she has had 6 babies and ate 2 is this natural? am I feeding her enough? what happened? is she going to be ok? i'm worried what should i do? should i separate them from their mother? are the rest going to die?
2007-03-11 04:30:16 · 5 answers · asked by LaFlaree 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Hi honey. That is just awful! I am so sorry!
I have to wonder where you have her cage. Does she feel like she has some privacy? Do you have her cage off in a quiet corner of your house? You definitely do not want to have her in an area where there is alot of activety or where there are a lot of people looking at her and the babies. Of course, moving her now could really upset her too. Why don't you try covering her cage with a heavy blanket or quilt, leave one side open, like the one that is toward a wall or something so that she gets plenty of air and just leave her alone.
Make sure she has plenty of food and water but resist the urge to check on the babies, that will only upset her more.
Cannibalizing the young is usually a sign of stress but it is hard to pinpoint what is causing the stress. Keep her isolated as much as you can and hopefully you will not lose the entire litter!
Good luck honey.
Lady Trinity~
2007-03-11 04:49:40 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Trinity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Often mommy animals will eat their young if there is something wrong with those babies. If the babies are sick or deformed,etc. Often in the animal world,only the strong survive. You can't separate the other babies from their mother. They would surely die. Just leave the little family be and let nature take her course.
2007-03-11 13:18:07 · answer #2 · answered by Lulu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes this is totally normal and unfortunately happens all the time. She may do this if you touched the babies, she feels threatened, or just does not want to be a mother. I would just leave her be in a quiet place and not disturb her. If you take the babies away they will die.Hopefully she wont eat any more.
2007-03-11 11:36:55 · answer #3 · answered by sara123 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So she's eaten all 6 of them now?
2007-03-11 11:33:43 · answer #4 · answered by Cara B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummmm..if this continues then you should seperate the mother from the babies but then you will have to feed them yourself.....
2007-03-11 12:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by Lindseyyy(: 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋