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About Nicole Bury
Expertise
I can answer every question anyone has! I am always willing to hit the books for other owners!

Experience
I have had 7 guinea pigs in my life with more to come. I have volunteered at the local shelter just to work with the small animals on a weekly basis and I have been to countless vets to soak up there advice, as well as looking in my 50 something books on guinea pigs. I know almost everything I can wrap my head around about guinea pigs!

Organizations
I belong to S.A.R.S. BC. It stands for Small Animal Rescue Shelter.

Publications
The vancouver sun.

Education/Credentials
I have taken community courses for pet care, including small animals, but I have not been to school formal education (I am not a vet). Currently I am in the process of becoming a published author and I have my degree in creative writing. Someday I will have my masters. I teach local classes for advanced creative writing and literature for teens.

Awards and Honors
I have had my writing published in the paper for the seventh time about animal pet care facts. Nothing big, just me and a few other writers.

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Guinea Pigs - How old do baby guinea pigs have to be before seperation?

Expert: Nicole Bury - 11/5/2009

Question
Hi

I have 5 baby guinea pigs.
They were born in early October 2009.
Can you please tell me when they need to be seperated from there mother, so to stop any further breeding?
I have a large Rex male guinea pig. Can I put any male baby guineapigs with him or is it best to put the smaller males on there own in a seperate cage?

Cheers
Sarah

Answer
Hello Sarah!
Its great that you asked, it shows that you are being a great step-mom to those babys! The normal time a mom is with the babys is 3-4 weeks. I would say that you should defiantly take the now sexually active teen boys to a third cage away from the male Rex and the mommy and daughters.
Try out the older piggy with the boys for awhile but separate them if fighting occurs. So in short, put the boys in a separate cage until they are men (couple months).

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