Quote Originally Posted by littleindiangirl View Post
Orphan pups are less likely to do well when placed with a surrogate. This is often due to the fact that if she is nursing her own brood, the older pups will push the younger pinks away from the mothers teats, and while they can survive, they will not thrive as well as the older pups.

My advice is to not breed the hairless again if she proves to not lactate very well.

In the meantime, check her pinks late tonight and check for full milk bands in their belly. If they don't have milk bands, she is likely not nursing them. If it's the same in the morning, they will need to be given to another mother with pups near exactly the same age.
Well I kinda jumped the gun a bit but wanted to have answers before the problem came! I have been checking the pups and she seems to be lactating and nursing them pretty well so far so thats a good thing!!

Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
I would think they would do fine with the mom that just had babies last night. I've had no issues with surrogates when they were matched by size. I've even taken 20+ sized litters and given a few to surrogates with smaller litters of the same size with no noticeable difference in her babies and her surrogates.
And if I had to surrogate out the babies I was gonna give a few to the mother that gave birth lastnight. I just didn't know how many would be too many for a mom to handle especially with having 10 of her own. So thanks guys for the answers! Didn't exactly get the answer I was looking for in a number but it is all good! Thanks for all the help!!