Chin_Pig
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so my friend adopted a female and male hedgie from some guy on CL and he told her the female might be pregnant because he let them out to play all the time together. my friend has knowledge of hedgies of working with them at the zoo, but they never bred them at the zoo so he hoped they weren't pregnant. sure enough about a week ago the female gave birth. she hasnt messed with them at all i found lots of info from hedgie central on what to do for a preg, and lactating female and she has read up on what to do.
anyway on Saturday the babies were scattered in the cage, my friend found them and put them back with mom they were like 5 days old i think, they were cold but still moving, as soon as they were back with mom she let them under her to nurse.
well just today she found one dead. and the other two are missing quills and she says it looks like they were drug across rough flooring like cement (they are on pine or aspen bedding in a plastic bottom cage) she took them from mom and found on the net that they can be fed a dog milk re-placer(i forget what it is called) and she has a heat lamp on them and is feeding them as often as the breeder website has said.
we were wondering what could have provoked momma to do this to her babies? if it was momma... nothing could have gotten to the babies and momma so we are not sure what has happened.
any advice on how too keep the babies healthy and growing?
thanks,
Cassie
anyway on Saturday the babies were scattered in the cage, my friend found them and put them back with mom they were like 5 days old i think, they were cold but still moving, as soon as they were back with mom she let them under her to nurse.
well just today she found one dead. and the other two are missing quills and she says it looks like they were drug across rough flooring like cement (they are on pine or aspen bedding in a plastic bottom cage) she took them from mom and found on the net that they can be fed a dog milk re-placer(i forget what it is called) and she has a heat lamp on them and is feeding them as often as the breeder website has said.
we were wondering what could have provoked momma to do this to her babies? if it was momma... nothing could have gotten to the babies and momma so we are not sure what has happened.
any advice on how too keep the babies healthy and growing?
thanks,
Cassie