BonBon2010
Adult Guinea Pig
Misty and her sister were Chocolate fox sows, who I bought from Manchester about 6 years ago.. They were in a big cage, with glass panels instead of wire mesh, and also still with their brothers at 9 weeks of age..
It took what seemed like eternity to find a sow.. she was Misty.. I brought her home, and on immediate inspection (I had an idea at the pet shop) found she was expecting.. I phoned the pet shop and asked if there was any other females in the cage with her. They said there was only her.. but I seemed to remember a white blazed female, as that's who they'd mentioned when I first got there... I came away with the wrong pig so to speak..
I went back the next day, asking about this sow, and they said they'd identified her, and found her to be in pup.. I asked if I could take her, and at first they said no, but when I told them I used to breed them, and know what I'm doing, and that I felt a shop environment was no place for her to be in, as it would be really stressful, they relented, and let me bring her home..
They had already named her Missy, and I felt that suited her quite well..
All seemed well with the sisters, they were a healthy weight, and I monitored them both, and thought they were probably 4-5 weeks pregnant..
Fast forward 3 weeks.. Boxing day.. Misty went into labour, and distress, as the first baby was stuck.. I rushed her to the vets, and I'm afraid I had to force her to abort the litter.. they never had a chance, and I had to put her first.. 3 pups, all born dead:0 She made a good recovery, and I feel this probably was the best outcome for her, as she was so young..
Missy, on the other hand, went on to have a healthy litter of 3, two girls and a boy.. I re-homed the girls to a work colleague, and kept the boy..
It took what seemed like eternity to find a sow.. she was Misty.. I brought her home, and on immediate inspection (I had an idea at the pet shop) found she was expecting.. I phoned the pet shop and asked if there was any other females in the cage with her. They said there was only her.. but I seemed to remember a white blazed female, as that's who they'd mentioned when I first got there... I came away with the wrong pig so to speak..
I went back the next day, asking about this sow, and they said they'd identified her, and found her to be in pup.. I asked if I could take her, and at first they said no, but when I told them I used to breed them, and know what I'm doing, and that I felt a shop environment was no place for her to be in, as it would be really stressful, they relented, and let me bring her home..
They had already named her Missy, and I felt that suited her quite well..
All seemed well with the sisters, they were a healthy weight, and I monitored them both, and thought they were probably 4-5 weeks pregnant..
Fast forward 3 weeks.. Boxing day.. Misty went into labour, and distress, as the first baby was stuck.. I rushed her to the vets, and I'm afraid I had to force her to abort the litter.. they never had a chance, and I had to put her first.. 3 pups, all born dead:0 She made a good recovery, and I feel this probably was the best outcome for her, as she was so young..
Missy, on the other hand, went on to have a healthy litter of 3, two girls and a boy.. I re-homed the girls to a work colleague, and kept the boy..