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the right sized cage

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Question
Hi.I have 4guinea pigs all arefemales they all live in the one small cage they pearly do have a nuff room for them they get a olng living with aech other well only 2 do.And i want to know what is the best sized cage for 4 guinea pigs.From leen p.s Im going to breed in 2 yres my guinea pig has had bbays before.

Answer
Hello Kathleen,
the min. cage size should be 30" x 76" for four guinea pigs.
Also, lets talk about breeding since you said you were going to breed them in two years. Do you plan on showing them or anything. You said you your guinea pig has had babies before and I am glad it was a successful birth but if you plan on breeding your guinea pigs that you have now I wouldn't do it because guinea pigs shouldn't breed after 8 months if they haven't already given birth to a litter and they should only give birth twice in their lifetime.
Do a lot of research on breeding guinea pigs because the risk of losing the mom or the pups is so great in breeding them that many professional breeders stop breeding because they get tired of losing their beloved pets.