My babies are always frantic when feeding time comes. They are all eating well over the 7% at each feeding, but they act like they have not eaten in ages I hope that one day they might get over this.
My babies are always frantic when feeding time comes. They are all eating well over the 7% at each feeding, but they act like they have not eaten in ages I hope that one day they might get over this.
Be glad of that, it means you have healthy babies.
redwuff
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ClemC5 (09-06-2018), island rehabber (09-05-2018)
How old? Start putting some healthy rodent block in the bin with them even if their eyes aren’t open. Harlan Teklad 18, Oxbow regal rat, or Mazuri are healthy choices. Then when they are older, they will choose healthy food and will likely chew it even as tiny tikes.
BluePuppet (09-05-2018), cava (09-05-2018), redwuff (09-05-2018)
I chuckled when I read this. My Nibbles was a voracious syringe eater. I tried going up to a 3ml but couldn’t get the push speed right and went back to 1ml. He had nearly the entire end chewed off by the time he weaned. He stood on his hind legs and stretched his whole body out and I’d have to adjust accordingly. And he’d make laps around me and run all over my hands while I tried to refill. It was sometimes annoying but cute as could be.
My 15 week olds would fight over a syringe... so... 'No, they don't get over it'.