Most people choose not to breed simply because they don't have the room for the extra piggies. Others realize that they don't have the time, or money, to keep the little puppies.

Make sure there aren't too many guinea pig breeders in your area! If there are too many, there's going a lot of competition, and you're not going to be able to sell your guinea pigs as well.

A good breeder has to be knowledgeable in all things guinea pig. That way, you'll be able to sell your pigs well and field all kinds of questions and inquiries. You should at least be able to tell them important things like what to feed them and what they are not allowed to take.

Before you decide to let your creatures procreate, make sure that you already know who you are going to sell them to or at least have prospects for that matter. Being left with so many pets is the leading cause of their deaths.

The Dance

The female should be four to six months old when she first gives birth.

They also have a 16-day cycle, after which they have a 24-hour window withing which they are ripe for mating.

The procreation procedure begins with the man going toward the woman with his head down.

He will rumble and grumble while sashaying his hips.

The males can sometimes even do a mating 'dance', where they will put their front legs on anything that's available and move to attract his female. This can include side to side waving, wiggling, and waggling.

While this is very humorous to watch, remember that this mating ritual has been intact for hundreds of years, and it has evolved to be the best the species can bring. That being said, it's polite to leave the room if you're going to laugh!

A woman will start to moan as the man draws near, if she likes the guy.

If she isn't interested - either she's not in heat, or just not the right time during her cycle - she's going to snap and bite him, and even run away. If the male is extremely persistent, she may urinate on his face to get the message through.

On the other hand, when the girl wants some action, she will prance around and sashay in his direction, in exactly the same way the guy would.

She might even push herself on him, just to show how much she wants him. This can be very scary to witness but this is normal.

Successfully, the male can mate with up to ten women in one time period, but that seems excessive - do you really want to impregnate that many females?

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