Kimchilla
Well-Known Member
We have two litters right now, one doe with 3 kits and one doe who had 16 kits but lost 4 and has 12 remaining. I just found them, they're maybe a week old.
The doe with the large litter is a first time mom and is ALWAYS in there feeding them. Looking them over today I noticed most of them have seriously over stuffed pot bellies. Can the does over feed them? Or is it more likely that she isn't helping them pee? A couple that we lost were large, healthy kits and had large bellies.
Would you, in your experience, give the doe with less kits a few of these kits or leave them at 3 in one nest and 12 in the other?
The doe with the large litter is a first time mom and is ALWAYS in there feeding them. Looking them over today I noticed most of them have seriously over stuffed pot bellies. Can the does over feed them? Or is it more likely that she isn't helping them pee? A couple that we lost were large, healthy kits and had large bellies.
Would you, in your experience, give the doe with less kits a few of these kits or leave them at 3 in one nest and 12 in the other?