How Young Can Guineapigs Be Sold

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I saw someone online selling male guineapigs at only 3 weeks old & advertised that her females could go next week at 4 weeks old
Is this correct?
Can guinea pigs be sold this young?
I know males should be separated from the females at 3 weeks old but I always thought it was 8 weeks old to sell an animal?!...
 
Omg, 3 and 4 weeks is far too young :( Some rescues will re home piggies when they are 6 weeks old, others at 8 weeks old but much depends on the individual guinea pigs weight and health at the time of re homing.

It is true that male pups should be separated from mum and sisters at 3 weeks but they still need to be a safe and ideal weight before being re homed which I shouldn't imagine they would be at just 3 weeks old :(
 
:D I do believe that 3 weeks is too young. Baby pigs should be a minimum of six weeks old before they are separated from their mother, but preferably eight weeks.
This sounds like the seller is in a hurry to get her female pregnant again so she can sell more babies. Despicable. :td:
 
Some selling sites allow you to report adverts trying to rehome too young and they'll remove it.
 
Definitely too young I was given Bumble at 3 weeks - otherwise he would have been sold off to a pet shop - I was told "you have pigs - you know what you are doing and he doesn't need his mum any more" - he was so tiny .
 
I took on two Tony three and four week girls that had lost their mothers but only because they were going in with adult girls and I knew what I was doing
 
It was on preloved
I sent her a message & the post has since been removed!
Not sure if that's a good thing
 
that is a good thing the post has been removed. Way too young to sell guinea pigs, sad.
 
I'm slightly confused.... are boy babies removed earlier than the girls then, to prevent more babies? Or do you just hope that no naughty behaviour took place? I've seen some advertised today saying they will be ready to be collected when they're 4 weeks old. It seems quite common :(
 
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