Number of offspring???

one had 8 on her very first litter.... also my first asf to have a litter. there pretty small little guys. :O

and shes not feeding them either, 4 have died... and she ate one. needless to say im frustrated cause i have waited 3 months for her to have babbies lol. hope the other one does better

my first timers ate their babies too, the second litter was fine i waited about 3 months for mine to pop too

I have found that if mine are eating the offspring then it is usually something I did or didn't do (stress, diet, etc.). I have been breeding them a little while now and have produced hundreds. My biggest litter was 26 babies smallest has been 4, this seems to go hand in hand with the female rather then anything needing to be changed.

26 babies from one female? That has to be a record. Are you sure two females didn't go?

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My biggest litter was 26 babies smallest has been 4

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No. you did not have one mom give birth to a litter of 26.

Yes, It was one litter from one female she was the only thing in the tub besides the male. Unless your suggesting he gave birth to some or they snuck out in the night grabbed babies from their nieghbor and tricked me?

Yes 26, I was there

Just make sure that she has water & food, and try not to disturb them the first few days. some first time mommies are skiddish. Good luck :)

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Yes, It was one litter from one female she was the only thing in the tub besides the male. Unless your suggesting he gave birth to some or they snuck out in the night grabbed babies from their nieghbor and tricked me?

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Sorry, I just don't believe it. That is like 80+ grams of babies. how much does the mom weigh? where did you get the origional ASF's from? Do you have a size comparison picture? 26 babies is physically impossible. She would have had to been like 300+ grams... and I don't know of anyone who has seen an ASF that big.