Recent content by eco2pia

Well I hope so too. Bravo getting the kit out though! that was hard to do. Good job. I hope she makes it!

Well, apparently this may be a myth. I do know that I have lost "older" does (generally those received at an indeterminate age from a backyard) to their first pregnancy fairly consistently--enough that I have stopped considering breeding a doe if she has not had a successful kindle before I got...

As I understand it, their pelvis fuses if they don't have babies before about 2years. I saw feet first and thought about that first but then I saw 3 years old. Let me poke around the internet an be sure I am not feeding you an old wives tale, but I am pretty sure she has to have had a litter...

It is my experience and understanding that if a doe has not been bred by the age of 2 it is best not to breed her, ever. They will generally not be able to survive delivery. I am sure there have been exceptions to this rule, but I am equally sure it is a "rule" for a reason. If she ends up only...

I hope for your sake she does not have more.

I just caught this part. She is not going to make it. I am sorry. You will need to euthanize her. Her pelvis is likely fused and she cannot pass a kit. I am sorry.

If you opt to help you can pull gently and at a bit of an angle. kits generally get born head first, it sounds like the shoulders are stuck, so imagine you are trying to ease one shoulder out at a time. Please see below.

You are in a no win situation. If you do nothing she will die if she has been in labor for over 2h on one kit. If you try to help she may die anyway. I don't see a down side to trying unless you are able and willing to rush her to an emergency vet who can see her in the next 30 minutes.

Do they drain? I can't tell, but it looks like the corners of the floor might be clipped, letting liquids out?

As an emergency option you could try flash tape and other scare tactics, but it will only hold them off if they see it rarely and only for a few weeks.

Best case probably a very cranky and uncomfortable doe. Worst case possibly fighting between buck and doe, and enough stress on a new or poor mother might disrupt her inclination to nest and care for the kits? However I have never had a doe go that long. The buffer mostly just prevents me from...

So, it is the kits only they are going after...How many vulnerable litters do you usually have at one time, do you think? I covered my cages with half inch hardware cloth to stop rats...similar type of predators, they don't bother the adults but decimate a whole litter in a single night. I...

I use paper. Old school! and google calendar, spreadsheets, or docs as needed. But if you search on here you can find multiple threads detailing the pros and cons of various apps.

so awful. My latches did not stop the rats from getting at them from underneath either.

I had NZ reds back in the day. we had a food name only theme. names like Cinnabun, Cayenne, Kumquat... Paprika!