Breeding Skinny Pigs by Debbi J. Needham
| SKINNY PIGS BREEDING INFORMATION By Debbi J. Needham This information was compiled by our experience. The actual amount of hairless pigs being born from the following pairings is based on probability outcomes. Sometimes you'll find more or less hairless offspring in heterozygous litter. |
| Breeding Facts Guinea pigs give birth to 1-4 babies after a 60-70 day gestation. Skinny X Skinny When 2 Skinny Pigs are bred together, 100% of their babies will be hairless. Skinny Pig X Skinny Carrier There is a 50% or 1 in 2 chance that babies born to a Skinny Pig and a furred carrier of the gene, will have hairless babies. We have found that furred sows bounce back after delivery faster than with Skinny pigs. Make sure your Skinny sow has plenty of hay, pellets and water to regain weight and nurse babies. Skinny Pig Carrier X Skinny Pig Carrier There is a 25% chance or 1 in 4 hairless babies will occur in these litters. Skinny Pig Carrier X Another Breed There is no chance a Skinny Pig baby will result from a Skinny Pig Carrier bred to a non-Skinny or typically furred pig. Skinny Pig Care Keep your Skinny Pig warm through the winter. Skinny Pigs must be kept inside the house. Feed your Skinny pig a diet rich in Vitamin C, which can be found in fresh comercially available Guinea Pig pellets.As well, Skinny Pigs must aways have hay & water available to maintain their vigor and weight. Feed fruits and veggies sparingly, a piece the size of an adult's thumb daily. Only breed Skinny Pig females that have obtained their full size and are of good weight, between 4-8 months-old. Allow a few months between breeding. All Guinea Pigs like a hiding place such as a plastic igloo or a flipped over shoe box. Guinea Pigs are social and like to be kept in same gender pairs or groups. |
| June 2006 We discontinued breeding Guinea Pigs. |
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