OK, I can't even believe I'm posting this because it means admitting I'm a complete idiot, but here goes...I just figured out that our two girl guineas are actually a girl and a boy. I have pictures I could post, but after comparing the two tiny, ahem, shall we say, bottoms, it's pretty clear that they're NOT the same. (I'm not sure what prompted me to compare at this point but when we got them I'd never seen a guinea bottom before in my life and so I just blithly relied upon the information we were given...silly, silly girl that I am.)
So, here's the question...I was chatting with our vet the other day about spaying vs. neutering and he said it's actually much easier to spay a female than neuter a male. But how do I know if our female is pregnant? I certainly haven't seen them involved in any "activities" and the little male is very young, so is it possible we've dodged a bullet and they haven't procreated yet?
How does one tell if a female has conceived? They've been housed together for approximately three weeks.
Any advice is appreciated.
So, here's the question...I was chatting with our vet the other day about spaying vs. neutering and he said it's actually much easier to spay a female than neuter a male. But how do I know if our female is pregnant? I certainly haven't seen them involved in any "activities" and the little male is very young, so is it possible we've dodged a bullet and they haven't procreated yet?
How does one tell if a female has conceived? They've been housed together for approximately three weeks.
Any advice is appreciated.