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Post by carolmc60 on Jun 22, 2008 14:25:09 GMT
iam a new degu owner and have a pair. the female has had two litters of pups. the first litter she killed them all. the second she killed all but one. she is doing well with the one but what could have caused her to kill her young  |
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 22, 2008 20:58:55 GMT
Do you know if your pair of degus are from the same litter themselves? If they are brother and sister (or closely related) AND mating, it could be that the babies so far produced have had defects significant enough for the mother degu to feel they were a hazard to the "colony safety." In breeding is a real cause of health problems and defects. Where did you purchase your degus from? Is there a way of finding out their history? Also, is there a reason why you have a male and a female? Are you planning to be a breeder?
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Post by buzz on Jun 23, 2008 7:36:48 GMT
Either that what deguconvert has said or she feels threatened.
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Post by spookymuffin on Jun 23, 2008 10:49:45 GMT
It's also possible that it's a nutritional deficiency. Pregnancy is terribly taxing on mammalian mothers and sometimes they have to eat their offspring afterwards just to keep themselves alive.
Is the one remaining baby female? When nutrition is an issue mothers will tend to kill their male babies rather than the females because they are easier to raise, use less milk, and population wise it is better to have a surplus of females than males.
What are you feeding them?
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 23, 2008 14:45:22 GMT
WOW!! Cool information to know, Spookymuffin!
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Post by spookymuffin on Jun 23, 2008 18:05:41 GMT
WOW!! Cool information to know, Spookymuffin! Heh, thanks. ;D That degree in zoology does come in handy sometimes. |
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 24, 2008 4:14:20 GMT
population wise it is better to have a surplus of females than males. Really . . . Hmmm!   |
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Post by alex on Jun 24, 2008 19:43:20 GMT
population wise it is better to have a surplus of females than males. Really . . . Hmmm! I'm happy with that  . As long as I'm not one of the males wiped out! |
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 24, 2008 23:03:03 GMT
LOL! Don't worry, not wiping out any males. Just thought it was . . . interesting in a humorous kind of way. LOL!
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Post by phe on Aug 10, 2008 23:11:02 GMT
we could... wipe men out i mean, technically we dont need them xxx |
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Post by jackdaniels on Aug 11, 2008 10:14:33 GMT
30 years a go you did. Actually saying thats it probably only about 10 + years since its actually been so successful or not as some people may find. Expensive though |
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. As long as I'm not one of the males wiped out!