Hello!
I'm insterested in starting a colony for my homestead. I was thinking about 10 square meters (107 square feet) for my two breeding girls, and then have the male in a seperate pen. I'd like to expand on that and have 3-4 girls in the cage when the first two are nearing retirement until I find suitable homes for them (I was thinking one litter a year on each of them til they're 4-5 years)... But is this enough space for the two females to have litters around the same time without turning aggressive against each other? (lots of places to hide from each other of course) or would it be better to have 3 females rather than two?
They would be sisters so introductions and such wouldn't be a problem.
Also, would this enclosure be big enough for the female babies to keep going with their mothers for 20-25 weeks? Or would be it be best to make a seperate colony for them? (It'll be around 6-8 female buns a year if I count in a 50/50 ratio).
Thanks
I'm insterested in starting a colony for my homestead. I was thinking about 10 square meters (107 square feet) for my two breeding girls, and then have the male in a seperate pen. I'd like to expand on that and have 3-4 girls in the cage when the first two are nearing retirement until I find suitable homes for them (I was thinking one litter a year on each of them til they're 4-5 years)... But is this enough space for the two females to have litters around the same time without turning aggressive against each other? (lots of places to hide from each other of course) or would it be better to have 3 females rather than two?
They would be sisters so introductions and such wouldn't be a problem.
Also, would this enclosure be big enough for the female babies to keep going with their mothers for 20-25 weeks? Or would be it be best to make a seperate colony for them? (It'll be around 6-8 female buns a year if I count in a 50/50 ratio).
Thanks
