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Post by pastelsummer on Dec 11, 2010 1:32:59 GMT -5
wich is easier to breed and wich would be easier to do as a treat once or twice a month? need to know so i can call around and start breeding for meat this month.
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Post by bluemoose on Dec 11, 2010 3:06:27 GMT -5
Mice are probably the easiest animal to breed, definitely easier than guineas. Another added benefit with mice is you can feed them live if you choose to. Most ferrets make a quick kill and it's good enrichment. Obviously you can feed GP live but that would not be a quick kill and would be dangerous for the ferrets.
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Post by pastelsummer on Dec 11, 2010 16:21:05 GMT -5
ok i was thinking that breeding mice and just guineas for a treat would be good.
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Post by vkp23 on Jan 11, 2011 6:48:50 GMT -5
I can tell you from experience guinea pigs would not be worth your time or money at all for feeders. They are VERY hard to breed. Of all the guinea pigs and years I tried to breed I didn't have a SINGLE successful litter. And I know how to properly breed animals since I had done it for years with other small animals. The mothers die easy and they miscarry easy. I can't tell you how many times I had to remove dead half developed baby guinea pigs from cages when the mother miscarried. And I lost a mother and her babies once because we didn't know she was pregnant when we got her, and she was too old to breed. Once they reach a certain age, if they haven't been bred their hips will fuse. This is what happened to my guinea pig. Her baby's were crushed coming out and they were still born, then she bled to death. Plus guinea pigs have personality much like ferrets and it would be heart breaking to feed it to another animal once it got bigger. And the others are right. They will def hurt your ferret if you fed it to them live. Your best bet for big treats would be to breed meat rabbits and gas them. OR you can order pre-killed, frozen guinea pigs or rabbits from rodentpro.com
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Post by katt on Jan 14, 2011 4:02:45 GMT -5
I can tell you from experience guinea pigs would not be worth your time or money at all for feeders. They are VERY hard to breed. Of all the guinea pigs and years I tried to breed I didn't have a SINGLE successful litter. And I know how to properly breed animals since I had done it for years with other small animals. The mothers die easy and they miscarry easy. I can't tell you how many times I had to remove dead half developed baby guinea pigs from cages when the mother miscarried. And I lost a mother and her babies once because we didn't know she was pregnant when we got her, and she was too old to breed. Once they reach a certain age, if they haven't been bred their hips will fuse. This is what happened to my guinea pig. Her baby's were crushed coming out and they were still born, then she bled to death. Plus guinea pigs have personality much like ferrets and it would be heart breaking to feed it to another animal once it got bigger. And the others are right. They will def hurt your ferret if you fed it to them live. Your best bet for big treats would be to breed meat rabbits and gas them. OR you can order pre-killed, frozen guinea pigs or rabbits from rodentpro.com My roommate bred them and sure had an easy enough time! She had a male-female pair, and then a billion babies. They STINK though. I hate guinea pigs personally. (No offesne to anyone who likes them!)
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Post by katrine on Jan 14, 2011 9:52:57 GMT -5
Guinea pigs is pregnant, for 68-72 days, so i think mice breeds quicker
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Post by vkp23 on Jan 15, 2011 18:02:06 GMT -5
I can tell you from experience guinea pigs would not be worth your time or money at all for feeders. They are VERY hard to breed. Of all the guinea pigs and years I tried to breed I didn't have a SINGLE successful litter. And I know how to properly breed animals since I had done it for years with other small animals. The mothers die easy and they miscarry easy. I can't tell you how many times I had to remove dead half developed baby guinea pigs from cages when the mother miscarried. And I lost a mother and her babies once because we didn't know she was pregnant when we got her, and she was too old to breed. Once they reach a certain age, if they haven't been bred their hips will fuse. This is what happened to my guinea pig. Her baby's were crushed coming out and they were still born, then she bled to death. Plus guinea pigs have personality much like ferrets and it would be heart breaking to feed it to another animal once it got bigger. And the others are right. They will def hurt your ferret if you fed it to them live. Your best bet for big treats would be to breed meat rabbits and gas them. OR you can order pre-killed, frozen guinea pigs or rabbits from rodentpro.com My roommate bred them and sure had an easy enough time! She had a male-female pair, and then a billion babies. They STINK though. I hate guinea pigs personally. (No offesne to anyone who likes them!) Your friend is a luck one! I never could get my guinea pigs to breed right. Even in perfect conditions and perfect timing. NOTHING! And I had no problems with any of my other animals breeding. Live baring fish, rats even hatching chicks in my home made Jerry rigged incubator. Guinea pigs? FORGET IT!! This is the incubator I made and hatched bunches of chicks from. You'd thinking since this monstrosity has been able to hatch chick with no problems with all the specifics that come with hatching eggs (like turning candling to remove bad eggs before they explode and ruin the others, and perfect temps and humidity etc) that I would be able to breed a couple little guinea pigs who do it all them selves. And here are some of those chicks...
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Post by candiceboggs on Jan 24, 2011 4:08:05 GMT -5
Did you know guinea pigs are born both hearing and with their eyes open ? They are not deaf to the world like baby mice before their senses have developed enough.
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