Pregnancy I think my guinea pig might be pregnant

[KimmieS]

After I got my female I did some reading on the internet about guinea pigs and read that even though you do have the time to show them an ample amount of attention that they should have a cage mate. So I went back to the pet store and they pulled wrangler out of the female cage. I read that you shouldn't just put them together and to give them time to get to know each other by putting the two cages next to each other and having play time, etc so that is what I did. It wasn't until I picked him up a few days after I had got him and realized that he did not look the same as my female underneath. I do understand that housing opposite sex guineas leads to unwanted pregnancies which is why he has remained in his own cage even though they have not shown any signs of not getting along on the floor. I had no intentions of having more than one pig much less m.ore than two. I did call the pet store to voice my complaint about this and they said they have had several returns because a male was taken out of the female cage. My kids cried when I mentioned taking him back which is why we still have him.

 

[poop_patrol]

Hi KimmieS....If only all pet owners were as interested in the welfare of their pets as you are! Your pigs are going to be very happy in your home. It sounds like you have done everything right except that you have fallen victim to pet store ignorance like almost all of us have at one time or another. This is a great cautionary tale for anyone who wants to get a pet store pig. I'm just sorry you have to go through this period of uncertainty regarding the possible pregnancy.

Honestly, even if you had never gone back to get Wrangler or had kept them completely separate in your home, there is a decent possibility that Juju was already pregnant when you bought her since it sounds like she was already housed with Wrangler at the pet store. In fact, there's a chance that all the females at the store are pregnant. So really, if Juju is pregnant, there was probably nothing you could have done to prevent that. It's unfortunate that you have to deal with the possible consequences now. There is still the possibility that Juju is not pregnant and even if she is, it is likely that everything will turn out fine.

 

[DalesLass]

I thought that with roans it was white interspersed with the color. It's difficult to tell from the lighting in the picture but they do not have white anywhere else but that little patch on top of their heads which is a marking of a American Crested Guinea. Sorry if I am not understanding but I am trying to understand.

They are Cream Agoutis (Cream Agouti + Cream in the case of the sow) not Roans.

If you lift up the coat you will see the undercolour is a chocolate colour. The cream 'ticking' will only be at the ends of the hairs and not go all the way to the skin (except in the solid cream areas on the sow of course!) If they were Roans, there would be white, not cream, hairs and those hairs would be white all the way down to the skin.

 

[KimmieS]

Here is an update on JuJu, she is 100% pregnant, I have felt lots of movement in her belly this last week or so. She has also come to hate being picked up now and will nip if her belly is touched. I'm guessing she will be due within a week or two.

 

[Rywen]

I hope everything goes well!

 

[KimmieS]

Thank you, I hope it goes well also, I am quite nervous

 

[PeanutnCookie]

I hope it goes well too! Just remember, absolutely no "supervised" playtime. Once she has her babies, Keep them separated from Wrangler until three weeks old, and even then, only the males. Males have to be completely separated from females by 21 days.