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An Overview About Guinea Pig Breeders Information on guinea pig breeders and reproduction is amazingly hard to discover on the internet. If you have been planning on purchasing a guinea pig from a pet breeder you might think why this is. Most of the popular guinea pig sites and boards are totally “anti- breeding.” Breeding animals are very unpopular with a lot of creature fans such as those who run great sites for realistic and moral reasons. These same people regularly run guinea pig save companies and every day they battle to take on animals from entrepreneurs who are no longer able to care for them – especially unskilled breeders. Too Many Babies Typically whenever Guinea pig breeders decide they want to start reproduction guinea pigs they do so with the idea that there will only be a couple children. The reality is that the average litter size can be from three to eight babies. Having more guinea pigs than one designed leads to a cascade of problems. First all opposite-sex animals must be divided as baby males can actually impregnate the mom at 3 weeks of age. This means an extra crate and maybe more will be needed along with the present set up as the children are young and insecure. Finding excellent Guinea pigs for sale is not as easy as it appears. Before guinea pigs are actually ready to look at it seems like there is scope and prospective family members everywhere. Everyone “says” they have an interest but when it’s time many do not come through. This results in the pet breeder looking permanently houses among people they don’t know. How do they successfully display the possibility new families Eventually many breeders become more anxious as the children become grownups. What happens if an extra unexpected maternity happens because the sex of one of the pet dogs was misidentifed How many adult guinea pigs can one keep As breeders become more anxious they turn to pet shops and saves for help. Pet shops will ofer guinea pigs to

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anyone for any reason – even if the use is for lizard food – because they don’t ask questions or screen owners. Pet shops also usually keep creatures in poor circumstances such as badly vented congested crates where illness and harmful bacteria distribute like crazy. Rescues and housing are regularly already over overwhelmed and battle to take in additional animals. The Risks Of Pregnancy Many guinea pig lovers do not consider reproduction to be moral due to the high risk of death and other concerns for the mom and children. As many as one-quarter of all guinea pig pregnancies face complications. Almost all of the issues relevant to pregnancy and birth will require treatment by a veterinarian and this is expensive. There are many unskilled breeders who do not predict these issues and who later do not have money for treatment. This results in the struggling and even death of one or more creatures. In the vent only the mother dies then the pet breeder is remaining to hand feed the orphaned babies as he or she is best able This is a hard scenario for everyone. HOW TO CHOOSE GUINEA PIG BEDDING CAGE LINERS The Guinea Pig Cage Liners that works best for you will need to be based mainly on the type and size of the cage/hutch enclosure and the time and budget that you have. Whatever sized enclosure you use youll need to provide approximately one to 2 “depth of bedding product. It isnt recommended to use Cedar slices as they contain oils which can end up in breathing problems.