Buttercup
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
You want to make sure she is getting an alfalfa based pellet which will provide extra protein and calcium. Very important for a pregnancy, recovering from a pregnancy, and while they are nursing (short time). An alfalfa based pellet is what the pups will need too. They are cute.
I'm now convinced that guinea pigs are born not only fully developed but also with all of their wild instincts. Here's proof:
You Have to zoom in to see the 3 day old baby hiding safely in the grass. Amazing (and cute).
You Have to zoom in to see the 3 day old baby hiding safely in the grass. Amazing (and cute).
Here's a pretty good shot of Buttercup and all 4 pups. This coming week I'll be getting them sexed so I can get the boys separated from the girls. They'll be exactly one week old tomorrow so I'll have the whole week to get them in before I have to start worrying about them multiplying. If I can't get them in by Friday, I'll have to get 4 cages and keep them one to a cage until I find out for sure who the boys and girls are.
2 and 4 are very close to being twins. Only a couple of minor differences in their markings. The Abby looks identical to Buttercup.
The babies are exactly one week old now. I looked at them closely and it appears that there are 3 boys and one girl. The twins and the Abby all have round shaped genitalia and the other one (brown and white at the far left) has more of a "Y" shaped genitalia. I'll have the vet verify it though.
I should also mention that the vet advised me to hold off loading the new mother and babies up and bringing them in for the first week unless it was absolutely necessary, which is why I haven't done so yet. They're all doing very well, which is a good thing. Now that they've made it through the first week with flying colors, I can get them in for a checkup and sexing.
I should also mention that the vet advised me to hold off loading the new mother and babies up and bringing them in for the first week unless it was absolutely necessary, which is why I haven't done so yet. They're all doing very well, which is a good thing. Now that they've made it through the first week with flying colors, I can get them in for a checkup and sexing.
The vet can't see the babies until July 21st, at which time they'll be 3 and a half weeks old. They should be able to stay with the mother until then, according to the vet. I have 2 extra cages, so I will be able to separate them as needed based on their genders until such time as we get moved to our new house. They'll all get plenty of space when that happens.