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Post by greydawnbreaking on Oct 6, 2013 22:12:08 GMT 10
Cherry's been laying on her stomach on the floor of her tub, which is very uncharacteristic. It's been a hot day so I thought she might be overheated (there's been plenty of food and cold fresh water) and then I thought she might be trying to escape the pups. Or she might just be feeling very relaxed and feeling safe in the open, because the entire tub's pretty much covered in shredded tissue and paper strips at this point, so it all might smell like a nest.
She's been relatively alert and active when disturbed, and I've seen her eating and drinking, but I'm still worried. It's very unlike her to just stretch out in the open like this. Anyone else seen their moms act like this? Could she be sick? Niobe's still acting normally, eating and moving around in the open but taking shelter to relax.
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Post by andy on Oct 7, 2013 8:36:38 GMT 10
Just sounds like she is taking time out away from the bubs. One of my girls that have bubs now was always outside of the nest whenever I saw her I was worried about the bubs for a while but they are the fattest out of all my litters despite the fact I have never seen her on the bubs.
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Post by MojoMouse on Oct 7, 2013 9:12:17 GMT 10
I've had mothers that stretch out in the open. They're resting, and taking a bit of time out. If it's been warm, this is also a way to stay cooler, and avoid overheating the babies by staying on top of them.
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Post by greydawnbreaking on Oct 7, 2013 9:18:19 GMT 10
Okay, I'll relax. [relieved] I was just worried at seeing such a dramatic shift in behavior so suddenly--made me think about wild animals, that you only see them sitting around out in the open when they're too sick to run away. :/ But yeah, that makes perfect sense, and especially since there's another mom involved. I did see Niobe sleeping in a tube nearby at one point, which is also relatively exposed for her, so I think that must be it.
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Post by MojoMouse on Oct 7, 2013 10:28:18 GMT 10
Remember that feeding, toileting and cleaning a litter is quite hard work, and takes a lot of time!
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Post by greydawnbreaking on Oct 8, 2013 11:29:48 GMT 10
Remember that feeding, toileting and cleaning a litter is quite hard work, and takes a lot of time! LOL, very true. Especially a litter of 24! Both of them have been such great devoted mothers, I'm so proud of them. Only one true runt in the entire lot, and some of the babies are looking positively chubby. |
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