Hi Everyone --
I am planning to supplemental feed three of my six pups. And my
question is: this
Is this a good idea?
Here is the situation. They are 3 weeks and 3 days old. They all have
been roughly the same size up to this point. Now the white (LCPA) pup
is about 50% bigger than the rest. The two agouti spots are smaller but
bright eyed and active. The three agouti plains are the smallest of all
and less active, more puffed fur, and not so bright eyed.
You may recall that at just this same age of the last Cara X Alan litter
one of the pups slowed down in development. She died at exactly 4
weeks.
As a final point on their environment, they are housed in a twenty
gallon tank with mom (not dad) plus a big sister and big brother who are
8 weeks. I am taking out the big brother in a couple of days. All the
adults are very attentive to the little ones. They are on Carefresh
bedding and all of the pups are clicking some, softly.
I know this is a long message (thanks for reading through it) -- any
advice or shared similar experiences would be very much appreciated!
-- Donna A.
