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> What if when the babies are weaned (about 4 weeks old?) I move the girls to
> one habitrail and the boys to another until they go to thier new homes.
Make it 5 weeks, or even better, 6. At 4 weeks they are weaned, but are still
learning from their parents.
> Can
> I mix the babies from the litters that way?
Yes.
> All the girls from both in one
> and all the boys from both in the other? Then quickly move the mating pairs
> into the new 10 gal aquariums with a few things in it to keep them busy
> before the next set of kiddos come along. That way once the babies are off
> to thier new homes I can do the major clean out of the habitrails before the
> next set of babies is weaned and needs to move in.
It's very likely you'll have the next litter already here before you move this
one out. You can clean the tanks out with them in there, especially once
they're 4 weeks old. I used to clean mine out when they were younger than that,
but I didn't have nervous parents either. 4 weeks should be pretty safe.
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