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As an prior owner or breeding guinea pigs, I have noticed the animals often birth late in the evening or early in the morning. As nocturnal animals it makes sense, but it is strange that they often do not give birth during sleeping hours for humans. The tummy of the pig begins to have visual indications of the babies movement as delivery approaches. If you are looking at a short haired pig, then you can often see moving areas of the tummy to help you estimate how many will be born. When you are able to see these movements birth will occur during the week. Other than these indications you will hear squealing from the babies and any other pigs in the cage during the birthing to indicate it is happening. Also, if you know the day of conception you can calculate the date of delivery as would be done in humans.

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