my pregnant piggy

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thought I'd post some pictures of my pregnant piggy...due to pop any day now...her pelvic bones have been separated for about 2 weeks now and babies have been really active for the past 3 weeks! I've had her for about 5 weeks now, so I'm not sure how far along she was when I got her. This was taken about a week ago, so now she is even bigger! Just avoiding getting her out now!

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We have a small camera in her sleeping compartment of her hutch which links to my tv, so I'm spending most of my nights watching her! I bet she still manages to have them when I'm not watching though :(|) you can actually see the babies moving around on the camera! she has been very restless the past few nights...the babies will move and then she'll have a scratch all around that area.

Katie
 
It's great when you capture them kicking on camera isn't it! Due to this and filming the births of Mouse's 3 boys, I managed to determine exactly which side each one was on and who was the best kicker (Brock)! Good luck with births and I hope you don't miss it xx
 
She looks fairly big; so I hope for her that she hasn't got all that long to go now. You may find that the babies are less active just before the birth when the space is getting really tight.

Make sure that you have your vet number and an out-of-hours handy, just in case - it's not the time to look them up when you are in a panic already. Hopefully, all goes well!
 
thankfully our vets have a 24 hour vet service there, so if there are any problems she will be going there straight away! I'm watching her every movement at the moment...every time she goes to eat a poo I think she is having a baby and my heart starts racing...even though I know she isn't as she hasn't had a contraction! she is acting a little strange tonight though, so hopefully tonight is the night!
 
Like with humans, you can never tell when it is due (but it usually always takes longer than expected)!

On one occasion, I have been working in the same room and only noticed from the smell - the birth was so quiet!
 
Hope all goes well for your beautiful girl.
 
Still pregnant! I think she's just trying to keep me up all night! Lol!
 
Hope it goes well :) bet she'll be glad to see the babies too - that does not look like a comfortable tummy! Can't wait to see baby piggie pics...

What's your girl's name?
 
she's called Nutmeg, I've just taken a photo of her sleeping from 'pig tv' she really is huge...I'm hoping she has them soon for her sake! she's sleeping a lot today although she still managed to scoff down her bowl of veggies pretty quickly :-)



This is how she was when she first came to me 5 weeks ago:
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just a bit of a difference!

Katie
 
still no babies...at what point do I start to worry? her pelvic bones have been about a finger width apart for about 2 weeks. She's still eating, although mainly hay and veggies, she's not eating many of her pellets at all. Babies are still active, you can see them moving around! She's been sleeping a lot recently, I'm guessing its tiring having lots of babies moving around inside of you, poor little thing! I wish I knew when she was due, then I would know whether I should be worrying by now or not?!
 
Bless her. Such a pretty girl. I hope her babies come soon and without any complications. :)
 
If she was that big at 5 weeks I'd anticipate a large litter (maybe) really hope all goes okay, my mouse didn't go off her food once near the birth, I think some do and some don't x

Make sure you look into getting or borrowing a spare cage if you don't have one already as you'll be separating boys in no time at all xx
 
Poor girl looks like there will be a few pups in there. Hopefully, it won't be long now! The pelvic bone test is pretty inconclusive in my experience, and so are any "surefire" signs of imminent birth - they can differ widely. All you can do is keeping her as comfy and stress free as possible.

Usually you can hear the pups teeth gnashing in the last few days before birth. Make sure that you do not overfeed her.

Hopefully all goes well!
 
Thank you for your advice! The hubby is in the process of building me lots of hutches in a 12'x6' shed...when he's done I will have six 4'x3' hutches and two 6'x3' hutches...I can't wait :-) he's promised me they will be done before I need to separate any boys...I do have a single boar (Noodle) who I think is their Dad who needs a friend, so I'm hoping that there is a boy in there who will make him a nice friend :-)

I will try and have a listen when I check on her before bed, she's still really nervous, so trying my hardest not to bug her too much (hense the camera) but I can tell she's going to have a lovely character when she gets a bit more confident!

Katie
 
All fingers and toes crossed over here, please keep us updated on how she is and how she is eating and so on. Thank you for the pigtures so far, she is a lovely girl.
 
well...she's still pregnant! watching her on the 'pig tv' at the moment and shes eating her hay as if its done something wrong, pulling a bit from here and there, munching for a bit and then pulling another bit out...she's looking a bit agitated! I'm really hoping that she has them tonight as I'm away tomorrow night and all of sunday, so leaving hubby in charge...he is really good with them and will follow my instructions well enough, but it still worries me that I'm not going to be there if anything goes wrong. he's got the vets number and knows the signs that I would look out for to rush her to the vets, but I still hate not being here. She really is huge now! Keeping my fingers crossed for her tonight!
 
Finges crossed for her and you that she gets her timing right! Such anxious times for you!
 
Hoping it goes well. Lots of love to her and vibes for a safe birth x
 
Fingers crossed they appear before you go away...

Best hugs to Nutmeg :)
 
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