2nd litter slower then first litter

[silverfox7]

second litter are now 12 days old, they start to eat soild food and have start climb the cage today.

the first litter were eating at 4 days and climb at 7 days,

second litter have enjoyed been in the nest more then last lot.

but i think it maybe because, they always had one of older 3 degus with them.

[ra]

Perhaps it is temperature/weather related. Colder now than when the first litter was born. Would make sense the babies would venture out at a later date than the first litter.

You may also be right about having other older Degus to sit on the nest and groom them etc. No big hurry for them to leave the nest box. Mocha's babies were out and about early too like your first litter. She was the only Degu I had at the time so they got up and about quickly.

I don't think you have to worry about the slower moving second group of puppies.T