Hi! Thank you for coming to help me.
One of my piggies, Waffles, gave birth to two pups birth a little over two weeks ago and I need help with taking care of the pups, Pancake and Oreo.
1.) Sexing them - So my parents are being irrational about this and they clearly don't understand how hard it is to sex a guinea pig, so they're taking them to a PET STORE to get sexed. I am fully aware how terrible pet store workers are at sexing guinea pigs, but my parents won't listen to me!! Anyways, I sadly could not take any good photos of their private areas since my iPad and Chromebook cameras are not high quality whatsoever, and the pups are very wriggly. I have tried gently pressing my finger above their privates, and I'm not sure if I see anything pop out. However, I've heard there are better ways to get it to extrude. Any tips? Also, this may sound weird, but I see almost a little white circle shape inside one of the pups' genetalia. What is that?? Does that indicate what gender the pup is?? They're two weeks old already so I really want to get this all figured out!
2.) Feeding them - I've tried to look up how much to feed pups, but I basically never find an exact measurement. I think my amount is good for the pups and my two 5-month olds (Skittles and Waffles) but could you maybe give a measurement?
3.) Neutering - Let's say both are males. Then I might be able to make another C & C cage with the grids I have left and separate the girls and boys until they are old enough to be neutered. Separate floor time, separate feeding, separate living. But are the two neutered males supposed to be together after surgery? Also, how dangerous is neutering? And if one is male but the other is female, will the male get lonely while waiting to be old enough to be neutered?
Thank you! I really appreciate all the help I'll (hopefully) get!
-PiggyLove23
One of my piggies, Waffles, gave birth to two pups birth a little over two weeks ago and I need help with taking care of the pups, Pancake and Oreo.
1.) Sexing them - So my parents are being irrational about this and they clearly don't understand how hard it is to sex a guinea pig, so they're taking them to a PET STORE to get sexed. I am fully aware how terrible pet store workers are at sexing guinea pigs, but my parents won't listen to me!! Anyways, I sadly could not take any good photos of their private areas since my iPad and Chromebook cameras are not high quality whatsoever, and the pups are very wriggly. I have tried gently pressing my finger above their privates, and I'm not sure if I see anything pop out. However, I've heard there are better ways to get it to extrude. Any tips? Also, this may sound weird, but I see almost a little white circle shape inside one of the pups' genetalia. What is that?? Does that indicate what gender the pup is?? They're two weeks old already so I really want to get this all figured out!
2.) Feeding them - I've tried to look up how much to feed pups, but I basically never find an exact measurement. I think my amount is good for the pups and my two 5-month olds (Skittles and Waffles) but could you maybe give a measurement?
3.) Neutering - Let's say both are males. Then I might be able to make another C & C cage with the grids I have left and separate the girls and boys until they are old enough to be neutered. Separate floor time, separate feeding, separate living. But are the two neutered males supposed to be together after surgery? Also, how dangerous is neutering? And if one is male but the other is female, will the male get lonely while waiting to be old enough to be neutered?
Thank you! I really appreciate all the help I'll (hopefully) get!
-PiggyLove23