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You may handle a guinea pig the day it is born! As long as it is dried off you may hold it.

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4 weeks would be a good length of time to wait.

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about 6 or 7 months

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Q: How old do baby guinea pigs have to be before handleing them after birth?
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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


What are the mother father and and baby pigs called?

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.


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


What if your Guinea Pig has just had a baby - what call a vet or what?

What if your Guinea Pig has just had a baby - what call a vet or what?


Can a guinea pig be pregnant even when they're young?

They can be pregnant but it is not fair for a baby guinea pig to have to hold up to 8 guinea pigs. There is a very high chance they will die. I had a guinea pig that was pregnant when I got her(she was 14 weeks when she had babies) and she had 2 babies and tey all survived.

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Can guinea pig give birth to one baby?

probably!


How long dos it take before a newborn baby guinea pig to nurse?

12-24 hours after birth or at 3-5 weeks


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


Can a baby be baptized before birth?

No.


Does your baby recognize your voice right after birth?

No, from before birth.


Should you take mother and baby's away from male guinea pig after birth?

No, the male wont harm them.


How long does the mother carry the young of a guinea pig?

A mother guinea pig gives birth after 4months and some times have its baby in 1 or 2 weeks early


What are the mother father and and baby pigs called?

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.


Does it hurt when the guinea pig has the baby?

Nearly all creaturtes show evidence of pain during the birth process.


Can a guinea pig give birth to a further baby two months after her first litter?

yes if it had a lot of sex


How long before a new born baby guinea pig can mate?

The earliest a guinea pig can mate is at the age of 6-8 weeks.


Are baby guinea pigs blind at birth?

No! They are born with fur and their eyes open. They can also eat solid food strait away. They also only have to stay with their mothers for 8 weeks before they can be separated!