New ASFs breeder with troublesome litter

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My experience is limited but Wapadi is an awesome resource if you have any questions and helped me when I was starting my colony of ASF's. I'm by no means an expert but from the research I've done, they have a higher protein requirement than what do Norway rats or mice, hence why they might be eating their pinks (free protein). I feed mine fresh fruits and veggies (pears, grapes, kale, carrots, apples, romaine lettuce, etc.) along with millet bird seed and a sparing amount of black sunflower seeds for fat. I feed them the standard lab block (Mazuri 6F or Harlan 4018, whichever is on sale at the time, lol!) I buy for my Norways and supplement that with dry cat food with a protein content of 33%. My litters thus far have been as large as 13 and the smallest at 12, with no pinks being eaten or anything out of the ordinary as far as still births or other issues. I keep mine in the same room as my snakes in a rack setup so their temps run into the low to mid 80's, with a high of about 83 at the highest. Fresh water and organic kale every other feeding and thus far they're popping out babies like it's their mission in life, lol! I was told by the breeder I bought mine from that the kale keeps them from developing tumors as badly, especially in you line or in-breed them for multiple generations. Something with the Vitamin A in the kale, he thought...I dunno. Haven't had mine long enough to tell if it makes any difference or not but they seem to like it, so why not? I would start with their diet and supplement that with a higher protein feed and see if that doesn't solve the situation, especially if it wasn't lack of water that caused them to cannibalize the litter in the first place. Good luck!