• @NABDad
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    822 months ago

    You have to separate boy guinea pigs at 4 weeks of age to keep them from impregnating their mom and sisters.

    • @Pregnenolone
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      202 months ago

      You also have only like, 2 days to do it from when you can reasonably tell their sex and between when they become sexually active.

      Make a mistake? Prepare to do it all again in eight weeks with 4-6 more

      • @Lumisal
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        52 months ago

        Well that’s why people used to eat them

        • Liz
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          52 months ago

          Still do. There’s delicious, but there’s not a not of meat on them.

          • @Lumisal
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            32 months ago

            Do they taste like rabbit by chance?

            • Liz
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              12 months ago

              I don’t know! I doubt it. The one I had was pretty greasy, but that easily could have been preparation. I didn’t spend much time in the “eat guinea pigs” part of the world, so I only had one.

    • @Snowclone
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      202 months ago

      Inbreeding is a lot more common in other species, humans are the most closely related species on the planet we are VERY suseptible to incest and population collapse. If you look at species around you, like crows or ravens, you’ll find out they’re not just one kind, but multiple unique populations all around your area.

    • @ThatWeirdGuy1001
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      162 months ago

      Pretty sure it’s why animals fight when mating. If you’re not strong enough to keep your dick in and fight at the same time you don’t get to mate.