Babies to soon???

[mommyX2]

My mom was thinking that next summer she would have me introduce my pigger Sue(girl) to my friends pigger Bandit(boy) and maybe have babies and I was so excited but then I got to thinking well wait Sue is only about 10 and 1/2 weeks old and by that time will she be old enough, and also wouldn't the mother and father have to be together to take care of the babies and who would get which babies, and how would my other female pig react to Sue having the babies and keeping some. Also how would we split the babies? I mean like If she has an odd number of piggies how many would I get and how many will my friend get????
Wow I have a lot of ions lol!

 

[Amanda]

I don't believe you have noticed, but this forum is anti-breeding. Dont expect any good reactions to your post.

 

[Percy's Mom]

Please please don't breed your guinea pig. If you do a search on the forums, you'll find many instances of breeding (mostly accidental) that go wrong, and people end up with dead babies or mommy piggers. If you want a baby pig, and I absolutely agree that they are completely adorable, go to a shelter or rescue and adopt one. There are lots of homeless piggies out there that need forever homes.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

You might want to read: https://cavyspirit.com/breeding.htm

 

[Access]

If you or your friend wants more pigs, it's so much easier to just adopt a few more pigs from a local shelter... breeding is a real pain for the pigs and for you too if something goes wrong (too many babies, lethal babies, medical complications, etc.)

 

[mommyX2]

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't notice I wasn't going to sell them or anything.

 

[daftscotslass]

You have wonderful pigs, a wonderful cage and seem to care a lot. Don't spoil it by breeding. Read the above link and bear in mind you would be risking the life of your female, never mind all the other issues.

 

[Piglet]

I agree with all of the above - don't spoil your pigs life by breeding her. There is absolutely no point and you are putting her at risk. For what? So that you can have cute little babies? If so, that is so silly. To me, it's a stupid idea because there is no need for it. Just let your pig be and if you want more piggies (we all know that they are so addictive) then adopt a couple from a shelter/rescue centre.

 

[VoodooJoint]

My mom was thinking that next summer she would have me introduce my pigger Sue(girl) to my friends pigger Bandit(boy) and maybe have babies

As others have said we are anti breeding. You will not get any advice on breeding your GP from here. In fact breeding "how to" discussions are forbidden and a bannable offence.

It doesn't matter if you are going to keep, give away or sell the babies. The world does not need more GPs bred at this time. There are plenty on Petfinder and in rescues/shelters.

Breeding you pet quality GP is playing with her life and neglectful of your responsibilities towards your pet. A pet you made a promise to to care for, love and protect.

Please PLEASE do not breed!

 

[mommyX2]

Thank you for the comments I am a bit new to the website so I haven't been here that long and haven't done my research. I now know not to breed, that it is ilresponsible (sp?) if done on purpose. Thank you for sharing this information with me.

 

[fourbwabbys]

you should definitely not breed your guinea pig on purpose. I can understand if you got her and she was already preganant, but breeding her on purpose is going to just shorten her life and ruin any hopes that a guinea pig in a shelter will be rescued soon. If you want babies that badly, check a nearby shelter, im sure there are babies there that need a good home. And while your at it, why not adopt an adult too to give it a great life. Really think about this decision, do you want really want to breed when you can give a guinea pig a new chance at life? Just think about it.

 

[rabbitsncavyluv]

If you leave the male in with the sow after she gives birth, she will be backbred, which further risks her life and health. Pregnancy is hard on them. Just fyi.

Glad you changed your mind.

 

[fourbwabbys]

If you leave the male in with the sow after she gives birth, she will be backbred, which further risks her life and health. Pregnancy is hard on them. Just fyi.

That happened to me. I bought my pigs from a pet shop before I realized how bad it can be. They miss-sexed the male, so the female was pregnant. We didn't know until April 15, when we found two more faces looking up to us from the cage. Little did we know, Spaz became pregnant again within hours after birth. Poor thing, gave birth to five babies in all. We kept two, but we had to search for 3 weeks for a suitable home for the three babies. Believe me, you don't want your piggie to have to go through pregnancy just for you. I am so glad you changed your mind.

 

[NewGPMom]

I am glad you have changed your mind. Just in case you decide to reconsider (please don't), let me tell you about my sow's pregnancy. It had a very happy ending but was scary for awhile. A few days after the babies were born (4 live births thank god) the mother would hardly eat and was losing weight every day. After many PM's with a very knowledgable member of this forum, I found myself mixing pellets with POOP (sound fun yet) at 2 am in the morning and every three hours til I could get her into a vet. She ended up with a uterine infection and on medicine for 14 days. When I took her in she weighed less than half of her pregnancy weight and was running a high fever. My vet's costs are reasonable but this still cost me almost $150. Are you or your friend or either parents willing to do that to save the your girl. Believe me, it could have been worse and I thank god everyday it wasn't but let me tell you, 2 am feedings for me were not fun. And now, her weight is up and she is healthy but not near as lively. Before she got big she would popcorn everytime she heard a bag rustle or water run (thats how they know their veggies are coming). Now if I can get her to popcorn once a day it is a good thing and I usually have to tease her with a bag to get that out of her (I do give her a treat when I do that). It definately changes their personality. I hope this makes you stand firm against intentional breeding. If not, others have worse stories they can tell you.

 

[aqh88]

Just read the thread near this one. https://guineapigcages.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8411
The way that turned out is very common in 1st time pregnancies and there's a very high chance that's what will happen with you. Along with that there's a slightly smaller but still very likely chance you could lose the mother as well. I don't want to load this forum in a couple months and find myself reading about your lost babies and/or mother.

 

[Funnygpigs]

Please do not breed. Did you consider what you will do when the mother has all boys? you will have to seperate them at 3 weeks, and build another CC cage to keep the males in, what if they all come down with URI (upper resperatory infections)? Are you going to be able to afford all the vet bills?