first i would like to say hi to everyone :wave: and that your forum is extremely informative.
i have a male and female...six weeks ago the female gave birth to a kit who i found dead in her eating area of her cage even though she had prepared a nest inside..(the hutch comprises of 4 separate large areas with one of the areas raised up on top, each compartment is is roughly half a metre square and they have the run of a 20x12ft garden...btw i live in spain so we dont have any predator risks where i live and garden is completely secure with a 9 ft conifer hedge and fence.)
my question is we have realised she is ready to give birth again,watching today as she happily grabbed leaves/straw and a special organic based soft nesting material which i bought and placed it around the garden for her.
the main question i have is when we separate them how long do they have to stay separate??, from our calculations she will be due to give birth in about 1 week and we know that they are supposed to be separate at that time, at the moment to be safe i have split the 4 sections into two hutches and from now when i put them away each night they will be separated, but after she gives birth what is the timescale they have to be completely separated? as soon as we know the kit/s are ok then we are having them neutered.
the reason i ask is due to how close they are and you see they hate to be separated.
ty for your time
as you see they are very close...
meet Dora and Diago.
i have a male and female...six weeks ago the female gave birth to a kit who i found dead in her eating area of her cage even though she had prepared a nest inside..(the hutch comprises of 4 separate large areas with one of the areas raised up on top, each compartment is is roughly half a metre square and they have the run of a 20x12ft garden...btw i live in spain so we dont have any predator risks where i live and garden is completely secure with a 9 ft conifer hedge and fence.)
my question is we have realised she is ready to give birth again,watching today as she happily grabbed leaves/straw and a special organic based soft nesting material which i bought and placed it around the garden for her.
the main question i have is when we separate them how long do they have to stay separate??, from our calculations she will be due to give birth in about 1 week and we know that they are supposed to be separate at that time, at the moment to be safe i have split the 4 sections into two hutches and from now when i put them away each night they will be separated, but after she gives birth what is the timescale they have to be completely separated? as soon as we know the kit/s are ok then we are having them neutered.
the reason i ask is due to how close they are and you see they hate to be separated.
ty for your time
as you see they are very close...
meet Dora and Diago.