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BREEDING DO's and DON'T

  • First and foremost sow's can't be bred below 4 months of age. The correct breeding weight is 750 grams up, while boars can't be bred below 3 months of age with the weight of 700 grams up.

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  • Breeding intervals/ rest and recovery: A Gestation period of 2 months will be the big wait before the pups emerge from the womb of the sow, then 3 weeks to 1 month of milk suckling/ weaning. Then a 2 MONTH rest will be required before the sow can be bred again.

DON'T

 

  1. Do not breed longhaird cavies to short haird cavies and vice versa

  2. Do not breed CORONET and MERINO cavies to PERUVIANS and ALPACA cavies

  3. Do not breed ROAN to ROAN to avoid producing LETHAL pups

  4. Do not breed Satin to Satin to avoid producing LETHAL pups

  5. Do not breed Abyssinina to Americans,Crested, and White Crested

 

ALLOWED BREEDING/ PAIRINGS

 

  1. Peruvian to Peruvian, Silkie, Alpaca, and Texel

  2. Silkie to Silkie, Coronet, Peruvian, Texel, Merino, Alpaca

  3. Coronet to Coronet, Silkie, Texel, Merino

  4. Texel to Texel, Merino, Silkie, Coronet, Peruvian, Alpaca

  5. Merino to Merino, Texel, Coronet, Silkie

  6. Alpaca to Alpaca, Peruvian, Silkie, Texel

  7. Teddy to Teddy

  8. American to American, White Crested, Crested

  9. Abyssinian to Abyssinian

  10. White Crested to White Cresterd, Crested

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