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Separating guinea pigs

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Makay772

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Separating guinea pigs

I noticed that several of you have more than one guinea pig. I have two. You might have read in my other post that I am wondering if one of the two might be a male and therefore I might separate them. I feel so bad doing it. They are comfortable with eachother and they love being with eachother. I feel guilty about it. Will they get depressed or anything? I know, this might sound dumb to you but I feel bad never-the-less.
 
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Re: Separating guinea pigs

If you suspect one if male and the other female you should seperate them. Some people keep the pigs together right up until the sow gives birth. That can be dangerous because there is a greater chance for back breeding.
 
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I have 7 guinea pigs, only one is male. I ahve his cage right next to the girls and they can see each other and talk/sniff through the bars. They all seen happy with this arrangement and I`ve read that many people do the same.
 
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Seperating Guinea Pigs

If you're not sure yet of the sex of your Guinea Pigs, Have a look on one of the cavyspirit's website about sexing at <a href="https://www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm" target="_new">https://www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm</a>.

"Knowing how to properly sex guinea pigs is KEY to preventing unwanted and unexpected pregnancies. "

Seperating them is the best way to prevent unwanted pregnancy. But of course it might get them a wee bit lonely. That message of 2steps is also advisable. You can put their cages right after the other, so that they can still see each other and feels not alone.

<a href="https://www.theministryofmagic.org.uk" target="_new">[/b]The Ministry Of Magic</a>
 
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