So I've noticed that one of our male baby started rumblestrutting when he was around 2 weeks old. He will be 3 weeks old this Saturday. Today he started to jump on his mums back many times....Should I separate them? Can he get his mum pregnant even though he is still not 3 weeks old?
What to do?
- Thread starter Simma
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Hi!
Can you please weigh your baby boar. If he is 250g or over and has been rumbling for several days, then he can potentially impregnate his mother when she comes into season for the second time around 15-17 days after giving birth. In this case or if in any doubt, you need to separate asap!
While impregnation during the nursing period by well developed baby boars is comparatively rare, it is by no means unknown. This is why we have introduced a weight qualifier into our own separation advice, seeing the vast difference in birth weights and size: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/sexing-separating-baby-boars-and-rehoming-babies.109391/
He weighs 243grams so he is below 250g. I have him separated from all females right now but he is still calling and squeaking for his mom. His brother is 167g and as I read, he can stay with his mom until he reach 250g right?
Your little boy is just borderline, so hopefully nothing will have happened.
In view of the smaller boy you have got two options:
- Separate both boys now so no baby is alone and let the smaller boy have twice daily one-on-one sessions with his mother outside the cage until he is 4 weeks old or mother is discouraging him from drinking (whichever comes sooner). Keep in mind that by now your babies have shofted to eating mainly solids.
- Or tough it out until your smaller boy is 4 weeks/200g - whichever comes sooner. The average age a mother considers her babies weaned is about 4 weeks of age.
In either case, the first days are going to be heart-breaking. I would leave the single boy next to the sows so he is not totally alone in any case.