How Can I Tell When My Guinea Pig Is Ready To Give Birth?

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to determine when a guinea pig is about to give birth. In fact it is one of the most difficult animals to accurately predict. Not only are the signs not very obvious, but in addition the gestation period is long and a nest isn't built to house the babies.

The only fairly accurate method that helps to determine roughly when the sow is close to giving birth is to examine the pelvis of the guinea pig. In the week leading up to the birth, the pelvis will widen to accommodate the babies during the birth. You will need to have examined this previously so that you know what to compare it with. It is advised to use dates to work out a rough estimate so that you do not have to examine the guinea pig frequently through the pregnancy, as this may stress the animals and result in a still born or miscarriage. The gestation period is about 9 to 10 weeks, although this will be significantly less for a first litter.

Since the dates can be very uncertain, it is advised that you have everything ready for the birth from quite early on if you are expecting babies. This will allow you to be prepared if it happens unexpectedly. It is best to keep the guinea pigs somewhere warm if possible when they are expecting, as baby guinea pigs may not survive if they are born during the night if their cage is in a draft. It is best to keep them in a barn or have a carpet over the cage front to stop drafts. Ensure the male guinea pig is taken out of the cage prior to the birth, as they have been known to eat the babies.

I read that she will lay around a lot when she is heavily pregnant, and you will feel the little pups kicking inside her. She will also drink a lot more water than usual and will need a lot of vitamin C, so more greens. Closer to the time of birth, her pelvis will widen and she may secrete mucous. She will become restless and starting trying to burrow in the hay, however they do not usually make a nest so it can be hard to tell if she is due soon. Deliveries are usually quite hassle free and she can easily deliver the babies herself, so human intervention probably won't be helpful. When the babies are being born, the mother will tear the sack off them, make sure they are breathing and will then move on to the next one on the way. Although it can be disgusting, she may wish to eat the afterbirth which is actually very good for her - it's all a part of nature.

They say when your guinea pig is about to give birth you hear a REALLY loud squeak and even if you have never heard it before you will still know exactly what it is. And if you see your piggy laying around a lot then you start to see her move as tho she is hiccuping then you know the babies are coming=]

When my guinea gave birth she really squeaked really loud but its so different to any of the other squeaks you may hear her do

With My Guinea Pig you could feel the babies moving about and kicking 3 days before she gave birth but we didnt have to do anything she gave birth and she automatically started looking after them and fed them :D

Mine just gave birth...I looked in and 2 baby's were lying there. One died...then she gave birth to 3 more! You can hear a grunt and sigh like noise, and blood. The blood was what made me look in her hut in the 1st place! Good luck. I suggest you don't watch, I'm scarred

You will here a loud squeak
I mean really loud and then you will know when your guinea pig is giving birth

My guniea pig gave birth like 3 months ago them babies are gone now and she is prego again and this is her last time because last time we bought her prego but now she has my males babies well bak to the ponit she don't make 1 nosie when she gave birth I saw the hole thing she makes really loud nosie to call her mate bak if there in different cages like mine are they call outo each other

My guinea pig is pregnant too but I have herd she will make a kinda moaning sound and squeak a lot more when she is about to give birth
hope it helps
alissa

Usually when they start to squeak and you can feel all her babies moving

Guinea pigs... NO matter what people say don't make a LOUD squeak when they give birth... I have had 5 litters and have watched each one and NOT once did I hear this so call SQUEAK

Thanks to all my piggy is going to give birth soon and im so excited!!!

When a guinea pig is about to give birth, it starts secreting mucous. Moreover, the babies can be seen when it is ready to give birth. You don't need to isolate it from the other pigs, because its male will stay closer to it, and will protect it from others during the birth.

When a baby Guinea pig comes out of your female Guinea plg from about the same place
that urine usually comes out, your Guinea pig is giving birth.

Your biggest clue will be when babies start coming out of it.