Obviously I can Google 90% of my questions and I have been going to a vet for this pregnancy, and I'm going again post-pregnancy.
However - I feel like the information and real life experience YOU forum members have had is going to be super important to me right now.
I have literally never done this before.
Please note that I have epilepsy, and it can seriously impair my memory at times... so it'll be much easier for me to have one place (like this forum post) to refer back to.
It'll also be easier for me if you list any steps as 1, 2 3... etc. Thank you so much for your understanding with this request
Attached are photos and videos of Chocupi (the mom-to-be) along with her X-Ray, which was just captured earlier today.
Video: *Please turn on subtitles in the video to read what I said, it was hard to hear at the vet so I just put music and subtitles lol
https://youtu.be/3n7Y4c9VpSU
Photos: The X-Ray shows her 3 babies - one on the left, two on the right!
About and Updates:
Chocupi is about 5 months old.
I am not breeding, she came to me this way.
She was given to me as a "boy" and I did put her with my boar.
However, the vet determined she had to have been pregnant for about 2 weeks before I got her. :sad:
Current diet (feel free to critique it and help me do better!):
* Alfalfa Hay (constantly full)
* Timothy Hay (1 handful per day)
* Higgins Sunburst Guinea Pig Food (sparingly, like 1 tbs a day) It's there because it's the only dry food she likes and I want her to have options to make sure she eats well. Vet approved.
* 1-2 pieces of the following veggies, twice a day:
* Red leaf lettuce
* Yellow Bell Pepper
* Slice of Zucchini
* Cilantro
* Parsley
Okay so on to my questions - please feel free to answer any or all of them, I'm taking all of the good advice I can get.
1. Please tell me the diets you have fed or currently feed your pregnant GPs and pups... I want to use your advice and my research to make sure that she and her babies have needs met.
2. When do I separate the baby pigs? I know they take a few weeks to wean, but the responses to this question seem really varied.
3. What are the steps for a rejected baby pup?
4. What are the steps for a stillborn? (remove immediately, wait until she's birthed all of the babies?)
5. When do I clean the cage? Do they need it to remain the same for a period of time?
6. I'm going to take the pups to the vet to have them sexed after they are born. When is the best time (age) in weeks that it will be clearly visible?
I might have more questions later, but these are the things I'm thinking about right now
Thank you so much!!
However - I feel like the information and real life experience YOU forum members have had is going to be super important to me right now.
I have literally never done this before.
Please note that I have epilepsy, and it can seriously impair my memory at times... so it'll be much easier for me to have one place (like this forum post) to refer back to.
It'll also be easier for me if you list any steps as 1, 2 3... etc. Thank you so much for your understanding with this request
Attached are photos and videos of Chocupi (the mom-to-be) along with her X-Ray, which was just captured earlier today.
Video: *Please turn on subtitles in the video to read what I said, it was hard to hear at the vet so I just put music and subtitles lol
https://youtu.be/3n7Y4c9VpSU
Photos: The X-Ray shows her 3 babies - one on the left, two on the right!
About and Updates:
Chocupi is about 5 months old.
I am not breeding, she came to me this way.
She was given to me as a "boy" and I did put her with my boar.
However, the vet determined she had to have been pregnant for about 2 weeks before I got her. :sad:
Current diet (feel free to critique it and help me do better!):
* Alfalfa Hay (constantly full)
* Timothy Hay (1 handful per day)
* Higgins Sunburst Guinea Pig Food (sparingly, like 1 tbs a day) It's there because it's the only dry food she likes and I want her to have options to make sure she eats well. Vet approved.
* 1-2 pieces of the following veggies, twice a day:
* Red leaf lettuce
* Yellow Bell Pepper
* Slice of Zucchini
* Cilantro
* Parsley
Okay so on to my questions - please feel free to answer any or all of them, I'm taking all of the good advice I can get.
1. Please tell me the diets you have fed or currently feed your pregnant GPs and pups... I want to use your advice and my research to make sure that she and her babies have needs met.
2. When do I separate the baby pigs? I know they take a few weeks to wean, but the responses to this question seem really varied.
3. What are the steps for a rejected baby pup?
4. What are the steps for a stillborn? (remove immediately, wait until she's birthed all of the babies?)
5. When do I clean the cage? Do they need it to remain the same for a period of time?
6. I'm going to take the pups to the vet to have them sexed after they are born. When is the best time (age) in weeks that it will be clearly visible?
I might have more questions later, but these are the things I'm thinking about right now
Thank you so much!!