Help! Stupid mom buys two guinea pigs.

Don't do that again!

Good Luck!

Well, separation sounds like a good first step. Separate cages, I mean.
From there it's either take 'em back, give 'em away, or start up the grill.
Ooooo, I'm gonna get in trouble for that one. Just kidding, people.
But I have heard that they're good eatin' and only the big ones are worth the trouble.
Have the learned the sound of your refrigerator's vegetable drawer yet?
Oh, they will. And every time you open it, they'll hear it, think it's food time,
and begin their squealing annoying chorus.

lol.........sorry for laughing

two cages my kids tried this I kept saying I am algeric,, it work for abit till we got a cat,, ad my bright son figure why I wasnt algeric to cat how I am alergic to small ugly things,,,

Seperate them. If there are already babies, learn very quickly how to sex them (meaning, how to tell them apart).

I don't know a whole lot about guinea pigs, and how quickly they sexually mature and mate, or whether you can put the males in with the father or what, but ask at a pet shop and find that out specifically.

Here's a great website forum for pets:

petshub.com

Go to the forum section.

buy a cat?
Buy two cages (and LOCK them!)

Take Bob Barker's advice... Spay and neuter your pets...

Eh, yep... if they've been together, be prepared for babies!!! I'd start researching right now LOL. From what I understand it don't take more than a couple of minutes for the female to get pregnant.

I'd also get them seperated ASAP just-in-case you've lucked out and she's not pregnant already! I see taking one back has been suggested but if you're like my husband and myself, the child(ren) and possibly yourself are already attached to both so there's no choice in taking one back.

I guess my best suggestion would be to get another cage, keep them seperated, and start researching about guinea pig pregnancy/birth. hehe. Congrats you're probably going to be a "Grandma" hahahahahahahaha.

get a snake... You'll never run out of food for it... ;-P

Just out of curiosity, which child was this that conned you?

lol thats too funny!.. good luck there!

Guess it's like water and sulfuric acid -- you need to know which way to combine them, or else it could blow up in your face! Either take one back and get a guinea (British currency) for your trouble (!) or sell one to Andrew Zimmern of 'Bizarre Foods' -- he'll eat it! But seriously, some good home would certainly appreciate it. They do make nice pets. We had a similar experience once from bringing home two hamsters -- you learn fast that two become one! Thanks for posting this.

Oh my...maybe you should start asking people if they want a baby guinea pig...!!

thanks, but she is attached. If i separate them, I need another cage and another house. I'm messed up. Need a guinea pig, cheap?

Visionaerie B., no... the two become 100... LOL

2 cages - the only way to go! LOL! I know what it is like to give into the demands, My hubby even does it! I hate the calls from the store, "But these kittens are so cute...."

Of course the child is my adopted daughter. She told me the teacher wanted her to get them for a science project. I think she lied. What do you think. Ha!

Gosh, Carol...I think you do need to maybe put up an ad on Craig's List or someplace that you have a free guinea pig if you don't have the room for both....or see how possible it is to get one neutered or spayed. Yep, guineas are something else! They spray and everything! I had two that wound up mating and they were two different breeds...some of the babies got eaten and everything! I hate to remember it, really.

I would surely separate them until you find one of them a nice home or get one of them fixed if possible. Good luck with this!

LOL... I suspected it was her, Carol... She's got you wrapped tightly around her little finger, I think... But then again, both my daughters have me around theirs...

i just had to chuckle that's a great one. i'm sorry, but it's cute.

They are so cute, but yes, I think I'd keep them in separate cages! You are not stupid, you just wanted to make your kids happy!!!!

Go to google if you haven't already and type in guinea pig care or anything similar. Good luck! Let us know how it turns out for you guys!

Yikes! Definitely 2 cages, although it could already be too late. Can you take one back?

Hee hee!!! I remember when I bought two guppies. They were from the same tank and supposed to both be female. It wasn't too long and I had to buy a bigger tank.

You know one of the pair will end up killing the other one if you don't seperate them. I'm not kidding.

If they are anything like our rodent pets, they will breed and breed and breed constantly. They must be seperated and you will need a back up plan how to house the babies so they, too don't mate.

If you can find a pet shop to take your offspring you'll be better with that than the local unhumane shelters. Also if they are like hamsters they will EAT their young if disturbed and they will need the father OUT of the cage pretty soon after mating.. but I could be wrong on that being similar for a guinea pig. I just know about hamsters as we were going to have a small colony of dwarfs in a 50 gallon tank.. but decided against it.

For future ref: Always get two of the same sex ESPECIALLY when it comes to animals in the rodent family.

see if the pet store wants a new supplier. :)

You can just get the male neutered. My roommate has two of 'em, male and female, and she kept them seperated until she was able to get the male neutered. Now they live together, enjoy each other's company... and can't make babies! yay. :)

(Of course, that's assuming that they haven't already bred, but in either case, it may be good to have the male neutered!)

We did that years ago with 2 mice and it was disgusting!

At 1 point we had about 25 baby mice YUK!.
My husband brought them all to a nice forest (far away) and let them go back from
" whence they came." He left lots of food too. I am sorry no advice just pity...

No I will not clean the what ever you have them in, if you got a male and felmale, get bigger cages......Have fun.... :0)

Yikes, get two cages pronto!

There was a story in the local news this week....let me see if I can find a link....It will make you laugh while you are running to the store to get another cage!

Here is is Dozens of guinea pigs abandoned in Los Osos Oaks Preserve < /a>


They have found homes now:)

sorry I couldn't close the link...

LOl, sorry can't help but laugh I have a small zoo on my home because I can't say "no" glad i'm not the only one.

You need to seperate them ASAP it may already be to late they are "quick" little things when it comes to breeding. I would start asking around if anyone wants babies because they too will breed way too soon, it's a never ending cycle.
I would get them male fixed quickly, even if it's too late this time.

I think I'm going to cry.

get another cage and seperate them soon. learn how to tell the sexes apart and if you get babies help her find them good homes

Advice....Good Luck!! *giggle*

have fun. my friend got two females and within a few weeks determined one was pregnant. apparently she was pg when she was purchased. so now my friend has three guinea pig babies (hard to tell the sex when they're little) and they are adorable. she already has three homes for the babies. so hopefully now she'll just have TWO FEMALE GPs.

hope you do not have a PG GP :D

Carol, you have to separate them.

Your female is probably pregnant, and you'll want her separate from the male when she delivers. Eating babies isn't just for hamsters. Your daughter, if she's like mine, will be on the verge of a nervous breakdown if that happens.

Good news. Ask your vet, they may be able to neuter the male. I had my daughter's male rats neutered for a nominal fee. Problem solved.

When the babies come? This is underhanded, but you can't be over run with Guinne pigs. 1st call a local pet store and see at what age they will take them. If they won't, call the reptile store and see if they will take them. (don't tell the child)

We had 10 baby rats, cute as the dickens, but I wasn't going to have that many rodents in the house. The pet store wouldn't take them, so I took them to the reptile store with a special request that they be considered as pets first. He agreed, paid me .75 a piece and that was that.

Look at rummage sales for old bird cages, aquariums and things like that..they all make for good rodent homes. You don't need anything fancy, just something to hold over till you know if she's pregnant and Mr. Man is healed from his surgery.

Have the male neutered. Guinea Pigs are social animals. It would be torture to separate them.
In Peru, the people let them live among them in the house. Fattening them up. You could always put on a roasting spit and roast them.

Wendy. lol I had rats, too. I, unknowingly, bought a pregnant female. She had 12 babies. Luckily the pet store agreed to trade supplies (bedding, food, treats, etc...) for the baby rats. So, for a short time, I was in the rat buisness. I don't know how many litters she and one of her daugthers ended up having, but it was a lot of fun. Unlike hampters, which I've also had, male rats will help care for the young. Rats are so misunderstood and under appreciated animals.

Weeell - have 'em neutered unless you really LOVE guinea pigs!!

This takes me back. Years ago I had the same problem. What I ended up doing was finding three pet stores in the area that would pay me in supplies for the babies. They were hamsters and they ended up paying for themselves I didn't have to pay for the food or supplies. Good luck... If the female has babies make sure that she has enough to eat or she WILL eat the babies.

Get a cat or a snake.

LeeAnn, it is my opinion that if every one who thought they wanted a gerbil or hamster got a rat.. the gerbil and hamster trade would fade fast.

I think I agree with the separation.