Xionati is pregnant....

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SuzyGPR has been giving me advice so she knows already but I would like to announce it to my guinea pig forum family as well.

Xionati is expecting little ones, I think within the next 1-2 weeks. I held her today and felt her tummy very gently. I can feel kicking and movement, I felt it move from one side of her tummy to the other. It feels like only 1?

This is another pet shop boys and girls kept together story but now that i'm in this situation I just want to do the best for the baby/babies when they come.

The best case scenario would be if it is just one and its a girl, hopefully the 3 girls could live all together? Does a trio of sows work?

If its a boy I really have no idea what I will do. I don't like the idea of keeping him alone, don't really want to get another boar to keep him company. This is really causing me a lot of stress at the moment. I know there really are bigger things in life to worry about but even so.....

Sorry just babbling on really, my husband is tired of hearing about it and I really need to share it somewhere.
 
hhhhhh thats so exciting! I used to breed piggies, theyre so cute! post piccies when theyre here!
Ive kept three girls together and theyve been fine =]. hope everything goes ok.
xx
 
aaahhhhhh thats so exciting! I used to breed piggies, theyre so cute! post piccies when theyre here!
Ive kept three girls together and theyve been fine =]. hope everything goes ok.
xx
 
I tried breeding twice and twice my guinea pig almost died. So I thought I dont want a third attempt. So much can go wrong from breeding and personally I think only very experienced people should do it. BIG Vet bills can be expected if it does go wrong. Believe me I know :red. But you have Suzygpr on the other end of the phone and she is experienced and will help as much as she possibly can. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Good luck. x
 
A trio of sows can work. I actually had a situation sort of like that a few years ago. I had two sows living together and the newer one turned out to be pregnant. She had one little girl and they all lived happily together.

Hope everything goes ok!

x
 
I think other members on the forum have tribes of girl piggies.

I just have two boars so can't really comment.

Hope all goes well x
 
Good luck Xionati! xoxo

I had 3 girls all pregnant at the same time, 1 of which I didn't have a clue about as she was always so slim and hid all signs of being pregnant, the births all went well though.

I have 11 girls living together and they don't fight, its just like one big family. I have also had a trio of girls twice now and they work great x


ETA: I didn't breed mine, they came to me all pregnant sorry wasnt very clear x
 
sorry something has got confused here?

i'm not breeding, I bought 2 girls from a pet shop and it turns out one is pregnant.

Now i'm just trying to do the best I can for mum and babies.

Thanks everybody for the well wishes, it is stressful being a new piggie mummy and then finding that one is pregnant. I just hope it all goes well and someone up there is on our side. xx
 
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ts1 said:
The best case scenario would be if it is just one and its a girl, hopefully the 3 girls could live all together? Does a trio of sows work?
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I have a trio of sows. A mother, her daughter and another female. They have been together 2 and a half years with no problems at all.
 
I got two males, only to find out, one was female. She gave birth to 3 sows, got pregnant on the same day and then gave birth to 4 more (one which died). So I now have 5 sows and 3 boars.... I only wanted 2 guinea pigs... anyway, right now I am bonding 3 sows together and will hopefully bond the other two with them in another month.

The important thing for you right now is that everything goes well and we shall see what she has and what can be done, once the little ones arrive.

I understand you perfectly. My husband doesn't want to hear me talking about them but I am learning and need to talk and double check everything. So I come here. Good luck.
Suzy has been a great help.
 
Girls can live together and with the mohter-daughter bond it is less likely that the baby *** be an outsider. If you separate auntie, I would recommend that she and Xionati have short bursts of time together from day 2-3 after birth (until mummy is starting to look for her baby). That helps keeping the bond between the two alive.

If you have a single boy, perhaps he can find a home with a single older forum boar? Alternatively, you could keep him next door and have him neutered when he is old enough, so he can stay on with your girls in the long run.

Best of luck! I am sure that Suzy has already given you all the relevant information.
 
Vida - wow that is a handful and well done for taking it on and doing your best.

Wiebke- i'm in greece so things are a little more difficult. I haven't even been able to find a vet that i'm happy with for basic things and have had more useful information from this forum and Suzy. I don't think I could trust a neuter surgery with anyone i've seen so far.....

Wiebke would you mind advising on one other thing, is it an absoulte must to seperate auntie pig? They are fine at the moment and she is such a sweet, shy, gentle pig that I don't thing she would cause any problems?

Thanks everybody for being here to listen and understand the worry of this. I can honestly say that my GP's are happier and healthier due to the support and advice received on this forum.

I will keep you posted as and when the pitter patter of mini pigs arrive. x
 
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As long as Xionati is tolerating her mate, you can leave her in. Some girls can become rather grumpy and aggressive shortly before birth. In that case, I would separate. Often new mums can be quite aggressive/protective of their babies towards their other mates after birth, too, or when being reintroduced after the end of the nursing period.

I managed to keep the bond between my own newly bonded shop bought sows alove that way!

Ouch! Sorry, I had forgotten that you were in Greece... :red
 
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