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[Beccahope01]

Hi,
My guinea pig has recently had two babies, which are looking both male. At the moment they are living with mum and dad, and at 3 weeks they’ll be separated. We are ideally wanting to keep the babies so we know they are looked after, and so we have company if the worst should happen. We plan to get the babies neutered as soon as they can so they can live with mam, is it possible to have them all living together?

 

[Piggies&buns]

No I'm afraid this isn't going to be possible. You can only keep one neutered male with any number of females.
Mum and dad (as long as dad is neutered) can continue living together but the two babies will need to live in a separate cage.

 

[alpacasqueak]

Has dad already been neutered @Beccahope01?

 

[Beccahope01]

Has dad already been neutered @Beccahope01?

Yes dad was neutered as soon as we found out she was pregnant - was a case of wrongly sexing her before we got her so wasn’t a planned pregnancy

 

[Siikibam]

The other option is to move dad out with the pups. Depending on who gets on best, you can then put a pair together and neuter the single (if not dad) to live with mum.

 

[alpacasqueak]

Yes dad was neutered as soon as we found out she was pregnant - was a case of wrongly sexing her before we got her so wasn’t a planned pregnancy

Aw great, just checking! Sorry you’ve got extra babies after the misexing but lovely you’re keeping them