Answer You should in no way give baby guinea pigs milk, they are strict herbivores and can not handle lactose. If another lactating sow is unavailable then condensed milk can be used in small quantities but you must be careful, guinea pigs can have diabetes, if there is a history in the parents do not give them the cendensed milk. Often water with pet shop bought mineral drops will safice in giving the guinea pigs there nutrients and some will begin to eat pellet food on the first day. The main concern with no accepting mother is keeping them warm and clean aswell as remembering to feed them every 2 hours.
Yes. Baby guinea pigs can eat solid food the day they are born. One of my mother's pet guinea pigs died soon after giving birth, and had never nursed the newborn. The newborn grew up and is still alive, six months later.
You need to see a vet immediately and look at formula options. Go the vet or animal hospital now--a baby guinea pig could die within 12 hours if it doesn't eat/drink.
They and their mother will let you know. Don't try to separate them before the parent and the litter show they are ready, not that you'd want to, of course.
You need to feed them milk replacement if they are very young.
The answer is no.They need motheres milk when they are born or they will die.
yes and you shouldn't touch them for the first few weeks let her do the work and bond
Same things as an adult guinea pig. alfalfa hay (even though adults eat timothy), a cup of lettuce and a half a cup of veggies daily.
Rule of thumb, when the baby is moving around by itself, "Thats not to say you can't touch it", to pick it up, whatever the mother and baby are being held in, and the guinea pig has a lot of fur, you do not want to discourage the mother from nursing the baby. some mothers are very caring and some are ruthless when it comes to nursing. By your question it sounds like you have a caring mother guinea pig.
A unaltered male pig is called a boar, an altered male pig is a barrow. A female pig that has not given birth is called a gilt and a female pig that has given birth is called a sow. Baby pigs are piglets collectively.
What if your Guinea Pig has just had a baby - what call a vet or what?
Whenever, it depends how nice the mother is with nursing babies.
a baby guinea pig is known as a Pup. (though never a puppy)
If a baby guinea pig's mother dies, you should feed it mashed bananas, mashed cucumbers, and almond milk all mixed together and fed by a baby spoon.
No. Like most mammals, the mother has sex with a male guinea pig.
NO , please do not do this. you only give guinea pigs milk if you have to like if the mother has rejected it and it is under 4 weeks of age. but if your guinea pig is over 4 weeks of age, then you have no need to feed it any sort of milk at all. But if your guinea pig is under 4 weeks and it's mother is no longer with it, pure goats milk is the best for it. Hope this helps.
no, if its the father the male usually helps the mother.
Her milk
A mother guinea pig gives birth after 4months and some times have its baby in 1 or 2 weeks early
give it warm milk in an eye dropper. probably goats milk i think.
Rule of thumb, when the baby is moving around by itself, "Thats not to say you can't touch it", to pick it up, whatever the mother and baby are being held in, and the guinea pig has a lot of fur, you do not want to discourage the mother from nursing the baby. some mothers are very caring and some are ruthless when it comes to nursing. By your question it sounds like you have a caring mother guinea pig.
I'm pretty sure. I don't see why not. It works better if the guinea pig is sick. I use to have to do that to my guinea pig before it got sick and died.. :( hope this helps. :)
give them milk for a 2 hours or longer then try them with dry guinea pig food and groom with you're fingers but when you do that make sure you have cleaned them with soap and water
Leave it up to the mother. She will feed it milk but give the mother extra food and water
At the age of 8 weeks