigs sitting in shelters and rescues waiting on homes. Instead of finding other pigs to adopt you just want to add more to the ever growing problem.

You would be nothing more than a backyard breeder no matter that you think otherwise.

[Crazy4cavys]

I am not going to get another pig, unless I breed them. My friends would probably not get a pig unless I bred mine. How would I be taking their home if me/my friends would not adopt a pig even if i do not breed my pig.

[ArtisticRainey]

Well then, you're just incredibly selfish. If you want another pig, which you would if you wanted to breed, then why not just adopt one? If you don't breed and you don't adopt, that's fair enough; you wouldn't be doing anything wrong. But your whole attitude is frightening. If you wanted another pig or a pig for your friend, you'd rather put your current pig's life on the line to birth pups instead of just going to a rescue and saving a life.

I apologise for my first post in this thread; I assumed you had already bred from your wording, but now I understand that you haven't. Good. Don't.

[Crazy4cavys]

Omg ly and pigs, I do care. I have a rescue pig right now. And there is not a kill shelter where I live that has guinea pigs, and the gunea pig rescue near me has almost adopted all their pigs out! Yall are brainwashed. there is a chance that a human will die if they have a baby, so why is it ok for humans, but suddenly your an uncaring selfish person if you want to breed your guinea pig. There are probably stories similar to these pig stories and many happy ending stories with pig pregnencies. There is an overpopulation of humans to, but people are still haveing babies, so whats the difference??
I was asking aq polite question, you don't have to go rude on me!

[Crazy4cavys]

Ly and pigs, I don't own a specific breed of pig. An albino pig is a white pig with red eyes, its not a breed, I know that! It is possible to have an albion gunea pig, cuz mine is!!She is a real cutie to!

[ArtisticRainey]

Humans are not domesticated. Humans are, for want of better wording, wild animals. No one controls us. Pet guinea pigs, on the other hand, are not wild. We basically control their lives for better or worse.

Human overpopulation comes from a variety of factors I won't get into now. But the humans generally make the conscious decision to breed -- whether for social, political, or economic reasons. Very few humans are forced to breed. You would be forcing your pigs to breed. Not in a cruel, barbarous way, but by giving them the opportunity to do so. In the wild they breed to survive. They do not need to breed to survive in captivity.

Do you want a despotic government that tells you when you can and when you can't have babies? Think about that, and apply it to your pigs.

Have you done that search yet?

Oh, and if we come across rude, you might want to remember that this site does not condone intentional breeding.

Also, if you look at my avatar you'll see Billiam Button, my white-haired red eyed pig. White-haired-red-eyed pigs are a bona fide type of pig colouring. Not necessarily albinism.

[Ly&Pigs]

Rude, actually dearie, I really wish I could reach through the computer and knock some sense into you. I don't care if you think I'm rude, I'm telling the truth as I see it.

If you adopted her then you could adopt another if you want more pigs. I commend you on adopting her but I sure don't condone breeding.

The majority of humans have the choice of whether they want to have children or not. Pigs are put together and forced (or another way to put it is the boar rapes the sow because YOU put them together). They don't have a choice because again YOU force them to breed. There's a huge difference there.

This site is very anti-breeding but yet here you are asking for advice on breeding. You won't get far around here by wanting to breed. The majority of the members here are also anti-breeding and you won't get any how-to advice that's for certain.

You really need to read around the forum and find out why we are so against breeding.

And again there are no such things as albino guinea pigs. What you have is called a PEW and if she has short hair, she's an american.

[Crazy4cavys]

Albonism is NOT a breed, it is a birth defect that causes there to be no color pigments in an animal.
Well, a pig could want to breed, I'm just saying they breed to survive, so does'nt that mean they want to breed. Well, some people get pregnet accidentally, and they end up loving their babie. So the pig will end up loving their babies.

[Crazy4cavys]

Oh yea, and ly and pigs, people are entitled to their own opinions. You don't have to force your onto to other people, i'm just asking a question. You people think every pregnency end suckishly, and most don't.

[Crazy4cavys]

Oh yea and sorry about the text talk, its habbit. My bad!!