help very pregnant ASF

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Hey guys,

So I've had a few ASF's in my ASF bin for about a month.. I was down to two and I noticed one was getting bigger than the other but I didn't think anything about it. I put 3 new ones in the bin last night, and they had been fighting. I heard them fighting again today so I went in the bin to see what was going on. there was the new three wedged behind the hide and the other two were inside the hide. I went to lift up the hide and I got bitten..

I lifted up the hide to find a very obviously pregnant ASF.

I've never bred ASF and I have no idea what to do. Should I remove the female?

I am limited to what I have for caging.. I'm going to try to feed off the others tonight so I don't have to worry about them but in the event that I have some left over do I?

1) move the female into other caging..
2) If the male is still left am I able to put other ASF in there with him or is he going to be aggressive toward all males now?
3) If I remove the female how big of an enclosure will she need?

Is there anything special I should know??

I'm at a total loss..

Thanks guys.

[RobNJ]

ASF's are very tightly knit communal animals and don't take to new introductions well at all. When you introduce new ASF's to an established group, they'll kill each other. So yeah, if possible, separate them...otherwise you're bound to lose a couple.

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thanks for the reply!

What should I do with the pregnant female?
Should I leave her with the male or should I separate them?

I read that once a female has birthed you should remove the male and leave him on his own for a few days before reintroducing to general population. I know I got bitten thanks to the pregnancy. I've always been able to handle these ASF by hand.

I just want to make sure I do the right thing. I'm looking at this female and It looks to me like the gestation period is almost over..
I don't want to separate to early, or too late, or at all if I'm not supposed to.. Any help would be great. I would call my supplier but it's 230 in the AM lol

[RobNJ]

Leave the male with the female if they've been living/raised up together...you risk the same fighting when you reintroduce the male to the female. If you see the male eat any babies, get him out of there.

[rperry03]

Leave the same asf's together and don't separate the male and females, as you have seen they will fight.
I have found with juveniles and some adults that you can mix them from different colonies if you clean the cage and new substrate