Without water Possibly reabsored???

Well. Got sent away for work for 4 days... Filled everyones water and fed up. Came back and out of my 3 tubs my older and soon to be first breeder group had somehow.. Knocked down there bottle so when it laid down the water level was below the spout. I assume it happened the 2nd day i was away.. By an earlier post im still long awaitig my first litter. Could my females have re absorbed their fetuses...with the lack of water? They were all very thirsty...

It's very possible. Natal will reabsorb their litter if they feel they cannot sustain them.

They probably ate them.

ASF's can live without water for several days. If they had babies, they probably ate them for moisture. They can also draw moisture out of their food as well. Mine get blocks, but I also use horse feed, which is high in moisture. On days that they have the horse feed, the water bottle stays full...

Does she still look prego? If not then they have eaten the babies :(

Never saw any dropped thats why i assumed they may have reabsorbed.

They get highly stressed without food and water, they also clean very well so there might not be any evidence that they had a litter and now their gone.

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Originally Posted by rperry03

They get highly stressed without food and water, they also clean very well so there might not be any evidence that they had a litter and now their gone.

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I hope not

Seeing as they only went 2 days without water, I don't think they would have eaten them had they been born, was it a first litter? Do you see any blood evidence on the bedding?

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Originally Posted by llovelace

Seeing as they only went 2 days without water, I don't think they would have eaten them had they been born, was it a first litter? Do you see any blood evidence on the bedding?

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Ditto that, you would see body parts...