ok i have a female guinea pig that is pregnant and would like to know if i leave the male in there during her birth will he help her take off the muck?
The boar will help to clean the newborn pups and will in no way harm them. However, and this is a BIG however, he will breed her within hours of delivery when she comes into post partum estrus. Back to back litters are very hard on a sow and will both shorten her life and lead to a higher likelihood of complications on the next litter.
Bottom line - get the boar out now to be safe
I don't recommend leaving the male in there, you can easily get another litter of guinea pigs right after birth of the first litter, which can overwhelm and even kill the sow . The mother pig can take care of her babies by herself perfectly. Leaving the male with her poses a serious health risk to the sow. The pups will be born, and if they are fine, they can easily start to survive and eat solid food within a couple hours. Since they are born with their eyes open and fur grown, I do not think the male is necessary, females can go into estrus shortly after birth, and a pregnancy will most likely be fatal to the guinea pig. They should rest a few months before being bred again.
The male should not be with her while she is pregnant at all. He can immediately get her pregnant right after she gives birth, AND it is rare but possible to get both her ovaries fertilized and that can and most likely would kill her.
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It is UNBELIEVABLE how many irresponsible people are posting breeding questions on this site!
DON'T BREED OR BUY, WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE! It is really very messed up. There are PLENTY of responsible and registered breeders out there overpopulating guinea pigs themselves.
Don't leave the male in when she's pregnant. She will want her space. Besides that, after female guinea pigs give birth, they go into heat immediatly, which essentially leads to a back to back litter since she has an 80 percent chance of getting pregnant again. Back to back litters usually lead to death.
And no, the male will NOT help her. He doesn't have that instinct. Instead he will most likely kill the babies! She knows what to do; and she does not need any help.
Please separate the male if you haven't already done so.
Well, there are a lot of things that can go wrong there::
1. The male will not help at all.
2. The male might try making the female pregnant again.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com 3. The male might try attacking the babies.
4. The male may attack the female.
5. The female may eat her babies if she thinks they are being threatened by the male.
6. The female may attack the male.
7. The female may become stressed with the male around her babies, which is a higher chance of eating them.
It is best to keep the male seperate, because not only will he not help but other bad things will come out of it too.
No, he will get her pregnant again. Please separate them so that this does not happen, as back-to-back pregnancies will be bad for her health.
