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From: paula@bigburd.UUCP (Paula Matuszek)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Breeding guinea pigs
Message-ID: <2100@bigburd.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 22:43:14 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  5 22:43:14 1986
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Organization: System Development Corp., Paoli, Pa.
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Keywords: guinea pigs, breeding
Summary: How long after delivery should the female be allowed to breed?

[munch]


Does anyone have any information on how long after the birth of a litter
we should wait before we allow our female guinea pig to breed again?
We're in no big hurry, but we usually keep our male and female together,
and they both seem pretty unhappy about being separated.  Our guinea pig
books say that the female is receptive within hours after birth, but
shouldn't be allowed to breed yet.  They don't say when she should be
allowed to, though.

I'm sure any information would be appreciated by a lonely and frustrated
male guinea pig!

--Paula Matuszek
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