When is a guinea pig too old to breed?
The optimal breeding age for both male and female guinea pigs ranges between 6-24 months. After this age is generally when the reproductive complications start. Ideally, female guinea pigs should be less than 10 months old to give birth naturally and healthily.
How to calculate guinea pig age in human years?
However, it is rather based on the observations of the ages of the guinea pig, that veterinarians have established a correlation table ( age chart) to see an equivalent in human age: Life expectancy of the guinea pig: usually three to four years, sometimes up to six to height years. How do we call? a male guinea pig: a guinea boar!
When do guinea pigs start showing signs of puberty?
If your guinea pigs start showing changes at two months of age, then expect them to settle down once they are 10-12 months old. Some guinea pigs might take an extra month or two before their hormone settles down. Some male guinea pigs might experience a shift in hormone even after they pass the 12 months mark.
How big should a 16 week old guinea pig be?
When your guinea pigs reach 16 weeks of age, it is the time that they mature significantly. Commonly, their size would be ranging from eight to ten inches. At this stage, you have to feed your developing guinea pigs with pellets specially formulated for them.
How old do guinea pigs have to be to breed?
Breeding and Reproduction of Guinea Pigs. Male guinea pigs (boars) mature sexually and can mate as young as 3 months of age. Female guinea pigs (sows) mature sexually as young as 2 months of age (55 to 70 days). Females can have estrous or fertile periods at any time of the year, but they are most common in the spring.
When does a female guinea pig have her first period?
Female guinea pigs (sows) mature sexually as young as 2 months of age (55 to 70 days). Females can have estrous or fertile periods at any time of the year, but they are most common in the spring.
How many babies does a male guinea pig have?
Hopefully, approximately nine weeks after your male and female guinea pigs meet, a litter will be born. Anywhere from 1 – 8 babies strong, the usual number is more like 3 or 4. And they will be born running!
What happens when a guinea pig gives birth?
When a guinea pig is about to give birth, any male guinea pigs near her will gather around and try to become the dominant male in order to both protect the female and mate with her. The female has a short postpartum estrus that will last for only about half a day and, without a dominant male, all of the males will try to mate with the new mother.
