What to do when guinea pig is giving birth?
You will need to take the male guinea pig out now so he doesn’t harass her too much as they do get stressed easily when pregnant and she would like peace and quiet without a male trying to impress her. Guinea pigs are pregnant for 59-72 days and in-between then, need almost twice as much veggies and fruit for the babies growing inside them. Pregnant guinea pigs need 40-50mg of vitamin C for the babies and for her to keep healthy. Guinea pigs will give birth when you least expect it. There is a 20% chance that the mum can die from birth. In her first litter she will have 2-4 babies. But on her second and so on litter she can have 5 or more and so on. After she gives birth she will be very exhausted and tired. That’s why they need fresh veggies and fruit immediately after she gives birth to get her strength and vitamins back up. Baby guinea pigs are called pups. After each baby guinea pig that comes out will be a little sack which is called Placenta. Placenta is the babies’ leavings (aft
