Baby Guinea Pigs
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Baby Guinea Pigs
Quite remarkably baby guinea pigs are born with full hearing, sight and a fully developed coat of hair.
Only after a few hours of being born they start to master running! They also have a full set of teeth with just the back molars needing to grow through. Having these abilities at birth is very advantageous to their survival in the wild..
The average weight at birth rings in from 1.5 to 4 ounces, for multiple birth babies. Singular birth babies tend to weigh more, however it is a very rare occurrence.
It is a good idea to start weighing them after the mother has had time to clean and bond with them. Monitoring and tracking their weight is key to their health and growth process.
When you weight them in the first few days, their weight for a healthy baby will remain fairly steady, and sometimes might even drop a half ounce. However from that point on, they should be gaining approximately 1/8 of an ounce per day.
In addition to their mothers milk, in the first few days they also begin eating solids. Don’t be surprised if you see the babies eating their mothers feces, as this is a natural process and their are necessary vitiam requirement stored in it for their growth.
They will continue to grow until there are about 15 month in age. However, the growth rate drops quickly as they age in time. A full grown male on average will weigh around 35 to 64 ounces and the female 24-35 ounces. If they grow larger is could be from extra fat deposits.
The average life expectancy of a guinea pig is from 5 to 8 years of age, and in some cases has been recorded longer. What they are fed, exercised, care and diseases will greatly effect their lifespan.
On average a guinea pig that is 6 to 7 years of age is consider old and living their senior years.