it didn't occur to me that she was pregnant as early as 16 to 18 days ago. when i realised it, it was probably near full term of her pregnancy.
which caught me startled when i saw 2 red raw blind litters (pups are blind at birth) on the wheel this morning. was wondering wad was that, and it started moving. little did i realise those were pixie's pups.
placed fresh food and her usual intake of oats and dried food. didn't disturb her. i went out soon after.
when i came back, i saw an increase in litters. which made the final total to 6.
she gave birth on the wheel i guess. and i probably should have taken it out. but its too late now, as she's nesting her pups in there. she was a wheel lover, which probably explains the place of birth.
tubby has been a good husband, helping to take care of the pups. but juz when i wanted to give him credit for being a good father, he went on the wheel and drove the pups like clothes in a washing machine. thankfully, pixie came and chase him away. minus point number 2, he even wanted to mate with pixie again. which made me seperate him in his temporary housing now... fish tank... haahaa...
i dun mind having tubby there coz he'll be of moral support to pixie. but he's juz hot on fire, so damn horny. which leaves me with no choice.
read on several websites that its better to seperate the husband when the mother juz gave birth, coz they will be able to mate again within 24 hours, which is no good for the mother. pixie looked so tired. so poor thing.
she's been a good mum so far. no eating of pups yet. she's been protecting them, carrying them by her mouth when they fall out of the wheel and bringing them back. she sleeps with her pups. and never fails to go back to them after she has taken her meals.
she needs a quite environment, but i managed to take 2 pics though...
the protective mother
i hope there'll still be 6 tomorrow.
ta-ta...