Hi There, I am on another forum as well, but found this one, was hoping to share my story and get any advice you may have. I got a boy guinea pig, 8 weeks old, 2 months ago. I have four guinea pigs total, all boys. The boys just don't get along, except for Robot, they all get on with Robot awesome...Robot doesn't like being picked up, so you can imagine when I got Robot yesterday after cleaning my cages, I was pretty excited. I was excited, that is, until I felt the movement in the belly. The lumps. I looked at the private area, and looked at some pictures, and sure enough, Robot is a She-Robot.
She is now in her birthing suite (although she jumped down to spend time with Max, her old cage mate...still don't know how she did...). Extra vitamin C, blankies for nesting, hidey holes for hiding...What else could she need? She has been on a very good diet with everything a piggy needs, plenty of excersize and floor time, unlimited timothy and sweet meadow hay, so we aren't concerned she was lacking anything in her delicate state.
Let me know if she needs anything else, you guys know better! I was supposed to have BOYS so I am not prepared to care for a pregnant pig (after she has her babies, and they are independent, we have already found her a boar free home, and we will keep the baby BOYS, and already found a boar free home for the baby sows!)
Thanks!
She is now in her birthing suite (although she jumped down to spend time with Max, her old cage mate...still don't know how she did...). Extra vitamin C, blankies for nesting, hidey holes for hiding...What else could she need? She has been on a very good diet with everything a piggy needs, plenty of excersize and floor time, unlimited timothy and sweet meadow hay, so we aren't concerned she was lacking anything in her delicate state.
Let me know if she needs anything else, you guys know better! I was supposed to have BOYS so I am not prepared to care for a pregnant pig (after she has her babies, and they are independent, we have already found her a boar free home, and we will keep the baby BOYS, and already found a boar free home for the baby sows!)
Thanks!