My Cavies :D

[kirsterz09]

aawwww i love the bottom one especially the colours.

 

[SilverBirchRabbitry]

xD I "prefer" the 1st one I love the coloring, I want an aby or a longer haired breed in that color

Thanks everyone

 

[SilverBirchRabbitry]

I got them
They are so cute & sweet!
Their cage is monstrous. It looked big in the pic, but I didn't think it was that big 0.0
We had to take the whole thing a part to make it fit in the vehicle. She also gave me a cage that she found in her storage room.

She gave me:
Their food dishes
A brand new bag of food
their waterbottle
their saltlick
their hidey house
their toy
flea and deoderizing shampoo and spray for small animals
NIC panels & coroplast (their cage)
timothy hay
their hay rack
and an extra food dish for the bunners

She was very nice. I still cannot beleive she is sick And that she isn't going to live too much longer :/
Her dogs looked like they wanted to eat me lol They were Azores cattle dogs oh and she had a friendly one, it was a bichon frise.

But I just thought I would update

 

[irishbunny]

Aww hope they settle in quickly!

 

[Fancy77]

Very nice...very cute I seen some called Peruvian something or another...LONG hair...but very cute

 

[SilverBirchRabbitry]

They seem to be settling in wonderfully Grace!

Thanks Denise I'm actually on a waiting list for a Peruvian pup from a really good breeder

 

[tonyshuman]

I have heard GPs are hard to breed because the birth is pretty traumatic for the mother and stuck pups are common. It's because the babies are born pretty well developed, with eyes open and hair. Is this true? I'm not planning on breeding or anything, I was just curious.

 

[Happi Bun]

I just love piggies! I have two of my own, Mowgli and Henry.

Claire, you are absolutely right. Guinea Pig sows have a high rate of complications because the babies are fully developed and large when born. Also, breeding a sow after 8 months (without having had a previous litter) can be fatal due to dystocia. Sows with it usually need a c-section.

I've never bred Guinea Pigs (or plan to) but I rescued a female from the "free table" at Petco a while back that I thought was pregnant, so I learned more than I ever expected through research.

 

[tonyshuman]

Wow, breeding them must be difficult! Thanks for the info.

 

[SilverBirchRabbitry]

Actually, so many people are worried about stopping breeding that they point out what could happen. Guinea Pigs are just like any other animal. Yes the babies get stuck, but not only in Guinea pigs, but rabbits & many other animals for the matter.

I think people should focus more on the good points of breeding. It is very hard to find good information on breeding these wonderful little piggies! I do beleive in responsible breeding, but if you are going to be a responsible breeder, you need good info.

All the discouraging of breeding isn't helpful. It makes potential piggy grandparents to-be scared and worried of all the complications. I'm not saying they shouldn't be aware, but they need to know the good side to breeding aswell!

Someday I will make a site with some helpful advice and tips on Cavy breeding!

Also Erika I would love to see pics of your piggies

And Claire thanks for being so interested in the piggies

 

[tonyshuman]

I was just curious as to whether it was true or not, from somebody who knows. I had the impression, from what I've read, that it's a lot more common to have stuck kits in GPs, but I've never actually known a GP breeder who would have first-hand knowledge of if that's true. Responsible breeding is fine with me, it just worries me that it would be really hard to do because of the stuck kit thing, you'd lose a lot of moms. I see baby guinea pigs on craigslist often, and they are so friggin adorable. I really want GPs one day, I think, because they're so vocal and funny. I like the teddy-bear style, is that what it's called? Where they're all fuzzy and stuff? Also, do you have to clean their butt scent glands?

 

[SilverBirchRabbitry]

I don't personally have experience with Teddy piggies, as far as I know that is what they are really called lol I think one of my pet ones is a teddy/abyssinian mix to be honest.

I have never lost a mom piggies, I know a breeder she has bred them for 23 years and has only lost 3 piggies during pregnancy.

I will let you know if I ever have complications though! I haven't yet (knock on wood!)