SnoopyAnne
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Hey everyone,
I came across this thread while I was looking up information on Guinea Pigs. I never really thought of having a Guniea Pig myself but my sister has always been into them. She bought one at Petsmart because we were under the impression that, well they were PetSmart. :?: Apparently they weren't because we bought what was supposed to be a male and turned out to be a female. Then she was sick and had scurvy which we found out after we took her to the vet.
Anyway, she began getting better. A little too better and began getting fat. We didn't know what a pregnat Guinea pig looked like so I thought maybe she was just putting on weight. No, she gave birth to two healthy babies and my sister and I both decided to keep one each. I think I got the sexing thing down but I am not sure. I think hers is a girl and mine is a boy.
One major thing I need to now is the truth about the conflicting information I have been hearing about males and seperating them from the females. I read that they are supposed to be seperated at three or four weeks. A book I am reading says that they do not become sexually mature until they are three months old and should be allowed to stay with their mothers until they are five weeks old. In case anyone distrusts the book I am reading it is Animal Planets Guinea Pig Pet Care Book. Which advice do I follow?
Also I would like to know if I remove him from the other two at three weeks will he be done nursing then and move on to drinking regular water and survive fine if he is not with his mother for the remaining two weeks?
And still one more question:melodrama. Do I need to cover the cage on cold nights to keep the guinea pig from getting cold if he is by himself? Or is the hiddy cubby suficiant enough?
Thanks for all the help and I am sure I will have more questions soon.
I came across this thread while I was looking up information on Guinea Pigs. I never really thought of having a Guniea Pig myself but my sister has always been into them. She bought one at Petsmart because we were under the impression that, well they were PetSmart. :?: Apparently they weren't because we bought what was supposed to be a male and turned out to be a female. Then she was sick and had scurvy which we found out after we took her to the vet.
Anyway, she began getting better. A little too better and began getting fat. We didn't know what a pregnat Guinea pig looked like so I thought maybe she was just putting on weight. No, she gave birth to two healthy babies and my sister and I both decided to keep one each. I think I got the sexing thing down but I am not sure. I think hers is a girl and mine is a boy.
One major thing I need to now is the truth about the conflicting information I have been hearing about males and seperating them from the females. I read that they are supposed to be seperated at three or four weeks. A book I am reading says that they do not become sexually mature until they are three months old and should be allowed to stay with their mothers until they are five weeks old. In case anyone distrusts the book I am reading it is Animal Planets Guinea Pig Pet Care Book. Which advice do I follow?
Also I would like to know if I remove him from the other two at three weeks will he be done nursing then and move on to drinking regular water and survive fine if he is not with his mother for the remaining two weeks?
And still one more question:melodrama. Do I need to cover the cage on cold nights to keep the guinea pig from getting cold if he is by himself? Or is the hiddy cubby suficiant enough?
Thanks for all the help and I am sure I will have more questions soon.
