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    Re: Breeder Girls Still Refusing to Eat!! Need Help!!

    I agree with the above--pics will help, but if they are that size with a nicely rounded body, I would not panic about them missing a few meals, and they should be able to breed without issue. If they are rather skinny, I don't think I would be considering them for breeding at all unless they gained a considerable amount of weight.

    In any case, if you are housing them together, they should be separated for feeding (and sorry if I missed where you might have stated this). Should they decide to eat and go for the same feeder, you'll be in trouble. Housing them together can in and of itself cause them to go off feed, regardless of whether the previous owner did so or not. If he had done so already, they might have had enough time co-habbing that one has officially established dominance over the other, and that's where your feedings issues arise. Even if they have not been housed together long by the previous owner, just having a cage mate could cause stress in addition to moving to a new home. I am not trying to jump all over you, as it sounds as though you are trying to solve the co-habbing situation--just trying to explain what might be going on with the pair of them to try and get to the bottom of the feeding issue.


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