How To Care For Newborn Guinea Pigs. They can be weaned off their mothers milk and eat a typical balanced diet. Nail care and tooth control are the most neglected ones in guinea pig care but regular nail care and dental control can prevent much more serious problems.
This served a purpose in the wild to prevent predators from finding the newborn baby guinea pigs. During this time the mother guinea pig does a lot of other things for her baby guinea pigs. Three Week Old Baby Guinea Pigs Three weeks marks the earliest point at which pups may stop nursing from their mother.
Newborn guinea pigs begin to gain weight from the second day after birth by about 3-4 g every day.
But many experts recommend that pups be weaned as late as 6 weeks. Reduce the risk of pregnancy-related diseases by preventing obesity. During this time the mother guinea pig does a lot of other things for her baby guinea pigs. To take care of a pregnant female guinea pig feed it a healthy balanced diet of fresh vegetables fresh fruits and vitamin C-fortified guinea pig pellets.