Pregnant Guinea Pig????

Place the pig on a folded towel on a bench or table in front of you so she is faceing away. (be very carful she doesn't fall of, or just place her on the ground and kneel behind her) Now, if she alows you to, just hold her lightly with your fingers resting just under her tummy on both sides so that her tummy kind of rests on your fingers, then gently run you thumbs over the top of her tummy--it's a little hard to discribe but I hope you can figure it out--when you run your thumbs over her tummy this very lighly squeezes her tummy between your thumbs and fingers, if the tummy feels firm--almost hard, or there are distinct lumps inside, then she is pregnant because if she wasn't her tummy will feel soft under the touch. Within about four weeks you will also be able to see babies moveing inside her and making her tummy wiggle.

If you know an experienced breeder they may let you take the pig to them and they should be able to use this technique a little firmer (I don't want to advise you to do it firmly as you aren't experienced with it and too hard can be uncomfortable for the pig) and they will be able to actually feel each lump inside the pigs tummy that indicates a pup.

I can easily calculate how many pups a sow is pregnant with by feeling them this way. When done gently it doesn't hurt the pig or babies at all, but some sows won't allow you to touch them like that.

You can also tell when a sow is close to giving birth by running your thumb across the flat pubic bone, the bone feels smooth in the early stages, but as the sow grows close to giving birth it begins to seperate and you can actually feel this seperation, once its more then a thumbs width apart the sow is only hours or a few days away from giving birth.

Its fine to hold a pregnant pig if she allows it, some of mine are real sooks and love me to cuddle them and genly rub the side of their swollen tummies, but when you pick her up you must be very carfull to support her tummy and not drop her. I avoid picking them up in the last stages of pregnancy.

Even if she wasn't in with males in the pet store it is still possible for her to be pregnant, I have seen sows only three or four weeks old become pregnant, one little one's father managed to get into the cage wth her mother and her overnight, he was quickly removed and she was only kept with her mother from then on, but she gave birth to one pup weeks later without any problems at all. So its entirely possible that she may have been pregnant before the pet shop even got her.

You should take her to a vet immediately. It is very common for pet stores to in correctly sex guinea pigs. Female guinea pigs can get pregnant as early as 4 weeks of age so she very well can be pregnant. The best thing to do is to go to a vet and have her checked out. If she is pregnant, she will need some additional alfalfa in her diet and you may want to change her pellets also.

Next time you get a guinea pig, get one from a rescue. They know more about guinea pigs than pet stores and usually have them checked by a vet. They also won't adopt out a pregnant cavy.

Good Luck.

She may be pregnant. Just keep an eye on her. If she is you'll be amazed when she gives birth. The babies have a full coat of hair they look like toy Guinea Pigs. You may want to let the pet shop know and see if she may have been with a male. Good luck...

I bought a guinea pig that turned out to be pregnant. The thing to be careful of is that the babies can't fall out of the cage. The bars were too narrow for a full-grown GP, but the babies can fit through easily.

Does she look like this? http://www.diddly-di.fsnet.co.uk/CRYSTAL%20PREGGIE...

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http://z.about.com/d/exoticpets/1/0/T/Z/blankitagp...

If she is pregnant, she'll probably have the babies in 3-4 weeks. They usually give birth late at night, or early morning so you may not be around to witness it. Who knows, maybe you'll wake up to 3 more friends! Keep an eye on her eating and drinking habits. If she increases, she's probably pregnant. Good luck to both of you!

EDIT: If she resists being picked up, (more unusual than her usual resistance.) then I would let her be. If she's pregnant, chances are she'll be much more tempermental. It's okay if you pick her up though, just be careful.

Well was she with any males at the pet store. If she wasn't than she probably is just getting fat. If this continues just take her back and ask what the heck is wrong with her.

This is why guinea pigs shouldn't exist in pet stores! Nor should any other animals.

Take her to the vets, as long as they are "cavvy savvy". Which means the vet actually knows what he/she is doing when it comes to guinea pigs.

I don't think a tablespoon of pellets is enough....She could just be overweight(all of our piggies get the same amount of fruits and veggies and pellets but one of them is still overweight). But just incase maybe take it to the vet and see if she is pregnant or not.

Well i have pigge for 6 mounths and within 1 week of having her she doubled in size but was not pegnet so I think it's justpart of female growing stages. Hope this he;ps

Good Luck

i think its ready to have a baby guinea big ask so take it to the vet and ask it to push!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!