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Right you know that hopeful soon I will be getting another guinea pig, she's pregnant at the mo, hopeful she has sow babies so I can take them aswell!

I just want a check list to see if I have everything for when she comes to her 5* hotel with her babies, it's mainly the babies I want to know what I need!
I've got two bags of Oxbow alfalfa hay
What else do I need?
 
as long as babies arnt being homed till the propper age (6 weeks and weighing atleast 400g) then you shouldnt need much else.

Might be an idea to get some blackcurrant and oregana pellets and they are nice and small for babies to eat :)
 
Okay, I already have the excel pellets as my other guinea pigs already eat them :)
 
What kind of cage do they have? you might need some extra precautions depending on the size of the babies if its a C&C
 
How wide are the bar spacings (sorry, i dont have much experience with hutches) however if they are too wide I'm sure you could simply pop a piece of cardboard infront of the bars a few inches high untill they are larger
 
Connie said:
How wide are the bar spacings (sorry, i dont have much experience with hutches) however if they are too wide I'm sure you could simply pop a piece of cardboard infront of the bars a few inches high untill they are larger
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I think it will be okay, the squares dont seem to be that big! :)
 
I'm hoping suzy will spot the grid and give an idea of how small a gap 6 week olds can get through :)

Please make sure your sows boy babies were removed at 3 weeks, otherwise she may be pregnant again when you get her (and so may all the little female babies!)
 
Connie said:
I'm hoping suzy will spot the grid and give an idea of how small a gap 6 week olds can get through :)

Please make sure your sows boy babies were removed at 3 weeks, otherwise she may be pregnant again when you get her (and so may all the little female babies!)
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I rang them today but couldn't get through to the girl that sold us the guinea pig so gunna try again tomorrow!
I hope they take them out at 3 weeks, you know after then 3 weeks when they take the boys out would I be able to take the sow and her female babies?
 
a reputable source would not rehome before 6 weeks and 400g. because many problems dont become apparently untill after babies are weaned.
 
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