Now that's a randy rodent! Male guinea pig at animal sanctuary breaks free from his cage and makes 100 females pregnant



The two-year-old rodent - nicknamed Randy - is set to become father to 400

He got all of the 100 female guinea pigs at Hatton Country World pregnant

Staff unaware of his antics until inspection showed females were expecting

Animal sanctuary now looking to expand to accommodate huge new brood



A guinea pig which broke out of its enclosure at an animal sanctuary and mated with 100 females is set to become a father to around 400 babies after getting all of them pregnant.

The two-year-old rodent - nicknamed Randy by staff - managed to get all of the female guinea pigs at Hatton Country World in Warwickshire pregnant before staff cottoned on to his antics.



Workers were initially confused when they discovered all of the guinea pigs were expecting following an inspection because the males and females are usually kept apart.



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The two-year-old rodent - nicknamed Randy by staff - has got all of the 100 female guinea pigs pregnant at Hatton Country World in Warwickshire over the last few weeks

Workers were initially confused when they discovered all of the guinea pigs were pregnant after an inspection last week because the males and females are usually kept apart Manager Richard Craddock said: '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'

But staff soon discovered Randy was to blame after noticing he had lost a bit of weight.

The animal park, which already has 300 male and female guinea pigs, could now see the population more than double in the next few weeks.

Manager Richard Craddock said: ‘One of our male guinea pig managed to find his way into the female enclosure and 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.

‘We believe that the newly-named Randy could have impregnated up to 100 female guinea pigs, which have litters of about four, so if you do the maths we could be expecting quite a baby boom.

Staff are now looking to build an extension to the guinea pig farm to accommodate Randy's huge brood

The animal park, which already has 300 male and female guinea pigs, could see the population more than double in the next few weeks

Randy impregnated up to 100 female guinea pigs (pictured), which each will have a litter of about four

Workers suspect Randy (centre) either broke out of his cage or was placed back into the wrong pen by a visitor

‘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.

‘He must have been quite a busy boy to get round that many girls.’