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I'm not quite sure but I think it's the same with male hampsters. When a female has her litter(for hampsters) you absolutly MUST keep the male away from the litter or he will start to eat the babies. I am sure that is the same with guinea pigs. My suggestion is do that just to be safe.
I'm not quite sure but I think it's the same with male hampsters. When a female has her litter(for hampsters) you absolutly MUST keep the male away from the litter or he will start to eat the babies. I am sure that is the same with guinea pigs. My suggestion is do that just to be safe.
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whoever said that is pretty much right -Dr.Taia P.S I'm a veterinarian =))))
What else can I help you with?
Would a female guinea pig get along with a baby guinea pig?
Yes, but make sure when the baby grows up you separate them if you do not want babies if the baby guinea pig is a male. At about 3 to 4 months. not a male baby older then 4 weeks....yes at 4 weeks a male baby can get females pregnant .... even if it is the mother or sisters ,, ^^ The brother can't get the sister pregnant - I've read it in books before. ^^
Does the father have to stay away from his baby guinea pigs?
Yes,he should be separated from the mother as well as the babies because he can cause serious problems to the babies such as pregnant among baby Guinea Pigs,injuries,etc. When the babies are at two weeks old,you should distinguish between male and female baby Guinea Pigs and separate the male baby Guinea Pigs from the females.You can put the male babies with their father and the baby females with their mother.
Do baby guinea pigs breed with their mum?
No. This is called 'inbreeding' and can be fatal to the guinea pigs, can lead to severe pain for the mother and can cause deformed offspring. Never let guinea pigs mate with their relatives. Ever.
How long do you keep male guinea pigs with female guinea pigs?
Roughly 8-10 weeks. then the males want to breed with the females. And about 65/75 days you'll your baby guinea pigs.
Will a male guinea pig hurt baby guinea pig?
no, if its the father the male usually helps the mother.
Can a female guinea pig and baby guinea pig see a male chinchilla?
yes they can see male chinchillas
How young can a male guinea pig mate?
10 weeks
How many weeks should you take a male guinea pig out from the female guinea pig?
20
Do male guinea pigs eat the babies?
NONo, if you feed it regularly.Male guinea pigs do tend to eat their baby's after birth , so before your female guinea pig has her baby's you should make sure to Remove The Male from the cage and keep the baby's with their mother . After about 2-3 weeks you can put the male baby's in with their dad for a little while but you must rub a little bit of the dads cages bedding on the baby's (gently) so that the dad does not eat them. Also they're still are males so if they fight you should separate them.Yes the male will eat the babies if you don't remove him (if I were you I would remove the male BEFORE the babies are born) Why does the male eat the babies?This may sound weird, but the male gets jealous of the female and will wanna fight, so to get revenge, he will eat her babies. So PLEASE DON'T keep the male in there!Thank -you!!!:)the dad guinea pig will not eat the baby guinea pigs because they are vegetarians and dont eat meat and a baby guinea pig is meat so they wont eat them unless there an evil guinea pig not from this planet lolx
Can female guinea pigs have babies without male guinea pigs?
Not unless it is the father, take out the father 2 weeks before birth as the mother can become pregnant 2 hours after birth, this is fatal to the baby's and mother, the father may kill the baby's if left in same cage after birth. thank you hope i helped
At what age do male guinea pigs mature?
Male guinea pigs can succesfully imprenate a female guinea pig at (I believe)only 8 weeks of age, however it takes about 9 months for the guinea pig to be fully grown.
How old does a male have to be to have a baby?
the male can get the female pregnant in about 8 weeks.
