Is guinea pig breeding hard to do?

Answer by  traumatised (3285)

It is impossible to do without being cruel to animals - there is always a 20% fatality with each pregnancy regardless of prior successful ones (and that's not counting infant mortality). You will not make a profit if you are feeding/caring for them properly. Moreover there are plenty of pigs in shelters and rescues looking for a home. don't breed!

Answer by  Dreamlight (856)

Well, you need to make sure that your female guinea pig is under 1 year old. After that age the pelvic area partially closes, making it dangerous to give birth. Other than that it's not so difficult.

Answer by  traumatised (3285)

Please do NOT breed guinea pigs. Pregnancy is always 20% fatal to mum (even if she has had babies before), is usually fatal if the first litter occurs after 8 months, and there are MANY MANY cavies waiting for a home in rescues and shelters. Babies often die, too - and inbreeding/backbreeding is extremely dangerous. ADOPT instead.

Answer by  traumatised (3285)

Not hard, but dangerous (20% fatality in all pregnancies, risk of birth defects) and cruel. There are thousands of homeless pigs in shelters and rescues and pet stores.

Answer by  amyj (282)

You have to be careful because if a female is not bred in a timely fashion, her pelvis fuses and she cannot deliver the babies naturally.

Answer by  MrPKitty (329)

Breeding isn't the hard part, it's managing the animals. After the female is pregnant, the male must be removed. The babies must be removed at 3 weeks because a male could impregnate the mother at that age. The males can't be kept together because they'll fight.

Answer by  traumatised (3285)

It is dangerous (20% fatality with every pregnancy), contributes to overpopulation and should not be done. There are lots out there to adopt - no need for animal cruelty.

Answer by  jen37 (1135)

The breeding part is easy, the pigs do the work for you, birthing usually goes off without-a-hitch. The difficult part is finding a market to sell your pigs in.

Answer by  Mumma (483)

It is extremely dangerous and irresponsible. There are thousands of homeless pigs out there, and there is always a 20% fatality rate in pregnancy (even if the mum has had successful pregnancies before and especially if the first pregnancy occurs after 8 months). There is also a high baby fatality rate and backbreeding/inbreeding can cause illness and birth defects.

Answer by  Mumma (483)

Regardless of how easy/hard it is, breeding is irresponsible and dangerous. It contributes to overpopulation, inbreeding is a problem and there is a 20% fatality rate with each pregnancy.