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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A GUINEA PIG GIVE BIRTH

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Question
HI MY MANE IS SAM,
 I HAVE 2 GUINEA PIGS ONE IS A MALE HIS NAME IS BEAR  AND WE BREED HIM WITH ARE FEMALE PEACHES AND WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY DAYS WILL SHE GIVE BIRTH WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THANK U IF U DO NOT KNOW IT IS OK ?

Answer
The way it sounds, you breed them out of curiousity. Do you know anything about breeding Guinea Pigs? Had your Sow been bred before? Was she old enough to breed? Was she too old? Anyway, I wish you had of came to me sooner, Cavies are very good parents. It will take 3-4 months before she delivers. Till then, you must seperate the two and give the sow plenty of growing room. Also, unless you are planning on keeping the pigletts (they can have up to 8) you might want to start finding homes for them.