how long do you have to wait to bread guinea pigs after they have pups?

Answer 1

You should breed her within 24 hours after giving birth. If you wait you will miss out.


Mating
Mating is fairly straightforward - simply place the female in the male's cage and allow nature to take its course. Provided that the hutch is large enough - and you are prepared and able to deal with more than one litter of baby piggies - more than one sow can be housed with a male. It is preferable to restrict the breeding period to the warmer months of the year.

Sows come into season approximately every 16 days for a period of about 12 hours, so leaving a pair together for about five weeks should allow plenty of time for mating to take place. Once pregnant (or "in-pig" as it is referred to), the sow will try to fight off any further amorous attention from the male. At this point she should be moved to her own hutch to go through the pregnancy and give birth. It is quite safe to put her in with other females and for the females to be around at the time of birth. Quite often the others will help the mother with the birth, cleaning up the babies and helping them into the world, acting as caring aunties during their first weeks... quite beautiful to watch!

The Pregnancy
The pregnancy will last for 63 to 70 days, during which she should be given the best and more of all that is nutritious. Her vitamin C requirement will double, and we therefore recommend a supplement of this most important vitamin. Parsley is an excellent herb for mothers to be, extra fresh vegetables, and alfalfa treats which are high in calcium content will help build bones. See our Feeding page for more ideas.

Around 42 days (six weeks) into the pregnancy you should be able to see and feel the babies as they move around in the womb. As the day of birth draws nearer they will become more active. Do not try squeezing her body to find the babies as you could inflict a serious injury. Avoid any unnecessary handling during the last month.

The Birth
After about 70 days the sow will produce her pups (usually when you're not looking and often at night - so be careful when opening the hutch door for an inspection around this time in case any newborn babes come tumbling out onto the floor!). There is very little blood or mess when guinea pigs are born... mum and any attendant "aunties" will do a superb job of cleaning the babies up!

Baby guinea pigs (called "pups") are miniature adults, fully developed at birth with strong legs, eyes open and hair. Like all herd animals they must be ready to move with their families soon after they are born. Being born in such an advanced stage of development, the pups will be able to eat solid foods within a day, but will benefit greatly from their mother's milk. Mum will suckle her babies for about three weeks, after which the baby boys will need to be separated from their mother and sisters as mentioned above. If you place the boys with their father, first rub them all over with litter from his cage so that they smell of him rather than of the sow.

Answer 2

don't breed your guinea pig, there are already enough unwanted pets in the world! you should actually get your guinea pig spayed to promote a healthy & happy life.

Answer 3

Here's a few excellent websites on guinea pigs, hope they give you some good info on guinea pig health and care and more contacts too -
http://www.russelrabbit.com/languages/suk/36.htm
http://jackiesguineapiggies.com/guineapigbehaviour.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig

Good luck to you and your guinea pigs!

Answer 4

Just put em in a cage together, they are usually ready to conceive about six weeks after they are born. This should be evident by their gestation period which is almost two weeks at best.

Answer 5

About two (2) minutes.

Answer 6

Just for fun!
Don't bread them , marinate for two hours!

Answer 7

I prefer mine scampi style but breaded is good too.