Hi Katie, I think we may have steered you wrong!!
Nine is way too big of a litter size!! If I were you
I would return the pup and two more to the original
mother, if she has not been too long without the pup.
Usually in a litter of nine you will have some losses.
What do other people think on this!
Donna
ABC Gerbils
www.abcgerbils.com
--- Kathryn Behm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks, you guys, for all your help. It makes me so
> glad I'm involved with
> this list!
> I just fostered the lone pup to the 3 day old litter
> of 8...
> So far the mom of the lone pup is going crazy
> looking for her pup---I put
> some cardboard tubes in to try and distract her, but
> she is looking around
> like crazy.
> The other mom is ignoring the pile of pups
> all-together, and I watched for
> about an hour.
> I hope everything goes well. I have only fostered
> once before, and that was
> an entire litter of 5 because the mom wasn't taking
> care of them (they were
> about to die). That was a successful foster.
>
> Thanks again!
> Katie
>
>
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> I've fostered pups twice. I've found in these cases
> with the pup being very young (48 hours so no fuzz
> yet), that the mothers accepted the baby, even
> though
> her litter was older. A week plus old.
>
> I would NOT try to add a fuzzed or furred pup to the
> mother with the newborn (better to move a newborn).
>
> The way I did these two fostering was to take out
> both
> parents and bury the new pup under a pile of litter
> and pups for a few minutes. Then I introduced just
> dad, who dug out the pup and groomed him. Then I
> introduced mom.
>
> Good Luck!
> Donna
> ABC Gerbils
> www.abcgerbils.com
>
> PS -- Everything went well with the first fostering,
> at 6 weeks when I placed her and her 7 week old
> "sister". The second time, the mother accepted the
> pup immediately and nurtured him very well for a
> couple of weeks, but the mother rejected him at 18
> days. It was right after I handled him with
> soot/ashes on my hands, which I fear might have been
> the cause.
>
>
> --- "Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Kathryn,
> >
> > >......should I foster it even though it's doing
> > fine right now?
> > > Or should I foster some pups to this mom to add
> to
> > the one?
> >
> > Fostering to the 3 day old litter or fostering
> three
> > or four of that litter
> > to the mom with the single pup would be best.
> >
> > > One is a litter of 6 that is 7 days old today
> > (however these are in a tank
> > with TWO males and a female in it).
> >
> > Nope. The litter is too old. Mom would reject the
> > foster pup.
> >
> > > The other is a litter of 8 that is 3 days old
> > today.
> >
> > Perfect for fostering the single pup to, or
> > fostering some of the other
> > pups to the mom with the lone pup. Both moms
> would
> > accept the foster pup(s).
> >
> > > The pup is at least 12 hours old now, and is
> HUGE
> > compared to all other
> > newborns I've ever had....he or she looks like a
> > >4-day old at least. It
> > also has a FULL tummy of milk.
> >
> > This is great! The pup has obviously gotten
> mothers
> > first milk with all its
> > anitbiotics and nutrients. Very important.
> However,
> > one pup is not enough to
> > stimulate continued milk production. Fostering is
> an
> > IMMEDIATE need here. Do
> > foster somebody somewhere. Like I said the both
> of
> > the mothers will accept
> > the new litter mate(s). Take some of the nesting
> > material from the mom who
> > is to receive the addition(s), and rub down the
> new
> > one(s) to give them the
> > same scent she has. Then keep a close eye on them
> > for the next several
> > hours. Place the cage where you can see it during
> > the course of your day if
> > needed.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo
> > The Izzy Clan
>
>
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