Weight During Pregnancy
I was just wondering how much weight is normal for a pregnant pig to gain?? Betsy is VERY pregnant and in 2 weeks she has gained from 2 pounds 4 ounces to 2 pounds 11 ounces. Is she gaining too much weight or is this normal?? And is it also normal for her to gain so much so fast? Thanks in advance :D
Shana
Shana
I´ve not had that many pregnancies, but from what I understand, it really depends onthe number of babies. She could have anywhere from 1 to 7 babies. The higher the number, the higher the weight gain. It is normal for her to be looking like a dinner plate with eyes, though. With larger litters, at the end, the belly is dragging on the floor as they walk.
I´ll try finding a few pictures.
I´ll try finding a few pictures.
This is a picture from cmtigger (I hope she doesn´t mind). I ran a search on CG.
http://www.caviesgalore.com/forums/atta ... stid=82702
A few more pictures I found here and there.
http://www.jaylene.com/cavies/visapreg.html
http://members.aol.com/bunrab/momtammy.html
http://www.diddly-di.fsnet.co.uk/breeding.htm
http://www.caviesgalore.com/forums/atta ... stid=82702
A few more pictures I found here and there.
http://www.jaylene.com/cavies/visapreg.html
http://members.aol.com/bunrab/momtammy.html
http://www.diddly-di.fsnet.co.uk/breeding.htm
From what I have seen they do gain a lot of weight- remember that they have several pups- and those pups are actually pretty big compared to an adult guinea pig.
That´s a picture of Sugar, she later delivered 3 pups- two were dead when I got home, but I still have her, and the one pup who survived. I´d send a picture of one of my very pregnant sows who I have now, but my computer was down, and I need to find some software to install.
That´s a picture of Sugar, she later delivered 3 pups- two were dead when I got home, but I still have her, and the one pup who survived. I´d send a picture of one of my very pregnant sows who I have now, but my computer was down, and I need to find some software to install.