so...when dom and i adopted little herbie, we were told it was a boy. at the time it was being called ernie, actually. and when we did our best google research, we concluded that the parts for young guinea pigs look very similar when they are little and assumed the people we adopted herbie from knew better than we ever could. and when we introduced herbie to llewellyn, they interacted just as boys would - they were very territorial around one another and had a few minor spats.
then, about two weeks ago, i had a horrible dream that we got it all wrong and herbie was really a girl. ever since then i became suspicious and kept trying to get a peek at herbie's bits. and when i finally got one i wasn't convinced - herbie has been with us for about 2 months now, those parts should be developing. and then i noticed sudden weight gain. and last night....movement. in herbie's sides. so...
herbie is now hermoine! and we are expecting piglets any day now - apparently once you can tell a peeg is pregnant, it's about time (their gestation is only about 60 days). i took her to the vet today and an ultrasound confirmed we have about 3-4 piglets on the way, and hermoine should be a mommy by the end of the weekend. it's crazy, but i already have several interested future peeg owners, and we may just keep one or two for ourselves. and we most definitely have separate cages!!
***i am aware that baby guinea pigs are called pups, but using the term piglets is too fun to resist***
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