Mating female, who is living with neutered male

[pinto]

What do you think about this thing, if there is a female, who is living with neutered male and their owner wants her degu (female) to have pups with another male ? Will the female get along with her neutered male mate after that? Can they live together after mating? I know they should be separated before birth but when they can be put together again?


(Not my degus, but a friend of mine asked this from me and I did not know what to answer)

[smux]

Separated directly before birth, but should be fine afterwards because the separation is mostly because of the chance of impregnating the female, something this male can't do.

The female should get on fine with her old mate, and he may take on the role of adoptive father to the cubs too.