Sexing Guinea Pigs

Sexing guinea pigs can be done at any age. It is important to know the proper sex of the guinea pigs to prevent unwanted or unexpected pregnancies. Guinea pigs can multiply easily even at a young age. If this species sexed at an early age it is best to confirm the sex at about two weeks. You must know that guinea pigs, even very young sows might be carrying babies when you purchased them from a pet shop. By learning to tell the sex of a guinea pig, you will have a good choice to what you will opt to bring home.

To confirm the sex of the guinea pig, you can make use of several signs. If you are not sure of your pet’s sex, do not take your pet in a pet shop. Instead, visit a professional and competent veterinarian. There are many documented tales of some vet who has a wrong conclusion in sexing guinea pigs. Make sure that you take your pet to someone who is knowledgeable in determining animal gender especially of guinea pigs. Here are also some ways to help you determine the sex of the guinea pigs.

* Calm your pet and hold it close to your body. Communicate with your pet and gently stroke its hair.

* Hold them gently but firm. Place its one hand under its rump and also put the other hand in its chest.

* Stand closely to a mirror and pull your pet upward. Its back should be against your chest, a way that should expose its underside.

* You can make use of your rump holding hands to spread your pets back legs. Examine the genital area. For female or sows the vagina is usually closed to a hymen except during heat and at birthing. For male boars, press gently the above genitals. If it is a male, you will be able to extrude the penis slowly. You should not be fooled because sometimes, it doesn’t look like there is a penis. Most especially to those who are older males, their penis sometimes tucked away in folds of skin looking like a female. Try to get the penis out with ease.

* To be assured, look also for the Y-shaped opening in their genitals. In sexing guinea pigs, sows have a smooth area in the skin in the crook of a Y. Male guinea pigs has a penis head, which is similar to a small and round button of a skin. For older male guinea pigs, these are more evident under the Y.

* If you are uncertain still, female guinea pigs’ Y open more fully and the male penile shaft will easily expose when the genital area is gently tabbed.

Sexing guinea pigs can be tough but you should know how to do it to prevent unwanted pregnancies and rapid multiplication of your pets. Guinea pigs are best raise when they have the same sex. Knowing the proper way to determine the sex of your pets would be very beneficial in raising one.

Learning the right way in sexing guinea pigs will help you in taking care of your pets especially when you want to breed or so. This pet can multiply easily even at a very young age, so identifying the right manner in sexing guinea pigs would be a lot essential.