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Question
hi my name is Alyssa
my guinea pig Muddy has been pregnant for a while now
but she hasn't started producing milk yet. in her first lot she didn't start producing milk untill the babies were 4 days old we had to make up speacial formular for the babies.
i was just wondering if ther was any thing i could feed muddy to help her produce milk??

please help me!!

Answer
Try feeding her evaporated goats milk which you can find at walmart near the evaporated milk section. I used to feed my pregnant moms milk in a syringe with honey and vitamins mixed in, they loved the taste of it. Also you can try unflavored pedialyte instead of water close to when she's do, and add vitamins to her food. I also gave my females plenty of timothy hay, veggies and fruits like collard greens, kale, tomato, romaine lettuce, green pepper, cucumber, apple, orange, and bananna. I have never had any trouble with moms not producing milk, but feeding goats milk usually will solve this problem, and lots of vitamins. Hope this helps.
Brittany