guinea pigs






 

Question by  worker4391 (12)

Is guinea pig breeding hard to do?

 
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Answer by  traumatised (3285)

It is impossible to do without being cruel to animals - there is always a 20% fatality with each pregnancy regardless of prior successful ones (and that's not counting infant mortality). You will not make a profit if you are feeding/caring for them properly. Moreover there are plenty of pigs in shelters and rescues looking for a home. don't breed!

 
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Answer by  Dreamlight (856)

Well, you need to make sure that your female guinea pig is under 1 year old. After that age the pelvic area partially closes, making it dangerous to give birth. Other than that it's not so difficult.

 
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Answer by  traumatised (3285)

Please do NOT breed guinea pigs. Pregnancy is always 20% fatal to mum (even if she has had babies before), is usually fatal if the first litter occurs after 8 months, and there are MANY MANY cavies waiting for a home in rescues and shelters. Babies often die, too - and inbreeding/backbreeding is extremely dangerous. ADOPT instead.

 
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Answer by  traumatised (3285)

Not hard, but dangerous (20% fatality in all pregnancies, risk of birth defects) and cruel. There are thousands of homeless pigs in shelters and rescues and pet stores.

 
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Answer by  amyj (282)

You have to be careful because if a female is not bred in a timely fashion, her pelvis fuses and she cannot deliver the babies naturally.

 
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Answer by  MrPKitty (329)

Breeding isn't the hard part, it's managing the animals. After the female is pregnant, the male must be removed. The babies must be removed at 3 weeks because a male could impregnate the mother at that age. The males can't be kept together because they'll fight.

 
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Answer by  traumatised (3285)

It is dangerous (20% fatality with every pregnancy), contributes to overpopulation and should not be done. There are lots out there to adopt - no need for animal cruelty.

 
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Answer by  jen37 (1135)

The breeding part is easy, the pigs do the work for you, birthing usually goes off without-a-hitch. The difficult part is finding a market to sell your pigs in.

 
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Answer by  Mumma (483)

It is extremely dangerous and irresponsible. There are thousands of homeless pigs out there, and there is always a 20% fatality rate in pregnancy (even if the mum has had successful pregnancies before and especially if the first pregnancy occurs after 8 months). There is also a high baby fatality rate and backbreeding/inbreeding can cause illness and birth defects.

 
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Answer by  Mumma (483)

Regardless of how easy/hard it is, breeding is irresponsible and dangerous. It contributes to overpopulation, inbreeding is a problem and there is a 20% fatality rate with each pregnancy.

 
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