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Subject: Re: very very worried about my new babies!!!! Posted by Bourbon on May 19, 1999 at 15:03:20: In Reply to: Re: very very worried about my new babies!!!! posted by CandiMI on May 19, 1999 at 11:54:24:
Candi, I know you probably won't like what i have to say in this post, and I also understand That I am opening myself up to be blasted by those that haven't talked with me regarding this issue.. However as I am, I will say what I think you honestly need to hear.. The conditions of which you got your gliders the females were already with the male, but looking at their ages I can see that Sassy could very well have been the daughter of Bumble and "the Man" Hence making it so there was no dominance factor since Sassy knew who was Alpa. If that is the case then a possibility of a genitic defect regarding the pitiuary is probable. The pitituary controls temp regulation as well as growth, Please do what ever you can so you know in your heart that you couldn't have done more. Please continue to suppliment as often as possible preferably every 2 hours and place them in an aquarium with your shirts on the bottom with a heating pad under it set for about 80 degrees.We think the male should be placed with these babies to aid in heat and reduce the stress of the female. This pair should be split when this is done. If the case is that father and daughter has bred then the separation will allow her to be placed with a new male with no problems with future litters.If there is a problem with a future litter then she should not be allowed to be bred again, but placed with a neutered male or another female...Our decisions on this was based on their age, the fact they were all together, the babies temps, as well as the loss of a past litter..
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