as of the night before which was about 12 hours before he was totally active and behaving normally.
2007-10-03 15:21:46 · 3 answers · asked by Randy 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Sorry for your loss.
Average guinea pig life span is 4-7 years. Some pigs pass over the Rainbow Bridge at 1 year or less, weanlings as young as 2 months die for no apparent reason, we have a Texel Boar who is now 8 years old & still producing babies. Unfortunately you cannot predict how long your pig will live.
2007-10-03 20:35:34 · answer #1 · answered by melglen_stud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not uncommon with little pets. They instinctively try to hide any sign of illness, as predators would see this as a sign of weakness. Most likely your piggy was becoming sick for awhile, but hid the signs of it. It could have had cancer, metabolic disease, heart problems, etc. I bred g.p.'s for many years, and even with the best of care and daily handling, sometimes I could not detect illness and one day would just fine one gone. They say lifespan is 5-6 years, but I've lost them anywhere from 2-9 years. Sorry for your loss.
2007-10-03 16:29:51 · answer #2 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to my dwarf hamster, i think maybe it could've gotten spooked by somthing and had a heart attack. becuase it was my cat that gave my hamster a hreat attack so maybe it happpened to your guienea pig too. soory about that
2007-10-03 15:51:31 · answer #3 · answered by xokalinox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋