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Some of the babies have what looks like nipples and some don't, does this determine their gender? Thanks

Hi thankyou for your replies m, she hasn't eaten pellets in 9 days, on the day she kindled she ate a small bowl of pellets that I had poured warm water over, she hadn't eaten any since but I think she may have eaten approx two teaspoons of solid pellets last night, she has been still eating...

Hi my doe kindled this morning or last night, she hasn't eaten pellets in a week, last night I poured warm water over the pellets and this morning she had eaten them I'm assuming after giving birth, thing is I thought it may be a dental issue as it looks like she has a lump on one side of her...

Awww that is adorable! I haven't had chance to properly check the nest box yet, I remove s the dead ones and heve had kits out to count them but unsure I missed any which I doubt, I noticed she's got a few dark ones and couple of pink ones, mum Is a black lionhead cross and dad is a silver/grey...

Thankyou is it best to cover them co pmetely with fur then to keep them warm? Another stupid question, why are some of them pink and some are dark? Does this mean some will have dark fur? It's been bugging me since I saw them lol xx

Thankyou for your reply, I'm in the uk weather is spring and varies between 16 degrees Celsius in the daytime but goes below 6 at night, yes mum pulled fur, if saved some of her fur from her previous nest last week and I've added that into them too, an I supposed to literally put the fur on top...

Hi just looking for some advice, my 2year old doe kindled her first litter of 7 this morning I think, sadly two died I think they had froze, I tried to warn them up with my hairdryer but sadly these little guys had already gone, the Remaining 5 appear to be wriggling warm and healthy in the nest...

She lost her bonded female companion the day before she was bred to kidney failure so I'm worried she's also going down the same road but you have reassured me so thankyou xx -- Tue May 16, 2017 3:38 am -- Well my girl gave birth to a litter of 6 this morning, sadly two died I think they...

Yes she would would be a first time mum, she's worrying me a little ATM though as I've noticed she hadn't eaten any pellets in 5 days, she seems to be eating hay and veg mainly kale and broccoli though, her furs all loose due to the false pregnancy and I've noticed since last week she's lost...

Thankyou for our reply, in still convinced is a false pregnancy as she started building her first nest like a week after being bred then started pulling fur at days 18 and 10 but she's still doing it now on day 37, does anyone know how long after being bred a false pregnancy starts? And how long...

Thankyou for your replies, it's now day 27 and I went out today and she's built another nest next to her nest box and pulled more fur, she lives in a two tiered hutch but only seems to be using the bottom part since being bred, she's also lying around slot and is eating veg but off her pellets...

Hi I bred my 2year old on 16-04-17 she is a lion head cross, she started building small nests of hay in the corner of her cage from about days 18 and 19 then around day 20-21 she started pulling fur, she has also become very aggressive even biting, it's now day 23 and she has started carrying...