Will a unrelated male kill babies if he is there during birth?
I had my BEW female in with a hooded male until I found her with a litter of pinks. Then I removed the hooded male and he was rehomed.
After the babies were weaned I took the female and moved her in with another BEW male.
The problem is I think I didn't get the hooded male out quick enough and she got knocked up right before I removed him. So now the female may be pregnant housed with a male that isn't the father.
My questions is, if he is there when the babies are born will he think they are his? or somehow by smell or something know they are from another male and kill them?
What do you guys think?
Re: Will a unrelated male kill babies if he is there during birth?
ive never breed before or anything so i dont know how valid my answer is, but unless he has tryed to breed with her i would assume he'll know theyre not his.
and if he has no idea either way wouldnt there still be the chance he would see them as food?