Hayley Heap
Junior Guinea Pig
I have just been to fill the guinea pigs bed up with hay to find my boys aren't all boys! There are 3 babies in there. What's my next step they are only a day old and I haven't a clue which is the mom!
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Oops oh dear!
Ok you will need to find out who mommy is and remove her and the babies asap. Sows can come into season right after giving birth so there is a chance she is already pregnant but best not to temp fate by leaving her in longer.
There should be plenty of stickied threads in the pregnancy and babycare section, there are also threads on how to check gender to help you find the mommy. Of course @Wiebke is our resident expert but it does not hurt to read through that part of the forum before she sees this.
Congratulations on the babies! Early Christmas gift to you
Feel free to post pictures of their underparts if you are not sure of the gender and many members will step forward to help.
Hayley Heap
Junior Guinea Pig
Thanks I've separated her and the babies. The boys aren't very impressed! They are quite big! So they may be older than I thought as they were in a cats nest so may have been hidden by 1 of the others! Xx