Newborn at home! Please give me some advises! Thanx!

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I just turned to be grandma of a beautiful black and cinnamon piggie yesterday, I would truly appreciatte any comments, suggestions on diet, what to do with parents, and the special cares with baby piggy, now named Junior, I'm sure someone will help me here, seems to be a very easy way to have some help with experts here! I am looking forward to build a nice cozy wooden hutch for the family but i guess i wont be able to have them all together, any ideas? dont want any of them to be depressed...thanks for your comments! See * around...
 
I'm assuming mummy and daddy are now seperated? Else, as frank said, you will be waist deep in piggies before you know it!

Weigh the baby daily, make sure he's gaining weight. Also feed mum things like cale, spinach and greens to keep up her milk. All the usual, as much hay and water and dry food as she wants. Junior will be eating food too, since he's born with teeth so don't be shocked if he has a nibble! I would definatly look into getting the baby sexed too, because if he's a wee boy he'll need to be taken away from mum at three weeks, else he could do the naughty!

Grass, espically at this time of year, is really great for nursing mums. Introduce it slowly if she's never had it before so she doesn't get a runny tummy. make sure it's not been weedkiller/fertilized, and not from the roadside as nasty car fumes will be all over it.

And congrats on little junior!
 
Frank and Susie i appreciate your comments

I read that 4 hours after mom gives birth, she starts another heat period for 24 hours, in fact Gummer was driving crazy making this rumble sound, that was when i notices there was a baby in there, i assume he was born in the early hours of the day, I was preparing my boy for school at 6 am and before going to bed i still felt pixies tummy huge, in fact Junior is really big! and yes i separated Gummer from Pixie, i just put them together for a couple of minute with me there but yes he´s after her all time. Maybe * would like to see what i will be building not sure if i can paste the link here but its a 4Ft - 3 Tier Double Guinea Pig Hutch And Under Run. I love carpentry. I am afraid of fixing Gummer, he´s only 6 month old, and such small animals, isnt there a risk if i fix him? Recently i had to put my Rottweiler to sleep because of a severe hip displasya at age of 13, and i dont think i would be ready to loose another pet now....
On the other hand i am checking on Jr and it seems to me its a Pixie Jr.
Another question I live in Merida really close to Cancun, we have such hot weather, is it ok if i put their cage outside in shade? cuz i heard AC is not good for them at all...?
 

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