Do guinea pigs have baby teeth?

[CiaraPatricia]

I was just wondering about this!

Obviously when they're born their teeth are tiny, do those fall out and they grow new ones, or do they just get longer and they grow more as they get older?

I know dogs and cats have baby teeth and adult teeth, but never thought about it in rabbits and guinea pigs, and never heard anything about it!

If they do, then what age do they get their adult teeth? It could help in guessing the age of new pigs people buy.

 

[:) zoe :)]

i have brought a new baby piggy and i never thought about that, well if there teeth do fall out then atleast i will know what is wrong if there teeth are supose to falll out

 

[CiaraPatricia]

i have brought a new baby piggy and i never thought about that, well if there teeth do fall out then atleast i will know what is wrong if there teeth are supose to falll out

 

[Shellza]

Hmm, I actually don't know. Their teeth do continuously grow, but then so do horses and they still have baby teeth. Hmmm ?/

 

[CiaraPatricia]

Oops, just found this thread

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35327

Saying that they don't have baby teeth

 

[Under the weather]

I'm sure I read somewhere that guinea pigs' milk teeth fall out in the womb :-s I have no idea if that's true though, and it does sound a bit odd...

 

[Abi_nurse]

I believe they are born with there adult teeth i think.

x

 

[daftscotslass]

No, they're herbivores and born with the same set that grow and wear down continuously.

 

[Fudge and Rainbow :)]

Ohh I never knew they were born with adult teeth but tbh never thought about them falling out anyway.

 

[CiaraPatricia]

Yeah it's not really something you think about with guinea pigs