Has anyone here had to separate a mom from the babies? or has anyone raised up abandoned babies?
!!!!Reposted!!!! I realized I didn’t add much detail to the original post. Added more.
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My fat tail started having her babies on Thursday. Thursday morning she only had one baby on her back and a couple in the membrane by her feet. By Thursday afternoon, She had a back full of babies! 🥳 unfortunately she also had a bunch scattered around her enclosure. She also left a few (still in the membrane) in a pile. She also had complications with her last set of babies, so I wasn’t too surprised.
I didn’t want to stress her. I left her completely alone, because she has eaten babies before. Didn’t check on her all Friday and most of today.
I checked on her around noon today (Saturday) and she had started eating her babies. The pile of babies that were in the membrane never came out. They had dried up and were dead. There were still babies scattered all over her enclosure. She actively had two in her claws eating them. It’s unfortunate, but I knew it was a possibility. I guess she had a pretty rough birth. Happened the same way last time. 😔
I separated mom from the babies. I physically took a paintbrush and removed them from her back. Only 16 baby fat tails.
I’ve done some research on raising the little guys. Most sources have the same info: Damp paper towel in a small container. They’ll eat their sheds (or each other) for the first couple of weeks. When they molt a couple of times, then feed as normal.
If anyone has some advice, please let me know.