Heh, anybody tried this? Extract: Raising guinea pigs is simple. If you start with only 7 to 10 females and one male, they will reproduce quickly and give you about 160 to 200 more guinea pigs in one year. Two males and twenty females can produce enough meat for a family of six, year-round. Full article: http://network.idrc.ca/ev.php?URL_ID=1802&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201 and some related humour: http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/epb/pigsispigs_html.asp ...Richard.