This male guinea pig has been very busy indeed!
Staff at
Hatton Country World in Warwickshire were surprised to discover that they suddenly had a huge increase in pregnant guinea pigs on their hands – until they discovered the culprit.
A male guinea pig, aptly nicknamed Randy, had somehow made his way into the female enclosure and was found among the other rodents.
Staff had noticed that Randy had lost weight but did not realise why until they discovered that him, happy as Larry, among females.
They soon found out that 100 of their guinea pigs were pregnant and with each mother producing a litter of about four each, Randy could soon be the father of 400.
The animal park houses about 300 guinea pigs and is readying itself for a baby boom in the next few weeks. Staff are currently looking to extend the enclosure for the new babies.
Manager Richard Craddock said that Randy, “had a very good time by the looks of it”.
"We suspect a child may have placed him back in the wrong pen by accident after stroking him or Randy may have somehow broken out of his enclosure to get to the females” he added.
"We don't know how long Randy was in the female enclosure but it could have been several weeks which would have given him time to go round the entire female population.
"Staff did comment he looked a little thinner than before. He has now re-joined his male friends, clearly he's got a lot of bragging to do".
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