what if..

[midgetdesi]

Pepe got nutered last wednesday. Wheezy is already pregnate. Can i house them together yet! They are so lonely.... and hes all healed, i checked.
thnaks!
Desi

 

[supertramp]

I'm no expert

Well I'm certainly no expert, but I can't see any reason why you couldn't put them together. If he's been neutered then it's physically impossible for him to impregnate her as he has no testes.

 

[Katie]

If you are absolutely sure she is pregnant, then yes, you can put them back together, although it is recommended to keep them on clean towels for 3 weeks so they do not get infected. If you are not sure if she is pregnant then do not put them together for 3 weeks.

 

[Furkidsmommy]

I believe that a male piggy can still be fertile until 3-4 weeks post neuter. So putting them together would depend on how pregnant your female piggy is. If your female is likely to deliver in the next 3-4 weeks, than I would not put them together as she could become pregnant again immediately after delivery.

 

[CavySpirit]

You can put them together if she's pregnant.

 

[Furkidsmommy]

I’m sorry if I was wrong, but playing devils advocate here. What if the female delivers tomorrow, would the male still be fertile enough to impregnate the female?

 

[piggielover92]

Sorry to disagree with everyone, but I would not put him back in the cage with Wheezy. This is information I found on Seagull's Guinea Pig Condominium and it is also the exact same information I got from my vet when I had a pregnant sow and a neutered boar......

It is not necessary to remove the male during the pregnancy, though it is generally a good idea to do so in the last week before birth, since the female will come into season again within an hour after having her litter. Sometimes, however, the male can be considered a stressor in the final days of pregnancy, and you may need to separate them if he and the sow are not getting along. If you have multiple, pregnant sows housed together, then it is extremely important that they be separated during their gestation. The birth of one sow's litter can actually induce labor in the other sow, which can lead to a premature birth even if they were impregnated at roughly the same time.

 

[CaliGirl]

Do guinea pigs eat their young like other rodents? My Chemistry teacher had a cage of mice in her class and would breed them to feed her snake. A lot of times the mother or father ate some their young (grose).

 

[CavySpirit]

If the male had already been living with the female and they get along, then it should be fine to put them back together again. Clearly, common sense should prevail. If the male is harassing or stressing the female, then yes, separate them again.

However, regarding the fertility question, the real hard line at fertility is 2 weeks. I publish 3 on the neutering page because too many people cheat on the time. Myself and the other large rescues that do hundreds of neuters use 2 weeks. None of us have ever had a resulting pregnancy.

 

[CavySpirit]

Do guinea pigs eat their young like other rodents? . . . A lot of times the mother or father ate some their young (grose).

No, they absolutely do NOT eat their young. The mother will eat the placentas from the birth. That is quite normal and natural.