can they get pregnant while they're still nursing?

[sassy-pants]

well, I looked in on them today, and 3 more were dead , and 1 almost dead.

one was partially eaten.

the eighth one I was looking for was found dead also. I was starting to think I was going to get a full batch to wean , but not so.

so I went ahead and changed the bedding and put the last 3 back in. I was going to take them out , but I don't think they're quite ready yet. 2 of them looked like they could be strong enough but the last one still kinda struggles to move around.

Yikes Were they low on food or water? Mine don't cannibalize their pups anymore, and it was a combination of making sure waters were ALWAYS full, weaners were always weaned on time (before mom had the next litter), and food was always available. I fed off any ASFs that had cannibalized before, and started new groups. Haven't had a problem in a long, long time.

I still gotta figure out how I'm going to provide the water for them, since they're so small I don't think they'll be able to reach the water bottle.

Toss in a block of 2x4 or something they can stand on and push up to the water spout so they can reach it.