Male guinea pigs, also known as boars, can reach sexual maturity at the age of just 3 months.
Female pigs are more prone to cystitis (bladder infection) then are
male guinea pigs and often stones develop in association with a bladder infection.
All rabbits are spayed or neutered, and
male guinea pigs are neutered, prior to being available for adoption.
Male guinea pigs should not be housed with young ones.
Male guinea pigs should be neutered so they can live as a pair with a female without breeding.
A potential better idea to ensure guinea pigs do not breed would be to suggest that
the male guinea pigs be neutered since the neuter surgery is much less likely to cause issues for the guinea pig.
Other options are to prevent interaction with an unneutered
male guinea pig or to spay female guinea pigs when they are young, healthy and can tolerate the procedure better.
You can hear it when
a male guinea pig is romancing a female guinea pig.
Meet Eugene, a three - year - old
male guinea pig, who belongs to our senior veterinary technician, Brandi.
Rumbling indicates excitement, more specifically sexual excitement, and is most often heard from
male guinea pigs.
Not exact matches
It wasn't just men who caused the stress spike in the rodents, but any nearby
male animal, including
guinea pigs, rats, cats and dogs.
The team studied a captive group of
Guinea baboons at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago for 3 months and found that instead of persuading more
males to mate, a female's calls put off potential suitors.
The bower, or mating site, of these extraordinary birds of Australia and New
Guinea is the center of intense competition among
males.
Among spiders, including Papua New
Guinea's giant wood spider (Nephila maculata), females are often much larger than
males, making courtship dicey.
Male wild
guinea pigs pass down their ability to adjust to environmental changes to their sons.
Are you Looking for Papua New
Guinea Male Native Americans?
Small rodents and
guinea pigs reach sexual maturity at a very young age, so
males and females should be housed separately to prevent pregnancies.
Male and female
guinea pigs develop mammary tumors, which are growths between their hind legs, usually involving the nipple.
If you do not plan to breed your
guinea pig but will house her in a pair or group, it's critical not to expose unspayed female
guinea pigs to unneutered
males.
It is usually preferred to neuter the
male because it is an easier and less risky surgery to neuter a
male than spay a female
guinea pig.
The Simcoe & District SPCA had recently rescued 35
guinea pigs from a couple whose two pet
guinea pigs (originally thought to be two
males) had a couple of litters in rapid succession, leaving them with a «muddle» of
guinea pigs.
Spaying your female
guinea pig is definitely recommended for more than just population control if she is housed with a
male cavy.
Female
guinea pigs reach sexual maturity at four to five weeks old and
males at eight to nine weeks.
She just arrived at her new foster home, where Lucy is now living with a
male dog and a
guinea pig.
Guinea pigs often prefer to have another guinea pig in their cage, in which case you'll want to avoid matching a male and female unless you want guinea pig b
Guinea pigs often prefer to have another
guinea pig in their cage, in which case you'll want to avoid matching a male and female unless you want guinea pig b
guinea pig in their cage, in which case you'll want to avoid matching a
male and female unless you want
guinea pig b
guinea pig babies!
Separating
male and female
guinea pigs is another method to prevent breeding.
Madalyn's mom says a
male and female together would breed frequently, so that's why she prefers having just female
guinea pigs at the same time.
Male wild
guinea pigs pass down their ability to adjust to environmental changes to their sons.
For
males, this is lower than that in Myanmar, Papua New
Guinea and Cambodia, where the life expectancy is 57 years (5).