This Beauty Gets My Attention

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What a little stunner :love: Sooooo sooooo pretty
 
bethmcfc said:
We got him from a pet shop in Abadere haha
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Pet shops aren't recommended - as you found out they often get things wrong! Did you know there is a recommended piggy rescue in glynneath? Piggies there are properly sexed and health checked, and not rehomed until they are guaranteed not pregnant.

Speaking of which, if Pip was in the same cage as your female for any time at all, however short, theres a very high chance she is already pregnant. Were they bought from the same cage? What did the pet shop say when you took Pip back?
 
Piggly said:
Pet shops aren't recommended - as you found out they often get things wrong! Did you know there is a recommended piggy rescue in glynneath? Piggies there are properly sexed and health checked, and not rehomed until they are guaranteed not pregnant.

Speaking of which, if Pip was in the same cage as your female for any time at all, however short, theres a very high chance she is already pregnant. Were they bought from the same cage? What did the pet shop say when you took Pip back?
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The pet shop that we bought Pip from was rescued piggies & if she is pregnant,we are going to keep them,the woman said she was sorry & it was the first time she'd made a mistake sexing piggies in 20 years
 
bethmcfc said:
The pet shop that we bought Pip from was rescued piggies & if she is pregnant,we are going to keep them,the woman said she was sorry & it was the first time she'd made a mistake sexing piggies in 20 years
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How long did Pip stay in with your female piggie?
 
Don't take this the wrong way but shops do not take rescue piggies and sell them and I don't believe it was a genuine mistake mis-sexing. It's all too common these problems from pet shops :(
 
bethmcfc said:
for a good week! if she is pregnant,i really don't know what to do
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Shes very likely to be pregnant. Don't panic though, we can help you out with any questions! I have no experience with pregnant piggies myself but know a couple of things: you need to treat her as though she is pregnant and feed a measured diet (not overfeed, as babies may get too big) and calculate 10 weeks from when she was first with Pip to get an approximate idea of due date.

Tagging @Wiebke who has a lot of experience and can advise you far better than I can!
 
I am sorry for the mess! Please open a thread for your girl with the relevant background information re. when she was with the boy and her age etc. in our pregnancy section for ongoing questions, support and updates, so we can establish a timeline and keep everything together in the coming weeks. It would be good if you read the pregnancy guides at the top of the section. For now, a good general diet, like we recommend, is the best preparation you can give her, so she is as fit and healthy as possible. Don't be tempted to overfeed!
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/...or-a-balanced-general-guinea-pig-diet.116460/
 
The piggy in the photo is gorgeous.
If she is pregnant, there are many members on this forum who would help you.
 
rosie and bramble said:
Don't take this the wrong way but shops do not take rescue piggies and sell them and I don't believe it was a genuine mistake mis-sexing. It's all too common these problems from pet shops :(
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it wasn't exactly a shop,not like say petsathome,but a small little hut with about 4 piggies in pens
 
Piggly said:
Shes very likely to be pregnant. Don't panic though, we can help you out with any questions! I have no experience with pregnant piggies myself but know a couple of things: you need to treat her as though she is pregnant and feed a measured diet (not overfeed, as babies may get too big) and calculate 10 weeks from when she was first with Pip to get an approximate idea of due date.

Tagging @Wiebke who has a lot of experience and can advise you far better than I can!
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Wiebke said:
I am sorry for the mess! Please open a thread for your girl with the relevant background information re. when she was with the boy and her age etc. in our pregnancy section for ongoing questions, support and updates, so we can establish a timeline and keep everything together in the coming weeks. It would be good if you read the pregnancy guides at the top of the section. For now, a good general diet, like we recommend, is the best preparation you can give her, so she is as fit and healthy as possible. Don't be tempted to overfeed!
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/...or-a-balanced-general-guinea-pig-diet.116460/
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Thank you both for your help! I will post the thread now! I just feed say a cup full of veggies per day as usual?
 
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