What to do if your guinea pig is pregnant 

A lot of this information is actually incorrect, and the statistics are way off. To anyone with a pregnant guinea pig: it CAN be risky, but try not to get too stressed over it. Your piggy will most likely be alright with proper care ❤️

It actually isn't recommended that the mom be separated from other females during pregnancy, birth, and care of the babies. I have never, ever heard of even someone claiming that guinea pig's harm the babies even if they aren't the mother. They actually HELP the mother and the babies, not harm. By separating the mother, you create stress because now she is all alone.

I had a male guinea pig then I got another one...so I thought. The people at the pet shop said she was male but now I have a pregnant guinea pig named Barnaby on my hands and I'm struggling

i'm sorry but i have to say that if no one was breeding guinea pigs, we wouldn't have them as pets... I do agree that it should be considered VERY carefully, and that breeding is not done for profit.... but we still need the responsible and skillful breeders. but to say that no one should EVER breed guinea pigs - well... someone bred YOUR pets as well, and you wouldn't consider not having them, would you?

You should not separate her (the female pregnant piggy) from others. I kept my female with her hubby (the unfixed male that impregnated her) until she started going into labor then removed him. While she is pregnant he can't impregnate her again so there's no need for separation. He was a very good boy and always looked after her. All pigs are different so always check on them. They love having eachother around especially if thats who and what they know. Separating her from her home and fellow companions can cause stress to your pregnant piggy. Keeping her with her companions, comfortable for as long as possible is the best for her. Obviously once in labor and giving birth - do not have any other pigs around. Just her and her new borns. . . But to change her home and take her away from her friend/friends is not cool. It's like you are punishing her (your piggy) for being pregnant. Like she has to be alone, when she doesn't have to be. I currently have a pregnant female with other females and she is super happy and healthy. :) Please care for your pigs properly and do your research! These babies are precious and deserve the best care.

Females actually do better in female groups when pregnant, they form matriarchal societies and feel comforted and protected in their group.

Ultrasounds for guinea pigs??? That is crazy.

We didn't know our pig was pregnant until she literally gave birth, so we were picking her up daily wondering why she was so fat and she was in with 2 boys the whole time (they were sold to us as 'girls'). She was also over a year old, all 3 babies were fine thank goodness, we kept the 2 daughters, mum and the dad.

my new guinea pig is pregnant and im absolutely terrified because ive been picking her up everyday to bond with her, not knowing she was pregnant until now. im so scared that i might’ve hurt them.

Um you don’t have to separate her from another females...

Omg my Guinea pig just loves to scream. She purs sometimes it sounds weird but it's cute

Thank you for posting this, my friends guinea pig is possibly pregnant so I wanted to help her :)

No good 2 seperate as piggies need other piggies for comfort during birthing.

Mine was a accident she was supposed to be a boy and hopefully she and the baby's are alright because she is one and her time being pregnant

I think my piggie is pregnant

Great video! I love the fact that I definitely think this is one of your callings! I can hear so much passion and professionalism in your voice! Very informative.

I got my 2 guinea pigs in July of this year and the pet shop I got them from told me they were both males and the other day I found out that one of my piggies are female and she’s pregnant 🙂

My guinea pig is pregnant, and I’m ready for her to have her little babies!

I don't know where she got the idea to separate her pregnant piggy, but this seems like a really bad idea to me. It is incredibly stressful to my pigs to be away from their herd so this seems like a really bad thing to do.

Adopted two pigs and was told they were both boys a little later I have a pregnant guniea pig who i was told was a boy but I’m really scared cause she is not even a year she is 5 weeks or so 😬

I got a guinea pig (Manila) from a pet store about a month ago, she was 3 months old at the time I got her, there was a male in the cage with her. I’ve noticed that she seems to weight more, I don’t handle her often because I respect her space, but when I try to she seems more annoyed than before. Her other sister seems to be more active than her too, I’ve also been changing their water a lot more often, their hay and food too. Since they seem to eat more and drink more than before. But then again Manila is still young and may need more food and water as she grows. So I really don’t know ?

Those stats at the beginning are so wrong. I have a stud. Ive had well over 50 litters in the last few years and never lost a mum and a total of 4 still borns/babies neglected at birth.

Its not risky if your a good owner

Hey! Been watching ur vids since my piggie had her first litter❤almost 2 Yrs ago now…btw just wanted to say that please don’t give news that Guinea pig pregnancy is negative or something very since for those who r first. Time guinea pig owner they will get scared and also it’s not rise to make an animals pregnancy negative so please don’t spread this fake news….❤ no hate btw

will u plz tell me at what age or fro. which month they start mating m having for the first time guinea pig so i dont know will u plz tell me.

I got two guinea pigs that were supposed to be female. I found out yesterday that one is a male and we separated them immediately. I am really worried about my baby girl because she is so young. She is only four weeks old and I am worried she may be pregnant. I’m so scared that it will kill her. I haven’t seen any signs of her being pregnant but they were together for three days and there is a high chance of her being pregnant.

do not separate the piggies!

My guinea pig is 4 years old and shes pregnant. I'm so scared I love her so much and dont want her to die. Heres the story: we had 2 female guinea pigs and decided to get another one. We went to this small animal shop in the city. All the guinea pigs were mixed together so someone had to check their gender. A worker checked super quick but at the time we thought it was fine. We brought him(at this time we thought he was a girl) and put him in the cage with the 2 other piggies. We named this pig turnip. Turnip kinda seemed to bother the other pigs at first, but we didnt think anything of it because our other 2 piggies are 4 and 6 and hes pretty young. 5 months later, one of our friends had a pregnant Guinea pig and we noticed one of our guinea pigs sort of looked like that (pregnant). We figured out that turnip wasn't just playing, turnip was humping her. This was a shock to us, especially considering how old she is. It is now February and we found out she was pregnant in mid December. She still hasnt had her babies and I'm starting to get worried. If anyone has any advice or anything please reply. I have no clue what to do and I want the best for my piggie.

why am i watching this my guinea pig died this summer i did think she was pregnant because she looked fat around her stomach

Thank you!Just followed all the steps!

I didn’t do none of this when my guinea pig was pregnant I kept them in the same cage as the dad and she had three healthy babies the dad didn’t really even notice all he ever did was pick them up and carry them out of his bed

a LOT of this info is just wrong. NEVER isolate a pregnant female, guinea pigs left together will actually co-parent. guinea pigs don't attack or kill their own offspring, not even the males, although that was one correct point, remove the male before the babies are born. the rest of the info, including those wildly incorrect stats, is framing pregnancy as a pathology, instead of a natural process. the vast majority of guinea pigs give birth without a hitch. the one issue is that a female MUST be bred before she is 7 months old or her pelvis will be unable to expand to let the babies out. so never try to breed a fully adult female unless you know for a fact that she is under 7 months old.

About two months ago I bought two Guinea pigs Roxxane and Beatrice both females and for sure were female but both pregnant 9 guinea pigs in total

I have tried tge dividder but it WILL NOT work ive tried everything to keep my boys from getting in. Ive tried riot cuffs,binder clips and tape .any advice?

So this stupid breeding sold me a girl and boy guinea pig so know mine is pregnant. I separated them please help me. Please pray for me One like is a prayer that all of them survive

i was sold two females and now i have a pregnant female and an improperly named male

So I think my piggy is pregnant but my mother doesnt believe me!

Its better to rescue guinea pigs that are already here than to breed. Especially because breeding has potential risks. My female got pregnant because I was told I was given two boys, I love the babies and I kept everyone healthy as possible but I'm lucky to have all healthy little ones and a healthy mom, it's sad to hear about people who purposefully breed and then the mom and babies are unwell due to a lack of education about how to properly care for them.

I have an 8 week old guinea whos pregnant any tips or is it the same

If i seperate my two guinea pigs the pregnant one gets really stressed so-

Ok I’m freaking out my piggy is having the shape of a pear and is ultra hungry and thirsty and also aggressive to my male guinea pig i recently got them both from someone so they didn’t give me any information other then just handing them to me so thank you for sharing this info!

How much is it to take Guinea pigs for a checkup ? I'm from the UK and google doesn't help much

My girl is a rescue and my vet said it's not a good idea to separate her from her cage mate... I'm confused??????????

My guinea pig is pregnant The shelter said she was a boy and I had a boy already so she’s pregnant I NEED more information Is there anything else I should know

I took in a pregnant guinea pig with her daughter who just turned one month...do I have to seperate them before momma gives birth?

babies can get through those dividers. I recommned you create something to keep the babies from crossing over

Some wrong info here- girl guinea pigs fine to stay together. Can help with the babies & will NOT harm them. More stress for separation from herd.

Once I know that my guinea pig is pregnant, I prep up my grill and kabaa sticks ready.

Someone please help!!! My guinea pig is pregnant but she seems sliggish and we cant afford a vet. She is about to enter week 7 and we see the babies moving but she is having contractions. Is this normal, can I get some advice please??

I have a guinea pig that is a few years old, and she has already accidentally had babies, and this was about when she was only a two months old, and we also didn’t know she was pregnant, so she was with another female guinea pig who I also think she helped nurse them. Is it okay for her to have another guinea pig, if so, am I still aloud to have the other guinea pig with her?

I just found out our youngest female is pregnant...I know everyone has their opinions...I had my females together and they have gotten along until she became pregnant...now our oldest female attacks our pregnant one...we have separated them and they have their own space..they seem to like it like that except now our oldest female wants to take over the pregnant guinea pigs space...I guess we will have to take it day to day...but I guess all I'm saying is it really depends on the pigs:)

My guinea pig is pregnant!

Broo im so sad bc my guinea just hit 9 weeks and is prego but i think with only one baby. She was spose to be a boy tho

my guinea pig sound like this on your video 1:00 and 2:00 and 3:00

what is the hay you were talking about? Was it alphifia hay????????????

mine gave birth a week ago & unfortunately two of her babies were born dead & I wonder could it be the male who caused this ? cuz I didn't separate him from her the entire pregnancy !!

I have a pregnant guinea pig and she gave birth. After two days her two babies died

My Guinea pig is 2.5 months old but I thik she is pregnant because her stomach looks bigger. Is it possible for 2.5 months old piggy to get pregnant??? As I am new owner for the first time I pet Guinea pigs can you please help?

How long the guinea pig be pregnant for? We have one and she's pregnant.

I need help y’all I have 3 females and 2 males they were separated but one of my males got into the girls cage I have a 2 1/2 year old female in that cage along with some 3-4 month old piggies please if y’all can give me tips for them idk if there pregnant yet but I’m praying at the very least the older one is not

I am so scared my guinea pig is pregnant and also its quarantine should i take her to hospital i am freaking out what if her baby dies please somebody help me please 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

I rescued my pregnant guinea pig too

Do you need to separate mom and dad piggies

My pregnant guinea pig is around 5 months old and we don't have enough to go to the vet, do you know if it's okay to be that young?

Do you have to go to your vet to ask if they can have carrots or can you just give them carrots

Guinea pig was skinny but I didn't know she was pregnant I put her with a male cuz I had to clean her cage and the next day she had babies in his cage

I separated my Male from my pregnant female and my male keeps chewing and wanting to break out. Hes mad. But I dont want him to kill or stress her out. Idk what to do

Hi I'm Premlatha, just clear my doubt I'm having guinea pigs male Stuart female Ciara.. past few days Ciara behavior one kind.. and I suspected she is pregnant.. once clarify with my aunty since I adopted with from her.. confirmed Ciara is pregnant now... What I get advised from my aunty don't separate them.. So now I'm confused is that I need to separate them how just let them together in their pen house??🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

What do you use to give i give alot carrots

ok

My guinea pig just gave birth of 2 baby, shall I seperate the other male guinea pig? And left mom with 2 babies?

i had guinea pig male and female and i was my foult for not separating the father becouse he killed the babies 2x already so i have been regretting it so thats why i could say that its really necessary to separate the male frome the female after or before it will give birth

I can’t take mine to a vet and I really thinks she is Pregnant.. what can I do to know if she is in Pregnant or not please help me :(

What? Separating guinea pigs from each other is not good at all. When you put her away, she's stressed, she doesn't know what's going on, and she's scared. In extreme cases, the guinea pig may miscarry due to separation from others. Not because he stays with them. The other females calm her down and help her with childbirth. Plus, the statics aren't right. I've had ten females in my life, they all gave birth and they all survived. Sorry for my English, I'm not a native speaker, but I had to comment because some of the information in this video are nonsense.

My sister got 2 female guinea pigs from a friend of hers. I told my sister I would take both because they are a bonded pair. My sister gave one to another friend of hers then brought her back. While she was with her friend, they put her with the male they had. Now I'm not sure if she is pregnant. They claim the male didn't get to her back but I'm worried that he did and they r lying. The female is starting to get a little rounder. How will ik for sure if she pregnant or is just gaining weight because I'm feeding her a proper diet. They have never really eaten veggies or fruits.

Yeah I hope you feel like a lot better

Yes thank you!!! Someone said it. Keep the bore AWAY from the mother and babies. God I had a horror story when I was little and I even had read it in a book to keep males from the babies as they often eat them or fight them in adolescents. My mom put the last baby with the male.. they both died. 🥺

I didnt even know my Guinea pig was pregnant, it just gave birth today.

My guines pig at 73day and she is never give birth Her stomach became big But No much Does it make sense she's not pregnant??

ok so i got 2 guinea pigs off of ksl and it said that they where bolth male but i noteced the month younger one started humping the other one i thought it was to assert domanance then i noticed the one who was beeing humped started getting bigger and more pear shaped so i was worried about it what should i do now?

We’re did you get the devider

I need help, my guinea pig is doing all of this but idk of she’s pregnant. I got her in December from Petco with her other Guinean pig that came with her. She looks pregnant but I can’t see how Bc I don’t have a boy guinea pig, could she just be eating more?

Do they make noises when giveing birth or before?? That is what my mom said...

What should i do if I got a pair of gpigs from a friend and they are really young, theu got them from petsmart and couldn't keep em so they gave em to me and i checked there is a female and she is pair shaped and is young

how to stop guniea pig getting pregnant plz tell

When mine hade hers we hade no ideal we got her halfway in to it

Hello what should I do if both of my guinea pigs are pregnant

My female Guinea pig accidentally got pregnant at least I think she is bulging from the sides and seems to be getting bigger but idk if it's just chunky like the male but I am gonna use our extra cage just because the male and her get along so well they have chewed at the divider soonest our vet could get her in is july first but if she is pregnant I feel she may have them before that appointment due to her size but she has been given the appropriate diet and she likes apple pieces is that ok to be giving her she usually gets a lil chunk in morning with her hay

No no no a lot of this information is wrong. Plus they're going to need more room. Don't separate the female from other females, that is her heard!! She needs them there. Separating them would probably make her more anxious

So then. How soon should I put my 2 girly Piggies with a Boy so that the bones wont fuse together?

We just got guinea pigs and I cannot tell if they’re fat or pregnant cuz they look pregnant I’m telling you

I thought both of my guineapigs were girls or so we were told by the adoption agency but then we when your there and there were two babies

Why did you take the towel down if your not going to follow your rules then please don’t share them thank you

Can i put one male with 2 females

mam,in my opinion prega Guinie pigs no need to keep separate to another male famales from partners.. bcz this is not a Rabbit , when Rabbit female given birth , male Rabbit must be separate from them otherwise male will eat & kill babbies very fast .. its happend with me when i bought first time at home, but Gunie not to worry about that , thanks.

Look, you really need to double check your facts. Guinea pigs do not kill their babies, and dad only needs to be removed either very close to the delivery date. You should almost NEVER separate you herd if at all possible. Because of the bad information in this video, I recommend that any other viewers do not watch any more of her videos on guinea pig pregnancy!

I think that my 2 year old guinea pig is pregnant and she hasn’t ever had babies before .. HELP

How do u know if your guinea pig is pregnant

I didn’t know my guinea pig was pregnant, so when I got home I found a dead baby guinea pig in the cage. The male ended up killing it.

I have a pregnant guinea pig and she's small!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!