Shit... 99% sure Guinea Pig is pregnant

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Bit of a disaster... I lost one of my two lovely girls at the start of December. We were devastated, they were like two peas in a pod. I had a post on here at the time.

After just over a week I figured I needed to get another Guinea pig to keep my remaining one happy. Bought from a pet store as we don't have any rescues.... and I'm 99% sure the baby is pregnant 😡

Can't get her in to see the Vet until Tuesday morning.

She's had no vet care during pregnancy, haven't been feeding her any supplements. She was 8 weeks when she came to us, so young to be having babies. We've had her 55 days.

What the hell do I do now?

All the gang! Do you think we need to wait another while til we can tell what they are @JDJT? The pictures aren't great because they're a little wriggly! 😂

As you've had her 63 days now and gestian is 63-70 days she must've got pregnant just before you collected her .

Which means if there were any other females in with her (and the PigDad) then other Piggie Owners might be having similar surprises .

Pig Dad could be up for a lot of Pig Maintenence

Congrats , this was such a lovely post . She is one lucky piggy having such an attentive carer. I used to have 4 pigs , Sami, Lily, Ruby and Valerie. I miss them every day . Such sweethearts x

Absolutely no expert, but my thoughts would be:
Piggy 1) male
Piggy 2) male
Piggy 3) female

OMG Congratulations! You're making we want to adopt some Guinea pigs...they are so adorable. And they're so lucky to have a home with somone so caring x

Hopefully there are two males you can pair up and give to a friend then keep the female.

You don't need to sex them yet , but deffo before any boars get to 4 weeks -they can get a bit Oedipus and will eye up their mother (and Auntie Pig)

That's the only downside with male piggies .
Oh that and impaction.
And two males will mount each other (for dominence)

Aww, they are so cute. Love guinea pigs but I have to make do with the ones at the hospital because we have 2 cats who are hunters.

I don’t anything about Guinea pigs but I didn’t expect them to be that big! Or so advanced.

😘😘😘😘😘😘. Oh my heart has just liquified. Congratulations Mummy Piggy, and indeed Congratulations to you on your Grand piggies.

Pale one male, other two female.

And for those wondering about Momma, here she is! Lost that baby weight pretty quick! 😅

They’re amazing! 😍

I’d have said they were all girls though, but maybe I’m looking at the wrong bit! Im not up on my GP anatomy! 😂

Same thing has happened to me twice! First time we bought 2 female guineas, one turned out to be male. Second time bought 2 young females, one turned out to be already pregnant,I didn’t even know she was until I saw the (only) one youngster in the cage one morning - which was a total shock.

They do give birth very easily, but it can be problematic sexing them and separating them accordingly before further unwanted pregnancies arise.

Neither am I! I think if we can't tell from these pics I'll just leave it til their 14 days or so and we can try again ☺️

The pictures aren't easy to tell. I'm thinking boy, girl, boy, but too blurry to be sure! Yes, maybe more pics in a week or so. I know it must be hard to get a sharp image with them wriggling, and to get it to focus close up!

Congratulations, they are so cute!

I had the same question as a PP about the older girl. We bought Guinea pig “sisters” from a pet shop (quite a few years ago now, but still) and the one who turned out to be a boy kept nipping the girl one.

Yes, I think I'll have to wait until I have DS with me and at least I'll have two hands to try and manoeuvre them and keep them steady 👍

I have just found this thread today and it has made my day! X

Biscuit Toffee and Truffle

As I recall, once my baby boar was about 3 weeks old he was easy to sex as a bit of gentle pressure on his abdomen and his penis popped out fairly unmistakably. So I think you’ll definitely be able to sex them in another couple of weeks.

They are all gorgeous! Congratulations!

Love piggies, we had lots when the kids were younger (Mabel piggie was 9 when she died)! Unfortunately the kids are no longer kids (the youngest is 27 lol), but we’re planning more piggies when we have grandchildren! The squeaks! The popcorning! The purrs & snuggles! Fabulous animals!

Although we’ll have to have a better pub this time; red kites have been reintroduced (and breeding wonderfully). Overheard in local park, a little girl of about 8 & her Mum;

Child: What’s that big bird?
Mum: It’s a red kite! Do you remember when your Guinea pig ran away?
Child: Yes?
Mum: It didn’t run away to the circus, one of those buggers ate it.

If you listen carefully, you can still hear her sobbing.

Having animals is a good way of children learning about life and death, but blimey, I don’t think that was peak parenting that day!

Wish i could lose weight that fast!

Two of my late piggies names have been mentioned as potential names for these babies. I feel ridiculously proud.

Awwww, congratulations! Beautiful piggies!!