| BABIES BABIES BABIES...... |
| At 9:50pm Wednesday July 3rd Luna (self black) gave birth. I was lucky enough to be there when she had the babies - all three were golden agoutis (like their father Jimbo). Unfortunately two of the three born were stillborn (the first and the third were born dead). I was able to take photos during the birth, but due to the angle that I had to take them, unfortunately some are a little unclear, and being night time and all black animals...... Luna currently lives with Jazzm'n (a crested black) so often you will see Jazzy in the photos. |
| AND THE CAMERA GOT IT ALL! |
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| ABOVE The surviving baby the following day. LEFT She weighs in at a small, but healthy 100grams |
| After a hard contraction baby #1 arrived. Unfortunately it was stillborn |
| Luna cleans the first baby |
| Another contraction and baby number two enters the world |
| ALIVE AND KICKING! |
| Luna cleans the second baby |
| Baby waits to the side while another contraction comes |
| And still more cleaning |
| Some strong contractions and bub #3 is on its way |
| Out comes the third baby |
| Mum does a good job at cleaning the baby |
| Even Jazzm'n gives a helping hand in cleaning the 3rd baby but unfortunately it too was born dead |
| Baby #2 comes over to take a look |
| Then goes under for a feed |
| While baby feeds, mum eats the remaining afterbirth |
| Again, some more cleaning... |
| The following morning, baby is completely dry and up and running about. |
| Following are some sequential photos of Luna giving birth. |
| There are alot of photos below, so depending on your computer speed, you may need to give them time to load. |
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| Dont you just love baby guinea pigs! |