hi, I bought three guinea pigs from the pet shop I was told they were all girls but after having them home for a month I discovered one was male. my two female guineas had 4 babies between them I'm not sure what to do with them I am not sure how to sex them or when to move them. I have obviously moved the male pig out. I never bought the guinea pigs to breed they were meant for pets.
any advice would be appreciated
Hi and welcome!
I am ever so sorry for your shock; sadly it is not at all rare.
@Lady Kelly has already given you our information links.
Could you please answer these questions:
- how old are the babies?
- do you know who is the mum of which baby (sows bring babies up between them, so they will let the babies of another sow drink)?
- have you weighed your babies yet? If they are below 60g, we can give you tips on what you can do to boost their weight. As we have members from all over the world, we find metric measurements work best for us.
- you need to separate any baby boys by around three weeks old (depending on their development). At least you have got dad to put them with at first, so this is going to be a lot less painful than if you had to leave a single baby on its own.
Here is the best sexing link, but you are also welcome to post pictures of the genitals (the clearer the better) on here.
http://www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm
It would be very helpful if you please added your country, state or (for the UK) your county to your details, as we can tailor any advice and recommendations to what is realistically possible and available where you are and explore the options that are valid for you. This especially in view of what to do with dad and depending on the gender of the babies and where you can complain about the shop. Please click on your username on the top bar, then go to personal details and scroll down to location. Thank you!