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Kim Dieter earned her bachelor of science and master of science degrees in animal science from the University of California, Davis.  She is an agriscience instructor at the secondary level.

Pets & Animals > Rodents Gestation of guinea pigs

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Newborn guinea pigs are born covered in hair, have open eyes and they can walk. Guinea pig babies or pups soon eat solid food because their teeth have erupted.  This advanced development at birth is largely due to the relatively long gestation period of the females.  In contrast, domestic rabbits have a gestation period half as long but the babies are born without hair or functioning eyes and ears.  It takes ten days for the young rabbits to grow hair, have fully functioning eyes and ears and to begin to eat solid food. The gestation period for guinea pigs ranges from 59 to ...

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