Pregnant guinea concern

Question
Hi there. I just bred my 7 month old guinea. I did not learn until it was too late that a G.P. female should be bred for the first time before 7 months,to reduce health risks. I am now very worried that I made a terrible mistake with breeding her. She is also pretty small,just under 1 pound,and I would like to know if smaller G.P's fare as well as most other,larger guineas while giving birth. Is 7 months too old to breed a Guinea for the first time? Please answer soon! I am SO WORRIED!!!!!

Answer
Hi

7 months is just on the upper limit to breed a first time female.

Smaller pigs will naturally struggle more but there's no automatic reason to suggest there will be problems. All I can say is that you should have a vet on standby in case the pelvic bones have fused when it comes time for her to give birth.

Andy