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Guinea Pigs
Guinea pigs are a member of the rodent family. Cavia porcellus is descended from the wild guinea pig of the Andes Mountains. Guinea pigs properly known as cavies were domesticated some 7000 years ago and used as a source of food, but they are social animals and make great pets.
5,247 Questions
What temperature is too cold for a Guinea pig?
It should be about 18-25 degrees Celsius for a guinea pig to survive. around 65 to 71 degrees F.
How long do you have to wait to hold a new born guinea pig?
you can hold them at about 1 hour hold with my guinea pig babies i just hold them straight away but i would wait for abut 1 hour for the sow and her babies to bond
What can you use to cure a guinea pig of fungal skin infection?
You can use some special cream (for guinea pigs), it will be available in Pets at Home and other pet stores. Other than that, do weekly or daily inspections of your guinea pig to see if anythings wrong/showing symptoms, keep the cage and your guinea pig/s clean by brushing them or bathing them (but only bathe them around every 2 months unless they are really dirty / if a vet told you to) , and also, keep your hands clean because you would maybe get ringworm from your pet ONLY if your pet has ringworm (otherwise, don't worry about it but still wash your hands after playing with them).
From your local pet store, you can buy hamster food. The best ones to buy are the mix of a variety of different foods for your pet. Also, hamsters will eat almost everything. Fresh food, such as carrots, apple and other fruit or vegetables, are very good for hamsters.
Don't forget to give your hamster a treat occasionally! Sometimes, about once week at the most, you can give your hamster a treat. This includes:
-Hamster treats from a pet store.
-Perhaps some human food like cornflakes. (I have a hamster and he loves cornflakes!)
-ETC
So, to conclude, the best things to feed a hamster are:
-Hamster food from a pet store.
-Vegetables or fruit.
--The occasional treat.
At the store you can buy pelets to feed your hamsters. You can also give them veggies as treats. The love hard ones. Make sure you only give them fruits and veggies though, and not to many because it can make them sick. Regularly give them pellets. Hard foods are best for their teeth.
A pelllet mix from your local pet shop should do along with some fresh fruit and vegetable scraps from your table. They do not need to be overfed and be careful when feeding them fresh grass.
What vegetables do they eat in vietnam?
Rice, corn, cassava, and sweet potato (in this order) are the most commonly found crops growing in Vietnam.
What are some good guinea pig names?
my teacher has a pig and its name is jimmy what ever someone put there is stupid a god name for a pig is oinkers. oinkers is a good name because it represnts the pig not just some stupid person
Is it ok for guinea pigs to digest cardboard?
Yes! Definately! I know of guinea-pigs that eat it all the time! It is normal behaviour and is simply alike to us humans eating biscuits. Don't worry! Other weird things that guinea-pigs will eat include; Wood Their cage! Newspaper PS. Never attempt to feed guinea-pigs, (or any other creature for that matter), any substance that may be regarded as harmful.
How can you tell how long a guinea pig has been pregnant for?
She will begin eating and drinking a lot more, and eventually you will see her body bloat, and even see/feel babies kicking around through the skin. If your guinea pig is pregnant, please be as prepared as possible. Read about proper care for pregnant guinea pigs at guinealynx.info and guineapigcages.com.
you won't be any to tell until her belly bulges outwards so she looks aubergine shaped
usually the guinea pigs bidy shape will llook like an eggplant. there stomache will feel firm and sometimes you can feel the baby's inside.
There's a couple of different ways to tell if a guinea pig is pregnant. If you are breeding her and keeping a close eye on the male and female after they mate there is good chance you might see a clear plug type thing in her privates. After a couple of weeks if you take your hands and rub them along the sides of her belly and on the bottom you migth feel bumps. Within two to three weeks before birth you might also be able to feel the bumps clearly and possibly even feel them move. We breed my Silkie Long Haired guinea pigs and a couple of weeks before she had them we could feel them. Your guinea pig will also be shaped like a hershey kiss and gain alot of weight. Just a warning too, if the male is still in there with her remove him from the cage immedietly because she will become pregnant again within 2 hours after birth and she should only be breed twice a year. The babies will come out fully haired and running around in a couple of hours. You can hold them as soon as they are walking depending on your mama piggies attitude.
First try picking her up from her tummy not near her chest a) does she yelp and sqeak? b) does she run away from you? c) does she try to bite you? d) She doesn't mind? (translate) If... a) ---she most likely is pregnant! b) ----she may feel offended but it is a good sign if she runs away because she is trying to protect her babies. likely shes pregnant. c)--- she may have been born to bite (its a defence for guinea pigs to do that) or shes probably tired, destressed sad or uncomfortable- try giving her a bath or clean out her hutch and mostly try to give her attention- Just because shes pregant doesnt meen you have to avoid her! just pick her up gently. d)--- She probably trusts you and belives you take good care of her. but if she doesnt mind when you try to pick her up it may also mean shes not pregnant. Also--- Behaivour- a) does she lie down near her pellet bowl/muesli bowl and water bottle? b) does she move spots alot? So say every hour you check on her and shes in a differant spot? c) does she run around alot? d) does she stay in a safe spot like a shelter in her hutch? e) (((If you have another girl in the hutch together)))- do they cuddle together and chatt and sqeak alot? IF---- a) shes always hungry - so she would have to fuel up because if shes pregnant her babies would need food as well. b) if she moves around shes looking for a comfy spot and feels un comfortable- maybe make a little pile of sawdust or something with fresh straw around her. she may be pregnant or this may be her average behaivior d) she likes to keep safe away from danger. very good defence or she may just be bored but its good defence good mothership! e) they will be mothers together and want to keep warm and safe they will become close and great friends. Hope this helps! anymore questions just ask! Danielle (4evaguineapigs)
First of all, the guinea pig must be a girl (of course!). Both of hte guinea pigs I have had I thought they were pregnant when I first got them. This probably means that as they are growing on to their bodies, their belly area gets large. Over the next few weeks, if the sow keeps getting bigger in the belly area, and you can feel little nickel size babies in the belly, she is pregnant. When you are trying to feel for babies, just gently place your hands on either sides of her belly. If you think that she is in discomfort when you place your hands on her, take them off. Do not do anything to your sow that will stress her. Now, once you are really suspecting pregnancy, you need to make an appointment with your vet. He will palpate (since he is an expert, he can detect pregnancy by gently touching, whereas you may not be able to). He may even be able to tell you how many are in her. Ask for some information on making your GP comfortable at this stressful time. Don't forget the vitamin C! Good luck! Get back to me if she is pregnant, I'd love to hear all about it! Bye for now, Erika.
Consider whether your rodent has been in contact with a male of her species and if so, assume she is pregnant. If she hasn't been in contact with a male she could simply be overeating, or retaining fluid, in which case you, or more properly your rodent, must see a vet. If she's met a persuasive male guinea pig recently she should cope well with pregnancy and delivery. Guinea pigs are bred to be good and competent breeders. Upon delivery, check the sex of the little ones. Once she'll allow you to access them, and when they no longer need their mum, separate them. You truly don't want large amounts of guinea pigs living with you, adorable as they are.
if her stomach is bulging, but not the rest of her body, she is definitely pregnant
Pregnancy steps in a guinea pig:
Week 1: There are no signs.
Week 2: Your sow (female) may start drinking lots more than usual.
Week 3: Your guinea pig will be putting on more weight and the abdomen muscles will tighten.
Week 4: An experienced breeder will be able to feel small fetuses.
Week 5: Sow usually looks pregnant, sort of rounded at the stomach. You will be able to feel the outlines of the fetuses.
Week 7: You will be able to feel the babies kick when you rest your hand on her tummy.
Week 9: Your sow will start to find it difficult to move around, but should be able to still eat and drink. The pelvic bones will separate sometime during this week.
Week 10: The baby guinea pigs should be born!
It is a common mistake to make - but DO NOT put the vitamin drops in the water. Don't try and feed her the fruit, leave it in her bowl and she should decide to eat it when shes hungry.
well you guinea pig will start getting fatter and start eating and drinking more she will also not let you touch its belly there is 3 or 2 weeks left in the pregnancy if you can feel the babys moving good luck love lola...x
It'll get wide. Really wide. You'll notice. And guinea pigs have babies in 2 months after they got pregnant. If your guinea pig is pregnant it shouldve been spayed. Because If a guinea pig under 6 months is pregnant, it has a 20% chance of dying during birth. If it's older the risk is even higher. So the guinea pig will get really wide, and you'll be able to notice. If it is pregnant you should get it spayed after it has babies. (And if it survives it.)
well she will get pretty fat and will not like being picked up. she will become very fiesty. But then again i woke up 1 moring to find an extra guinea pig in the cage. it was very cute. but that is the best way to tell if she is pregnant! good luck!
My guinea pig is pregnant at the moment, you can mainly tell if a guinea pig is pregnant when she doubles in size!! Also if you're still not sure,after a couple of weeks if you feel her belly you can feel babys kicking, and soon after you can actually see the piggys moving! Hope this helps.
Has your female guinea pig been with a male guinea pig? Perhaps in the store or where you bought her from? If so - she is likely to be pregnant. Male guinea pigs can successfully mate with females from as young as 3 weeks - although 6 weeks and older is more common.
Guinea pigs have long pregnancies - anything from 60 days up to 75 days in in some cases.
Pregnancy in Guinea Pigs can go undetected for some time, depending on how may young she is carrying and how big she is naturally.
Some common signs of pregnancy are:
drinking more water than usual.
putting on weight (pregnant guinea pigs are distinctly pear shaped towards the end - especially when they stand up against the side of the cage.)
You will be able to see the baby guinea pigs wriggling inside her towards the end - easier to see if she is smooth coated.
I suggest you make sure she has lots of hay, water, veggies and a small piece of fruit every day or every other day, don't pick her up too much or squeeze her and let nature take it's course.
you can tell by if guinea pig is not really running and is normally that is one sign. if your guinea pig is flat that is another sign. next thing you know she has babies.
What does it mean when your guinea pig sneezes?
It means that you don't take good care of him, so he got sick, and his body is trying to throw bacterias outside so it can cure itself, but that is not enough, he needs your help for getting better, and the truth is that you will never help him, so he will die in a horrible death, and hunt you for the rest of your life, just because you were to lazy to play with him, an walk him and give him food and water, and give him proper treatment!! I really hope you are happy now!
Are guinea pigs short sighted?
no i dont think so albino is just a name type of animal which has white fur and red eyes.
p.s. what i mean by "animal" is you can get many different animals with albino roots e.g guinea pigs, hamsters, lions, hedgehogs, humans (i think), squirrels, dolphins, bats...)
True, most of them aren't blind. In fact, there's a difference between the albino genes of mice, rabbits, guinea pigs and similar animals and the albino genes of, for example, dogs and cats which often are blind and deaf.
Guinea Pig Feeding
Ways to maximize your piggy life:
Feed at least 1 cup of fresh fruits and veggies per pig per day
Feed a new variety of fruits and veggies every day.
Fresh leafy greens should make up 2 servings or around ½ a cup.
Fresh non-leafy green vegetables should make up 1 serving or around 1/3 a cup.
Fresh fruit should make up 1/2 serving or roughly ¼ of a cup (watch the amounts as they are high in sugars and might give your piggy diarrhea).
Make sure they have unlimited hay. Hay helps assist with digestion and is also the best way to wear down their teeth.
Make sure you feed them guinea pig plain pellets with Vitamin C. Do not get them guinea pig food with seeds, nuts or anything else in it as they will get stuck in your guinea pigs teeth and/or make them fat!
Make sure the foods you are feeding are LOW in calcium as calcium can cause bladder sludge/ stones.
Make sure the foods you are feeding are LOW in oxalic acid as oxalic acid can bind with calcium and form oxalate stones.
Just to be on the safe side its best to give your guinea pig a ½ dose of Vitamin C supplements in case they will not eat good quality vegetables/fruits or if they are ill or if your pellets were stored incorrectly and the vitamin C went bad. You can crush a plain Vitamin C tablet with very little to no sugar added and sprinkle it over their fresh fruits and veggies(I find they don't like the taste!). Give approximately 10-25mg per day more if they are sick or pregnant. You also may use a liquid Vitamin C that you can dose using a syringe. I prefer a special guinea pig supplement I get at the pet store. When I give them fresh water every day I put ½ the amount it says on the bottle in their water. New research shows that too much Vitamin C can cause problems as well so make sure you are giving them an appropriate amount!
Try to give your guinea pig 2 meals a day. They like to forage for food and one big meal might hurt just like it would to you! So do two meals, morning and evening.
If you are giving them fresh food in their cage make sure you take any leftovers out after an hour or else they will go bad and make your guinea pig sick!
Make sure you wash all your fruits and veggies thoroughly. You don't want any pesticides or residue to get to your piggy.
Buy fresh fruits and veggies twice a week. Don't feed them any rotten or food that has gone bad! Buy items that are in season as this will cost less and then you are sure it is the most fresh. Local is always best but not always possible. Do try local and organic!
Pet store guinea pig treats are just that, treats. It's best to stay away from them all together. Especially yogurt drops and anything with sugar or artificial ingredients. I find that most piggies won't eat them anyways especially when they have such a wonderful salad to eat!
Do NOT feed any meat, dairy or human food! Anything like cheerios has been too processed for them and the added calcium will cause problems. Stick to fresh fruits and veggies.
Make sure your guinea pigs have 2-3 different hay racks per piggy spread out around their enclosure.
If you are going to take your piggy outside make sure they are safe from predators and they can't run away. If you or your neighbors use pesticides, weed killers, fertilizers, anything unnatural, or your area is prone to air pollution its best to keep them off the grass or inside.
Do not use wood bedding in their cage! Especially pine, cedar or any other aromatic (smelly) wood. The scent and natural oils will cause your guinea pig respiratory problems. If you have to use wood bedding, use aspen. Paper bedding is good as well. Don't use only newspaper as it's not absorbent enough. I find the recycled paper bedding to be too expensive and wasteful so I use old towels, sheets and other junk cotton clothes to line their cage. I change these daily and wash a load weekly.
Again do not feed Cherry/Peach/Plum and other pitted fruit tree leaves and limbs/twigs they contain Cyanide (poison).
Each guinea pig needs 7.5 square feet of space. That means the cage needs to be a minimum of 2.5x3 feet. They don't like heights so it's best to only have 2 levels. They cannot have cages with wire floors they damage the piggy's feet and can cause serious health problems. A C&C cage is best. All supplies you should be able to find locally.
Guinea pigs are social creatures so they do best with a buddy. Don't put a breeding pair together (male and female), pregnancy and birth is VERY hard on the female. 20% of the time mother and/or babies die. Plus it doesn't help the current situation with homeless abandoned guinea pigs. Try to get two when you rescue them from a shelter. (Don't buy from pet shops as they breed and keep unhealthy animals!) It can take some time for 2 guinea pigs to get use to each other if they have never been together before.
FOODS TO GIVE:
Anise: 2-3 times a week
Apple: weekly, 2 slices include peel; remove core and pips (seeds are poisonous). Royal gala variety is a favorite. Many fruits are full of natural sugar and have fruit acid. To avoid your guinea pig getting a sore mouth, cut all fruit into small pieces and just give as an occasional treat because of the high sugar content.
Apricot: weekly
Artichoke: 2-3 times a week
Arugula: 2-3 times a week
Asparagus: weekly
Banana: less than monthly, can cause constipation
Basil` (Fresh): weekly, serving size is roughly a ping pong(golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Beans (snap and green): 2-3 times a week
Beets: weekly
Beet greens (leaves): monthly
Bell Peppers (red, yellow, green or orange): 2-3 times a week, one slice of a whole pepper, remove seeds. Very high in vitamin C, especially the red. Pease note: Bell peppers are not to be confused with red hot chili peppers which are a totally different food and should never be given to guinea pigs.
Blackberries: 2-3 times a week, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Blueberries: 2-3 times a week, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Broccoli: weekly, half a floret, including the stalk
Broccoli Leaves: 2-3 times a week
Brussels sprouts: weekly
Cabbage (red, green, Savoy and pak-choi): weekly
Carrot: 2-3 times a week, one baby carrot or a small slice of a large carrot.
Cauliflower: weekly
Celery (and leaves): 2-3 times a week, One 1/4 of a stick. Very stringy so needs to be chopped up into small pieces to avoid piggy choking.
Cherries: 2-3 times a week (remove pits), serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Crab apples: 2-3 times a week
Cranberries (raw): 2-3 times a week, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Cilantro: every day, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Chicory greens: 2-3 times a week
Collard Greens: weekly
Corn on the cob: weekly
Corn husks (corn on the cobs outer leaves): twice weekly, roughly half a leaf of a husk.
Cucumber: 2-3 times a week, one slice, include the outer layer which is their favorite part. Very little nutritional value, but has high water content and is loved by most guinea pigs. Cucumber is really appreciated by guinea pigs in hot weather; it acts as a liquid and is nice and cool.
Dandelion Leaves: twice weekly, two or three, average size. A seasonal food during spring and summer.
Dill: weekly, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Endive (Belgian and curly): every day
Figs(raw and all natural dried): weekly, one medium sized one
Garden cress: 2-3 times a week
Gooseberries: every day
Grapes, Seedless: 2-3 times a week, One or two, must be seedless, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Grass, Fresh: three to four times weekly, Small handful,. A seasonal food, spring, summer and autumn. Sometimes my piggies go outside to eat fresh grass for themselves on warm sunny days. Never put guinea pigs out on wet grass, always make sure the grass is dry and never use grass that's been cut by a lawn mower. When spring has arrived and your grass has started to grow, just give your piggies a small amount of grass to begin with so their tummies adjust. More about safety tips below.
Kale: weekly, Two to three small leaves.
Kiwi fruit: weekly
Lettuce, Butter head (Boston and Bibb): every day
Lettuce, Green or Red Leaf: every day
Lettuce, Romaine: every other day, one large leaf.
Mango: weekly
Melon (cantaloupe and honey dew): weekly
Mustard Greens: weekly
Oranges, tangerines): weekly. One or two segments, remove rind and pips, you can give a little of any orange citrus fruit.
Orange peel: 2-3 times a week, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Papaya: weekly
Parsley (curly or flat): weekly, A few sprigs. Very high in calcium so should be limited if your guinea pig is prone to developing bladder stones, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Peaches: weekly
Pear (bartlet and Asian): weekly, one small slice, include peel, remove core and pips.
Peas/pea pods: 2-3 times a week
Pineapple: weekly
Plum: weekly
Pumpkin (raw): weekly (remove seeds!)
Radicchio: every day
Radishes (mild): monthly
Raisins (seedless) Natural no added sugars or preservatives: monthly, less than 10 raisins
Raspberries: daily, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Spinach: weekly
Squash (summer and winter all varieties): 2-3 times a week
Strawberries: every day, 5 small sized
Sweet potato: monthly
Sweet potato leaves: every day
Swiss chard (silver beet): every day
Thyme (fresh): weekly, serving size is roughly a ping pong (golf ball size) one ounce or 25 grams
Tomato's: 2-3 times a week, One baby tomato or small plum tomato,. Remember to remove the poisonous tomato top (green part). If using a slice from a larger tomato, remove seeds.
Turnips (and greens): weekly
Yams: 2-3 times a week
Watercress: weekly
Watermelon (seeds and rind): weekly
Zucchini: every day
Plants and Foods to Avoid:
- Aconite
- All nuts or seeds (guinea pigs can choke on the shell fragments and they will make your piggy fat!)
- Amaryllis
- American Holly
- American Nightshade
- Anemone
- Angel's Trumpet
- Antirrhinums
- Avocado (too fatty)
- Azalea
- Baby's Breath
- Bachelor Buttons
- Bird of Paradise
- Birdseye Primrose
- Birds foot Trefoil
- Bittersweet
- Bleeding Heart
- Blue Cardinal (Lobelia)
- Bluebells
- Boxwood
- Bryony
- Buck Thorn
- Bulbs-(any plants grown from bulbs)
- Burning Bush
- Buttercup (Ranunculus)
- Caladium
- Calla Lily
- Canned/frozen/fried/pickled foods
- Carnations
- Century Plant
- Cherry leaves (contain cyanide and are most potent when they are wilting)
and leaves of other stone fruits (fruits with pits)
- Chrysanthemum
- Clematis
- Coconut (too fatty and sugary)
- Coffee Bean plant
- Columbine
- Cookies, Potato Chips, or any kind of junk food (Um, Duh!)
- Corn cockle (type of grassy plant with a rather large lacey grain head)
- Crinum
- Crocus
- Crotons
- Crown of Thorns
- Crown Vetch
- Cyclamen
- Daffodil
- Dahlias
- Daily
- Dairy Products
- Daisy
- Datura
- Delphinium
- Dianthus
- Dog mercury
- Dumb cane
- Dracaena
- Easter Lily
- English Ivy
- Evergreen trees
- Fig
- Figwort
- Fools parsley
- Foxglove (Digitalis)
- Gladiolus
- Golden Chain tree
- Hellebore
- Hemlock
- Holly
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea
- Iceberg lettuce (high in nitrates, no nutritional value)
- Impatiens
- Iris
- Ivy
- Jerusalem cherry
- Juniper
- Kingcup
- Laburnum
- Larkspur
- Leyland cypress
- Lilacs
- Lily (All species)
- Lily of the Valley
- Lobelia
- Lords and Ladies
- Lupine
- Lupines
- Marsh marigold
- Meadow saffron
- Mistletoe
- Monkshood
- Morning glory
- Mountain Laurel
- Narcissus
- Nicotina
- Nightshade (deadly and woody)
- Oleander
- Orchid
- Peanut Butter
- Peppers (other then Bell)
- Philodendron
- Pigweed (amaranth - certain North American varieties may be toxic)
- Poinsettia
- Poppies
- Potatoes (poisonous if green or sprouted)
- Primrose
- Privet
- Ragwort
- Raw beans (poisonous)
- Red maple leaves
- Rhododendron
- Rhubarb (extremely poisonous)
- Salvia
- Spicy things (paprika, hot peppers, etc)
- Spurges
- St Johns wort
- Taro
- Tulip
- Tomatillo leaves & stalks
- Tomato leaves & stalks
- Verbena
- Vetch (seeds and moldy parts) can cause photosensitization.
- Walnut or Black Walnut
- Wisteria
- Wolfs bane
- Yew
What does guinea pig mean in latin?
Porcellino d'India is an Italian equivalent of 'guinea pig' in terms of the mammal. The masculine noun 'porcellino'means 'piglet'. The preposition 'di'* means 'of, from'. All together, they're pronounced 'pohr-chehl-LEE-noh DEEN-dyah'.
Cavia is an equivalent, in the sense of the experimental 'guinea pig' to someone or something. It's a feminine noun whose definite article is 'la' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'una' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'KAH-vee-ah'.
*The vowel 'i' of 'di' drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of the drop is indicated by an apostrophe: 'd'India'.
Is a guinea pig as smart as a rabbit?
Guinea pigs are a sub-species of chinchilla , the chinchilla species is consider for lack of a better term "stupid" ( they have been known to eat their own feces). Rats, in particular the Banana Rat is the smartest and most intelligent mammal on Earth.
How do you stop a hamster wheel from squeking?
simple and cheap: ya know the cooking oil u use, to like makes scrambled eggs? cooking oil, just dab a tissue on the spout of the bottle, or take a thicker piece of paper, fully cover bottle opening and tip and get some on the paper, now just go WIPE the peg that holds the wheel, works every time, and if it squeaks again down the road REPEAT, don't use too much, and regular old is fine, no fancy stuff, and um it does not have to end up greasy, in fact when u touch it it shouldn't feel like theres oil, less is more
How do you change guinea pig bedding?
I change there bedding the same day as it was very messy all is ok and i have 5 gorgeous baby guinea pigs
Thank You, changed the bedding the next day and we have 3 happy guinea pigs.
Can a guinea pig live in humidity?
It depends up on the age of guinea pig.Small guinea pig cannot go out in the rain nor they cannot take a bath.
Some guinea pigs are able to bath,but going out in rain is not good because they want to be cleaned and put in a dry place after bathing.Bathing have to be done in 10 or 15 minutes.Otherwise they will have many diseases.
Philippines has a guinea pigs too?
If you are asking if the philippines have wild guinea pigs...then no. The only have them as pets from pet stores. That were transfered from other parts of the world.
What diseases will guinea pigs give humans?
Usually it happens but there might be cold-resistant guinea pigs. It also depends on the type of guinea pig.
I have never heard of animals called Sea Pigs. Pig boats is a more or less derisive term for submarines, and was applied to Italian Mini-subs in this role. the story is the shape of the hull resembled a pig, and get this storage sheds on some Italian Pig Farms were used to conceal the craft before they were deployed. Pig Boat is a derisive term for submarine.
Pigs are farmed around the world. In the wild, pigs will eat various things. Grass might often be a staple of their diet.
When is the earliest you can take a baby guinea pig away from their mother?
After they are weaned
ANSWER:
You can hold the baby guinea's right away, when their like a day old is best. But only hold them for a few minutes cause they shouldn't be away from their moms too long. And it usually takes between 3-5 weeks for them to be weaned, it's different for a lot of them, some moms wean them at 3 weeks and some 4, some even 5 or 6 weeks. But the boys you should always separate between 3-4 weeks old for sure, because that's around the time they start trying to mate. Good luck. (its actually better to start holding the babies a lot cause then they would be more used to people holding them and not AS scared) :)
How old before a female pig can have babies?
Actually, the question should be: "How young must they be?". For their first litter, a pig must be older than two months and younger than six months to be impregnated.
Don't wait too long if you are going to breed them. When the female guinea pig doesn't have any offspring for about a year or two their pelvic bones fuse making it impossible for them to have babies. Ideally they would be between two and four months when they fall pregnant. But no two guinea pigs are exactly the same.
ANSWER:
The best time for guinea pigs to have babies are between 5-8 months old. It can be dangerous for them if they get pregnant before or after then. But it's always best NOT to breed them at all!! Because it can be just plain dangerous at any age!
These animals are rodents and can breed at a young age. They just need to be at least 4 months old. Breeding young is not advised. Wait until the animals are 6 months or more.
