What do you think went wrong??
I didnt notice that one of my females was prego but last night I found 15 pinkys all dead. They were not eaten or any visible damage to them at all??
It almost looks like she dropped the litter and left them there to fend for themselves. They were all in a little pile under one of the hides. Is it possible that my females are to young to have maternal instincts??? Is there anything I could have done to prevent this? They were not there two days ago so I dont know what happened. 15 babies is just a lot of food to loose.:mad:
Re: What do you think went wrong??
possible your hide killed them somehow?
I don't use hides.
Re: What do you think went wrong??
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llovelace
First time mothers, this happens sometimes
So is there anything I can do different or should I just let nature take its course till she gets it right?
I know I am going to start checking more regularly but they were not happy with me removing the bodies!!! I have hand fed all 6 of them and they actually went after my hand!! Like jumping up and down and squeeking so I used my feeding tongs to get them.
The male really watches over the girls, even when I am changing water or feeding he is usually in between me and them.
Re: What do you think went wrong??
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llovelace
Your set up is 1.5?
Yes, and I was just looking them over and I think 2 more females are a little on the "fat" side so I am going to start checking on them a couple times a day
(one male and five females all young and from the same colony)
Re: What do you think went wrong??
I would say a bad mom or all dead b4 being born, either way if the same mom does it again I'd replace her. Its really good to have really good moms, I have 2 moms taking care of 3 litters(one of the moms wasnt taking care of any)...with a total of ~35 babies and havnt lost any yet! So yeah, I support replacing bad mothers. :gj:
