Tag: guinea pigs

talesfromtreatment:

talesfromtreatment:

fact: day old guinea pigs are 90% head.

Fact: my job is sometimes the best job ever.

Because this post has exploded recently, and I’m seeing lots of questions/surprise in the tags, some info on Guinea Pigs:

Yes, they are born eyes open and fully furred and capable of running which is very much unlike the rodents most people are used to. These babies were literally born the night before, so they’re a little over 15 hours old in these photos.

This is in part due to their unusually long gestation period (~60 to 70 days as compared to about 20-23 days for a mouse or rat.)

They can fully wean just after 2 or 3 weeks.

When they’re little like this and they become excited or playful, they will popcorn around. I’m sure you can all imagine what that looks like, and how ridiculously cute these things are when doing it.

While these guys are about 90% head, almost the entire remainder is legs. They are very disproportionate babies. When you see them run you begin to wonder just where exactly their body is as there’s nothing but head and startlingly long legs.