I have a Guinea pig and want to breed it has anybody got facts about breeding guinea pigs?

Answer 1

Well firstly I'd just like to question your decision on breeding your guinea pig. There are already hundreds of piggies without homes because so many people breed them, so if I were you I wouldn't introduce any more.

If you are still really want to breed your guinea pig, and you are breeding your guinea pig for the first time, she needs to be young. I don't know the exact ages, you will need to research this, but the best age to breed a female guinea pig is and about 12 weeks old (I THINK). You should not breed them any younger than 6 weeks or any older than about a year. If your guinea pig is too old to breed for the first time (over a year old) it will be painful for her as the pelvic bones will have grown to be solid and she will struggle whilst giving birth.

Also, your female guinea pig should be given extra food whilst pregnant and for a week or two after her babies are born (at which point the father should be long separated). She may also need extra vitamin C and calcium whilst feeding her babies. You should try and disturb her as little as possible, but give her a quick check regularly to make sure everything is okay.

When your female guinea is nearly due to give birth, take her off of straw, hay or woodshavings, etc because these can make her 'bits' irritated. She should have fleece bedding and have a nice and cosy, private dwelling where she can relax and give birth when the time comes.

I hope this helps, but please remember my first point, that there is a lot of guinea pigs with out homes out there !