Breeding guinea pigs can be difficult. In fact many people will simply choose to stay away from it entirely just because of the expense and space required.
If you decide that you want to try your hand a breeding guinea pigs, then you will need to make sure that you are only one of a few breeders in the immediate area. If you find that there are too many other breeders, there might be breeders more experienced than you, meaning that you will not do a great job of selling your guinea pigs at all.
Once you break into this exciting arena, you will need to make sure that you learn whatever you can regarding your guinea pigs. Find out about their nutritional requirements, read about the things they like, find out how to entertain them. When people are buying them, you will need to be able to give them this information if they are to keep their guinea pigs alive and healthy.
It's not uncommon for guinea pigs to die, and typically it happens because the owner doesn't know how to properly take care of them, or because one runs out of supplies. If you are planning to breed guinea pigs, make sure you have a list of people who will be willing to take them off your hands when the deed is done.
The Mating
The female should be four to six months old when she first gives birth.
Your guinea pigs will need a lot of room to move around. Remember that the female can only mate for eight to twenty four hours during her 16 day cycle.
When your male guinea pig is aroused, you will know because he will lower his head as he makes his way toward the female.
He will likely make some sounds that you've never heard before. Usually it is a rumbling sound, and you will actually see his hind quarters wag.
The males can sometimes even do a mating 'dance', where they will put their front legs on anything that's available and move to attract his female. This can include side to side waving, wiggling, and waggling.
This is a strange process, and foreign to many, but this is perfectly natural to the hamsters. They have been doing since before you were born, and it is nothing to laugh at.
A female guinea pig will show her interested by squeaking loudly. As she gets closer to the male guinea pig her squeaks will become much louder.
It may appear that she is not interested, but don't worry, it might be the wrong time for her, or she might just not be in heat. Be aware that she might attack him, or even pee on his face if he keeps it up.
When the female is ready to mate, she will display the same traits. This also applies if she becomes ready before she does.
Unlike the times that the male is ready and the female is not, the female will actually be successful in pushing the male into sexual action. For instance, she will back into him to signal that she wants to be mounted.
Successfully, the male can mate with up to ten women in one time period, but that seems excessive - do you really want to impregnate that many females?
If you decide that you want to try your hand a breeding guinea pigs, then you will need to make sure that you are only one of a few breeders in the immediate area. If you find that there are too many other breeders, there might be breeders more experienced than you, meaning that you will not do a great job of selling your guinea pigs at all.
Once you break into this exciting arena, you will need to make sure that you learn whatever you can regarding your guinea pigs. Find out about their nutritional requirements, read about the things they like, find out how to entertain them. When people are buying them, you will need to be able to give them this information if they are to keep their guinea pigs alive and healthy.
It's not uncommon for guinea pigs to die, and typically it happens because the owner doesn't know how to properly take care of them, or because one runs out of supplies. If you are planning to breed guinea pigs, make sure you have a list of people who will be willing to take them off your hands when the deed is done.
The Mating
The female should be four to six months old when she first gives birth.
Your guinea pigs will need a lot of room to move around. Remember that the female can only mate for eight to twenty four hours during her 16 day cycle.
When your male guinea pig is aroused, you will know because he will lower his head as he makes his way toward the female.
He will likely make some sounds that you've never heard before. Usually it is a rumbling sound, and you will actually see his hind quarters wag.
The males can sometimes even do a mating 'dance', where they will put their front legs on anything that's available and move to attract his female. This can include side to side waving, wiggling, and waggling.
This is a strange process, and foreign to many, but this is perfectly natural to the hamsters. They have been doing since before you were born, and it is nothing to laugh at.
A female guinea pig will show her interested by squeaking loudly. As she gets closer to the male guinea pig her squeaks will become much louder.
It may appear that she is not interested, but don't worry, it might be the wrong time for her, or she might just not be in heat. Be aware that she might attack him, or even pee on his face if he keeps it up.
When the female is ready to mate, she will display the same traits. This also applies if she becomes ready before she does.
Unlike the times that the male is ready and the female is not, the female will actually be successful in pushing the male into sexual action. For instance, she will back into him to signal that she wants to be mounted.
Successfully, the male can mate with up to ten women in one time period, but that seems excessive - do you really want to impregnate that many females?
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