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Question
A few months ago I got a boy and girl geinea pigs from the same breeder they were brother and sister. I saw my girl giving birth yesterday she had 3 babies but shotley after birth they all passed away do you know why this is?

Answer
it happens sometimes, still births are common, stress can be a factor but sometimes someone could do all the right things and you still have a still birth. i would seperate them by the way or she will keep having litters, if you keep breeding her back to back then you will evetnually ill her. your only other option if you want to keep them together is to neuter the male.

best of luck