How do you know what age your guinea pig is?

Answer 1

Baby Cavies are often weaned at about 4-6 weeks old,an hour after they are born they should be able to eat solid foods such as what the mother is eating,they should be taken from there mother during that time

Answer 2

The sow will sit very squarely, and make a "hiccupping" type of motion. When she has a contraction, she will kind of hunch up. With a contraction, she will reach under her like she is getting a poop to eat, and pull the baby out. Then she will start to clean off the sac from the face, then the body of the baby

Sometimes, the babies come so fast that the Mom has no time to tend to each baby. If you are present, and she is still cleaning up a baby and is not tending to the next one, get a clean towel and carefully pick the baby up, take the sac off the baby, and rub it gently to make sure it is breathing. Be especially careful around the newborns eyes, as they are normally wide open, and you can scratch the cornea. After you dry it off, put it back down beside the Mom.

Try and make sure that the afterbirths have been delivered. There should be one for every baby. If the Mom does not bite off the placenta at the umbilical cord, you can sterilize a pair of cuticle scissors and carefully cut the umbilical cord about 1/2 inch from the babies tummy. Otherwise, he will be dragging the placenta around.

If you do not see the birth as it happens, you will most likely not see the placentas, as the Mom will eat the afterbirths and all the bloody wet shavings. I have had sows deliver at night, and by morning you would never know she had babies except there are little pigs in the cage!

Birth can last anywhere from 15 minutes to 40 minutes from first contraction to last pup born. Good luck!

Answer 3

you cant really tell until they become fat. well that was the case with mine. sorry.

Answer 4

baby guinea pigs begin to eat food only a few hours after there born

Answer 5

the size of the pig give you a clue the bigger they are the older the are

Answer 6

The arrival of Small guinea pigs is evidence

Of prior mating

Answer 7

Guinea pigs carry their babies for up to 72 days. Watch the guinea pig closely from the 54-72 day period or maybe about a week after you can definitely tell that she's pregnant.