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hello, i am new on here:)p My name is Catherine and i currently have two rabbits in a shed with attached run. I am planning to get some guinea pigs later in the year after i have put together another shed with run access in a different place in the garden. I am hoping to learn as much as i can about guinea pigs from this site first.
My question is bunnys are best to be speyed to carm them down and for health problems.Is this the same for guinea pigs. Do you all have yours speyed?
thanks
Ps Hello SophieW, i live in Quidenham not far from you and am hoping to adopt some of your rescue guinea pigs later in the year if you think i am suitable.
 
Spaying a guinea pig is very risky so it's usually not done unless there is some health problem as a reason to do it. And as far as I know, guinea pigs don't have a high risk of uterine cancer the way rabbits do.

Even males are not routinely neutered, but some people neuter them so they can live with girls. :)

A shed and a run sounds like a great set up for guinea pigs, loads of space :)
 
Welcome to the forum Catherine, I'm sure you'll be hooked on guinea pigs in no time! The Reference Section is a good place to get the idea of what to expect and aim for with guinea pigs. :)

CiaraPatricia summed it up, guinea pigs generally aren't castrated as a matter of routine. The subject of spaying female guineas usually comes up in cases of ovarian cysts, and even then spaying should be a last resort as it's major surgery on what is quite a small animal. The main medical reason I am aware of where spaying may actually be necessary if initial treatment isn't enough, is pyometra (uterine infection).
 
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Two of my girls (sisters) have been spayed because of persistant ovarian cysts- last resort. Sherbet recovered remarkably quickly, home within three hours , you wouldnt have thought she had had major surgery. Lily didnt do so well, she came home but didnt eat and had a bad reation to the anaesthetic so had to go back and spend the night at the vets - a very worrying time fortunatly she recovered but it did take a long time.
 
I lost a girl in March in a spaying operation due to huge ovarian cysts; it is a risky operation and should only be undertaken for medical reasons.

Spaying and neutering in guinea pigs only takes away the ability to procreate, but doesn't change their behaviour.
 
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