If you got heterosexual couple of guinea pigs in the nature corner, learn to distinguish pregnancy of a female. It is necessary in due time to move future mom in the separate equipped cage and to prepare all necessary by the time of emergence of an issue. Usually pregnancy of this pet lasts 10 weeks, and it is important to know signs of each physiological stage. The owner of a guinea pig needs to study biological features of this look carefully.
It is required to you
- - scales;
- - the separate equipped nested lodge;
- - information on anatomy and physiology of a guinea pig;
- - consultation of the veterinarian.
Instruction
1. The 3rd week. Only very attentive and experienced cattle breeder can define pregnancy of a guinea pig on such early term. Try to carry out the following manipulations: • put a female on a firm surface front pads, having strong clasped it for a stomach with both hands; • your thumbs have to support a back of an animal; • very softly press on a paunch of a guinea pig and begin an area palpation from edges to a basin. Usually after the 20th day of pregnancy at a guinea pig it is possible to probe fruit eggs of the size of a coin. Keep in mind that these pets seldom bear more than 1-4 cubs.
2. The 4th week. Weigh the house alumna. Since this term of pregnancy, the healthy guinea pig begins to grow quickly fat. Be attentive – if at a certain stage it sharply decreases, it can speak about pathological processes in an animal organism. After independent attempt to distinguish pregnancy of a mumps (especially at suspicion by positive result!) surely visit the experienced veterinarian.
3. The 7th week. You watch closely a pregnant guinea pig. To this term the little pigs in mother's womb often move, and you can feel and even to see their stir. At this time not to notice that the animal waits for addition, it is almost impossible – his stomach is strongly inflated, especially at multifruit pregnancy.
4. The 9th week. Surely weigh sea fruits) can reach up to 50% of the mass of their mother. You can also estimate expansion of a simfiz (syphysis) - the place of a convergence of pelvic bones. For this purpose it is enough to put a finger before genitals of an animal and to compare his anatomy to appearance of other females. According to veterinarians, per day before childbirth simfiz extends approximately on two fingers.
5. At last, by 10th week of pregnancy your alumna will be inactive and lazy; it has to have an excellent appetite at this time. Transplant a male in a separate cage; disinfect a nested lodge; put in it a fresh laying from hay and prepare for appearance of little guinea pigs.