Hi everyone!
I adopted a female bonded pair and a week later adopted a third female. I was so excited to have my own little herd and what beauitful and fascinating animals they are! I was told the last female I adopted had been alone without a cage mate for months. I was told she had two prior litters over the course of her life. I thought how wonderful for her to have friends after being lonely. I have had all of my girls Sugar, Toffee and Oreo for just a month. Within that time I noticed Sugar's stomach becoming very enlarged. I researched and saw information such as bloat and tumors. Needless to say I was very stressed and took her to the vet. I was then told she was pregnant and full term as the pups have teeth which are the last stage of development. You can imagine the shock. The vet told me to seperate her immediately. My husband I had designed a C&C cage for my trio and I only had one cage from the first bonded pair that I kept just in case I ever needed it. I have been closely monitoring her and checking in every 10-15 minutes. The vet was suprised she hadn't gone into labour with the visit with him and changing her environment. I wish I had known earlier as I'm told she needs alflafa hay and young guinea pig pellets to help with the pregnancy. Sugar is not fond of that hay at all. So I have combined timothy hay and a hay from a farm mixture in with it. I'm open to any advice as far as birth, pups etc. I'm so attached to her and she has been through so much! I'm scared of any complications. Sugar just turned 2 a few days ago and I heard pregnancies aren't ideal at all for her age. I was told once the pups are three weeks to bring them in to be sexed because week 4 they could be sexually mature! I have ordered the materials for an addition to my orginal 2x5 C&C cage. Seeing her in there alone breaks my heart. She is eating and drinking a lot. I'm constantly swapping out her hot spot pads. Today I noticed she is laying around a lot! Lots of movement in her belly. I never paid much attention to her private area but it looks rather big? Please anyone with expierence tell me what I should look out for that could be problematic I have a 24 hour vet nearby just in case. I'm a bag of nervesa Thank you in advance.
I adopted a female bonded pair and a week later adopted a third female. I was so excited to have my own little herd and what beauitful and fascinating animals they are! I was told the last female I adopted had been alone without a cage mate for months. I was told she had two prior litters over the course of her life. I thought how wonderful for her to have friends after being lonely. I have had all of my girls Sugar, Toffee and Oreo for just a month. Within that time I noticed Sugar's stomach becoming very enlarged. I researched and saw information such as bloat and tumors. Needless to say I was very stressed and took her to the vet. I was then told she was pregnant and full term as the pups have teeth which are the last stage of development. You can imagine the shock. The vet told me to seperate her immediately. My husband I had designed a C&C cage for my trio and I only had one cage from the first bonded pair that I kept just in case I ever needed it. I have been closely monitoring her and checking in every 10-15 minutes. The vet was suprised she hadn't gone into labour with the visit with him and changing her environment. I wish I had known earlier as I'm told she needs alflafa hay and young guinea pig pellets to help with the pregnancy. Sugar is not fond of that hay at all. So I have combined timothy hay and a hay from a farm mixture in with it. I'm open to any advice as far as birth, pups etc. I'm so attached to her and she has been through so much! I'm scared of any complications. Sugar just turned 2 a few days ago and I heard pregnancies aren't ideal at all for her age. I was told once the pups are three weeks to bring them in to be sexed because week 4 they could be sexually mature! I have ordered the materials for an addition to my orginal 2x5 C&C cage. Seeing her in there alone breaks my heart. She is eating and drinking a lot. I'm constantly swapping out her hot spot pads. Today I noticed she is laying around a lot! Lots of movement in her belly. I never paid much attention to her private area but it looks rather big? Please anyone with expierence tell me what I should look out for that could be problematic I have a 24 hour vet nearby just in case. I'm a bag of nervesa Thank you in advance.