Fancy looking after a guinea pig? We've put together a little factsheet to help you along.
8 March 2004 Managed to sell Fluff's boy to a pet-shop.
9 February 2004 Pepper gave birth to three. All are thriving.
8 February 2004 Ginger gave birth to five. Two died within a couple of days.
21 January 2004 Fluff gave birth to one; well, she's only young! He's absolutely fine.
7 September 2003 Ginger gave birth to five, the last one in front of our eyes.
The fourth-borne didn't get a clean-up, and wandered from the nest. It died about an hour
later, despite our efforts to warm,clean and feed it.
6 September 2003 Pepper has given birth to four lovely, skinny little critters!
Pictures below....
This one didn't make it.
As it happened...
Ginger's Babies
On Julii's lap
On Danny's lap
Ginger's Second Litter
Ginger and babies
Fluff and babyFluff's Baby
Fluffbaby
Fluffbaby
The ladies are enjoying their last moments of freedom before the babies arrive.
All three in the hutch
George and Ginger
George, on loan ;-}
In their Hutch
Ginger
Pepper hiding
There's nothing nicer than a fresh stretch of long grass to knaw on. If you're a Guinea Pig, that is