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    ASF babie Cannibalism Help!!

    So I have a adult colony of 1.3 ASF. They had a about 18. I had about 3 that died off and they just drug them into the middle of the tank but never ate them. The babies are about ready to separate into their own small colonies. But their are still a few that arent 100% ready. So the past few days i have been going in and finding a babie with its head ripped off, and no where to be found.
    Should i go ahead and remove the ones that are ready and leave the ones that aren't and pull them as soon as I can?

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    I would separate if they are eating and drinking on their own and see if you can weed out the culprit. When I found mine I it was the male and the females never accepted another male

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    I have yet to see any of them eating or drinking on their own but there are a few that are running around like crazy and always hiding so there is no way they are still getting milk.

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    You can try but I would give them a few more days and observe them to see if they are eating and drinking

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    What are you feeding?

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    I often forget about the trouble I had with junk food! Now with quality block the only time I see this is with young beeders that the babies are stillborn

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    I have 30 breeder groups going on Mazuri 6F and I still see this sometimes. It's usually the male and he gets fed off immediately. The females will usually take in another small male with minimal scrapping.
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    Re: ASF babie Cannibalism Help!!

    If their eyes are open, you can separate them out. They can take care of themselves just fine.
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    Re: ASF babie Cannibalism Help!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadera View Post
    If their eyes are open, you can separate them out. They can take care of themselves just fine.

    Not true, and bad form. Separating them that early causes aggression and malnutrition.
    They need to nurse as long as possible/they want, and be separated as late as possible, if you want to have the healthiest and least aggressive animals.

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    Re: ASF babie Cannibalism Help!!

    I do it, and so do a lot of other people who breed them as feeders. I've never had any problems doing it that way.

    Perhaps it'd be nice once in a while if you let people speak from their experiences without trashing them and saying they're wrong just because they don't do things like YOU do things. You have your own forum now, yes? Go play God over there..
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