Gender of my piggy.

[Smykckr]

Hello ,

Can you help me figure out my beloved ones gender? I have spoken to a vet. He said it seems like a girl but he couldnt be sure because it was so early to identify.

 

[Hank288]

The picture is not 100% clear but it does look to be a boy. If you gently push above the genital area his willy will pop out if it is a boy.

Or could you try and get a clearer picture so that we can tell 100%.
Thanks

 

[Wiebke]

Hello ,

Can you help me figure out my beloved ones gender? I have spoken to a vet. He said it seems like a girl but he couldnt be sure because it was so early to identify.
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Hi and welcome!

It is always very difficult to judge from not very well lit picture of a dark piggy, but you seem to have a boy with a nice pale round penis peeking out.

Judging the gender just from a picture has its limits. We ask all our members to additionally check these two areas at home, which a re much more gender specific than the outside arrangement of the genitalia.
Take a look at the pictures in our sexing guide and then perform these tests (where to look is clearly shown in the guide and there are the relevant open slit pictures for newborns, babies at separating age and adults: Sexing Guide
- Please feel for the presence/absence of a tiny penis ridge under the skin just above the button.
- Please pry the slit below the button gently apart. Sows have a fleshy arrangement that seals the opening just below the surface; boars go straight down.
If both these tests come back with the same answer you can be 100% sure that you have the correct gender.
Please ask another person to hold your baby while you check; it is much easier. You can also swap places if you are unsure and see whether you come up with the same answers.

Is your boy a single or does he have a companion?

 

[Smykckr]

Well unsuccesfull 15 minutes to take a clear picture and the tiny one is so afraid hope it doesnt hate me now because an hour ago it was sleeping on my belly very happy That is where story begins i was positive that it was a girl till i saw her/him laying. I had a chance to push it though but nothing showed up if i did it in a proper way. So now i am more than confused. Thanks by the way. If i can handle to take a clearer one sure i’ll post it again.

 

[Smykckr]

Hi and welcome!

It is always very difficult to judge from not very well lit picture of a dark piggy, but you seem to have a boy with a nice pale round penis peeking out.

Judging the gender just from a picture has its limits. We ask all our members to additionally check these two areas at home, which a re much more gender specific than the outside arrangement of the genitalia.
Take a look at the pictures in our sexing guide and then perform these tests (where to look is clearly shown in the guide and there are the relevant open slit pictures for newborns, babies at separating age and adults:
- Please feel for the presence/absence of a tiny penis ridge under the skin just above the button.
- Please pry the slit below the button gently apart. Sows have a fleshy arrangement that seals the opening just below the surface; boars go straight down.
If both these tests come back with the same answer you can be 100% sure that you have the correct gender.
Please ask another person to hold your baby while you check; it is much easier. You can also swap places if you are unsure and see whether you come up with the same answers.

Is your boy a single or does he have a companion?

Thank you ! So helpfull post! Sure as soon as somebody arrives to help me i will get my eternal answer... he is a single one. He is a rescue mission actually. It has been 2 weeks since he is with me. He was very sick and covered with parasites. The vet said he was born couple of months ago ( not sure how many months) and seems like a girl depends on the gap between anus and genitals.

 

[Wiebke]

Well unsuccesfull 15 minutes to take a clear picture and the tiny one is so afraid hope it doesnt hate me now because an hour ago it was sleeping on my belly very happy That is where story begins i was positive that it was a girl till i saw her/him laying. I had a chance to push it though but nothing showed up if i did it in a proper way. So now i am more than confused. Thanks by the way. If i can handle to take a clearer one sure i’ll post it again.

Taking good pictures with small babies can be very tricky, especially dark skinned ones . If you have another person to angle the bits towards a strong source of light (ideally daylight), that will help a lot.

Please look at our illustrated sexing guide. There are additional ways and checks you can do with the help of another person in order to make absolutely sure. Sexing Guide

 

[Wiebke]

Thank you ! So helpfull post! Sure as soon as somebody arrives to help me i will get my eternal answer... he is a single one. He is a rescue mission actually. It has been 2 weeks since he is with me. He was very sick and covered with parasites. The vet said he was born couple of months ago ( not sure how many months) and seems like a girl depends on the gap between anus and genitals.

The gap can be very deceptive in youngsters; that's why there is so much mis-sexing and that is why we have started to ask our members to always double-check themselves in other ways, too. We will help you until everybody is fully satisfied.

I hope that you can find your piggy a same gender friend once he is healthy; he is still a baby himself and needs somepig to be there for him round the clock and to teach him the intricacies of social cavy behaviour, which is much more complex than most people expect.
If you have one of our good standard recommended rescues within your reach that offers rescue dating (and will sex your piggy for you again), then your boy can choose his own already quarantined/vet cared friend, who is properly sexed. That will help a long way to stabilise a bond. Any happy relationship relies on mutual liking and character compatibility. You can find links to good rescues in several countries in our new owners guide collection.
Companionship
Importance Of Quarantine
What to check and look out for in new guinea pigs (vet checks, sexing, parasites&illness)

Getting Started - New Owners' Most Helpful Guides

 

[Smykckr]

The gap can be very deceptive in youngsters; that's why there is so much mis-sexing and that is why we have started to ask our members to always double-check themselves in other ways, too. We will help you until everybody is fully satisfied.

I hope that you can find your piggy a same gender friend once he is healthy; he is still a baby himself and needs somepig to be there for him round the clock and to teach him the intricacies of social cavy behaviour, which is much more complex than most people expect.
If you have one of our good standard recommended rescues within your reach that offers rescue dating (and will sex your piggy for you again), then your boy can choose his own already quarantined/vet cared friend, who is properly sexed. That will help a long way to stabilise a bond. Any happy relationship relies on mutual liking and character compatibility. You can find links to good rescues in several countries in our new owners guide collection.
Companionship
Importance Of Quarantine
What to check and look out for in new guinea pigs (vet checks, sexing, parasites&illness)

Getting Started - New Owners' Most Helpful Guides

Well thank you it is a boy