My guinea pig gave birth about.. 16 days ago, to two babies.. just wonderinng when will i be able to identify which one is male or female? If im unsure, should i just seperate them anyway in a couple of days?
2007-01-16 13:23:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
let them nurse on mom for at least 6 weeks, sexing them right at birth is easy if you know what to look for. I used to breed guinea pigs. They don't become mature till they are about 12weeks old, so you don't have to worry for awile yet. http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://cavyspirit.com/images/ThreeCutePiggies.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm&h=78&w=157&sz=3&hl=en&sig2=Q__db2BpLnCzyI3DucjsMQ&start=21&tbnid=vBqagPcSwnsQ8M:&tbnh=48&tbnw=97&ei=OZCtRef0EoeCJafj6YYK&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bsexing%2Bguinea%2Bpigs%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN the pictures on here should help alot! they even have some for newborn baby guinea pigs.
2007-01-16 13:59:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can sex them from birth, although it can be difficult.
http://www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm
Do NOT let these babies stay with their mother until they are six weeks old. They need to be separated at 3 weeks. At the age of 3 weeks, the male babies can start coming into puberty, and they will reimpregnate the mother.
2007-01-17 07:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Lotus Effect 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dont wait 6 weeks!! guinea pigs can reproduce at 3 weeks of age, so separate them then. go to www.cavyspirit.com for a great guide to sexing them.
good luck, and congratulations!! :)
2007-01-18 07:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by Katie C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can tell usually as soon as they are born find some sites (that have pictures) and if they are male u need to separate them from mum when they are 4 weeks and put them with the father. they need to stay with their mum for a couple of weeks for milk.
2007-01-17 02:38:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
what atleast 6 weeks they will need to nurse from the mama
2007-01-16 21:47:43 · answer #5 · answered by GrassRootsRabbits 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hmm..
2007-01-18 00:27:07 · answer #6 · answered by ..... 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋