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Make sure only the mother and babies in same cage (no other piggies).

Make sure the mother bites open or you can cut open the placenta-sacs to allow the babies to breath at birth.
Let the mother eat the bloody sacs, full of nutrients, antibodies & calcium she desperately needs.

Make sure flooring is not any metal or alloy (cold / cuts).

Do not simply touch the babies until you have enough mamapig's scent, else she may reject them; scaring her will also make her nervous to her own babies.

Create a hiding corner for warmth and cuddling, especially the babies must be protected with warmth.

3 times more food, especially the below:

Biting FRESH non-toxic grass.
Complete Food big pallets
Mixed granules, mixed smaller pallets.
Fresh fruits, and to remove any non fresh.
Fresh vegetables, selective, and not too watery type.
Feed at least 3 - 5 times day, the babies should open their eyes within an hour, and start nibbling food within a day, especially milk feeding.

Create a new water drinking level for the babies. Inspect for hygiene.

As for the little baby 'being left out', make sure the mother has her scent on both of them equally. Stroke the sow your usual way you play and bond with her during all the normal times, she does recognize you and knows you are caring for her. Then move the babies under each side of her leg-pits, very important to keep warm. Also make sure the mother doesn't confuse her 'placenta' with her baby if sitll covered in blood, else she may bite 'it' the baby.



This post has been edited by ZhuZhuStuds: Jan 24 2011, 03:39 AM

oh, btw, make sure your piggies have a quiet, well ventilated (but absolutely not windy) place to chill, so the sow gets to rest much often, digests tons of food, and produce lots of milk - as her babies will be bugging her all the time.

congrats!

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Supposed to look "golden gold" those hair, a rare trait from a rare boar father... prob computer or camera colorblind...

Will post more photos prob during the week.

ah, your sow must have missed out out her last pregnancy month with you... you supposed to talk to her, calm her, massage her sides-belly, "sayang" and etc. with her during her last trimester, so she becomes calm, feels safe in her habitat, and automatically will care for her babies.

(i)
PM-ed you how to let them all have the same scent as their momo sow.
Stroke each and everyone of them (head to fur above ears) while they are together, this also lets the mom knows you care for them all as a group, and shares the same smell.

Meanwhile, once all 3 of them are used to your hand scent, you can start catching each one of the babies to feed them [while facing you] on your palm, use long vege food, so they can nibble while learning to be comfortable with you.

Trampling is the calmness factor, need time to build her, she sees a foreign scent snuffle trying to poke her sensitive tummy... and scurries away trumpling the baby. Apply the same scent from the other baby to the 'abandanoed' one. You've gotta bridge the gap and put it into her head.
Spend time to observe and watch, as long as the sow doesn't attack or eat her, there's still chance she'll accept it. Mother's milk is the BEST thing, contains all the good stuffs.

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And you can start preparing mini sized fresh food, i.e. long carrot slices less than 2mm thick, chosen vege's sprouts (head), fresh grass (Mandarine called cow hay in M'sia).
If you can read Mandarin-Chinese, can email you our own e-books meant for the Chinese readers too.

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Remove any unfresh food. You can temporary use flat beddings, or watch out for the babies' legs fall under netted cages. Let the monkies see monkey learn where to drink, make an extra watering tube for their 3+ inch height, if they ve to stand tall to drink, will choke.

This post has been edited by ZhuZhuStuds: Jan 24 2011, 11:40 AM