Welcome to the world Sadie!

Gotta Love Duns · 04-22-2008, 09:57 PM

Well Rhea has been expecting for a while now and tonight she gave us a wonderful gift, a beautiful "little" (well not so little) girl!

I heard her in her cage and went and checked on her and I was able to watch the whole delivery from the second contraction on! She took it like a champ and her maternal instincts kicked in 100%.

The new little one is healthy and active and will be with us for the rest of her life.

She is a tri-color, mostly black & white with just a touch of red on her right side.

She doesn't have a name yet so if feel free to throw some suggestions out there.

In these pictures she is about 2 hours old.

So without further adu here is Rhea and her daughter...

And just because Rhea is a maiden I had to add a caption in this one

Sirita_88 · 04-22-2008, 10:00 PM

wow! I had no idea they came out that big with open eyes! That's nothing like gerbils lol.

dcandace · 04-22-2008, 10:05 PM

WOW! I'm like Sirita, I didn't know they came out so big. Do g pigs usually only have one? She's beautiful by the way.

OSUJillyBean · 04-22-2008, 10:05 PM

I second Sirita's post - that baby looks half-grown already!

And I still think Rhea sounds like a hoity-toity brand of chocolate so I'd name the kiddo something tasty-sounding. Like Cookie, or Oreo, or Fudgy, etc

Gotta Love Duns · 04-22-2008, 10:20 PM

Yup guinea pigs come out fully formed, eyes open, walking & talking! They can eat solid foods within an hour of birth, but they still nurse until 3 to 4 weeks.

On average they have between 2 - 3 babies but my male and her bonded cage mate (who has been moved into a different cage) is 8 years old as of Jan 2008 so in guinea pig years he is a very old man! I really didn't even think his boys where swimming any more, so the fact that she had one is amazing all on its own. I'm so happy that it's a little female as she will spend her days with us.

Jeanie2u_1 · 04-22-2008, 11:35 PM

She's so cute!

**seerfarm** · 04-23-2008, 06:37 AM

What a cutie, but the look on her face in the first photo cracked me up...Like, What am I suppose to do with this Mom?

tuffsmom · 04-23-2008, 06:44 AM

She is very cute.

Gotta Love Duns · 04-23-2008, 08:48 AM

Well we had our first cuddle this morning!
She is a talker, just tiny little peeps and at this age they are soft as silk.
Rhea is being a great Mom and the little one is strong and healthy.
I'm just proud as punch!

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04-22-2008, 09:57 PM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 7,943	Welcome to the world Sadie! Well Rhea has been expecting for a while now and tonight she gave us a wonderful gift, a beautiful "little" (well not so little) girl! I heard her in her cage and went and checked on her and I was able to watch the whole delivery from the second contraction on! She took it like a champ and her maternal instincts kicked in 100%. The new little one is healthy and active and will be with us for the rest of her life. She is a tri-color, mostly black & white with just a touch of red on her right side. She doesn't have a name yet so if feel free to throw some suggestions out there. In these pictures she is about 2 hours old. So without further adu here is Rhea and her daughter... And just because Rhea is a maiden I had to add a caption in this one __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse. Last edited by Gotta Love Duns : 04-24-2008 at 05:34 PM.

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Sirita_88 Long Yearling Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mt. Juliet, Tennessee Posts: 1,296	wow! I had no idea they came out that big with open eyes! That's nothing like gerbils lol. __________________ Paradise Performance Horses. http://www.freewebs.com/paradiseperformance/index.htm

04-22-2008, 10:05 PM
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04-22-2008, 10:05 PM
OSUJillyBean Greenbroke Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,008	I second Sirita's post - that baby looks half-grown already! And I still think Rhea sounds like a hoity-toity brand of chocolate so I'd name the kiddo something tasty-sounding. Like Cookie, or Oreo, or Fudgy, etc __________________ "And speaking of Italy and sports cars that I stole there, you still owe me a yellow Porsche." — Alice Cullen

04-22-2008, 10:20 PM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 7,943	Yup guinea pigs come out fully formed, eyes open, walking & talking! They can eat solid foods within an hour of birth, but they still nurse until 3 to 4 weeks. On average they have between 2 - 3 babies but my male and her bonded cage mate (who has been moved into a different cage) is 8 years old as of Jan 2008 so in guinea pig years he is a very old man! I really didn't even think his boys where swimming any more, so the fact that she had one is amazing all on its own. I'm so happy that it's a little female as she will spend her days with us. __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.

04-22-2008, 11:35 PM
Jeanie2u_1 Halter broke Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas City, Ks Posts: 165	She's so cute! __________________ When your young & you fall off a horse you may break something, when your my age you splatter!

04-23-2008, 06:37 AM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portal, Ga Posts: 7,824	What a cutie, but the look on her face in the first photo cracked me up...Like, What am I suppose to do with this Mom? __________________ The man who questions opinions is wise. The man who quarrels with facts is a fool.

04-23-2008, 06:44 AM
tuffsmom Seasoned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 4,071	She is very cute. __________________

04-23-2008, 08:48 AM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 7,943	Well we had our first cuddle this morning! She is a talker, just tiny little peeps and at this age they are soft as silk. Rhea is being a great Mom and the little one is strong and healthy. I'm just proud as punch! __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.