How to prevent female bamboo rats from biting, eating and abandoning their young

How to prevent female bamboo rats from biting, eating and abandoning their young

Mother rats bite, eat and abandon their offspring, mostly in 48 hours after delivery, for a variety of reasons, corresponding measures can be taken according to the specific situation.

1, the mother rat nipple is small, the milk is insufficient, the young mouse sucks randomly under the mother mouse belly, noisy, the mother rat is restless will roar, then bites the baby mouse. Prevention method: select the female mice with large and uniform breasts during introduction.

2. The temperature is too high or too low. Prevention method: choose a cool and dry place to build a cage, the basement, cave is the best, but the south wind wet days pay attention to clean the room in time: the temperature of the delivery room should be kept at 8-28 degrees.

3. Postpartum shock. Prevention: try to keep the environment quiet when giving birth, managers can't watch, let alone touch or stick bamboo rats.

4. when the mother mouse is injured, she will bite and eat her baby when she is in pain and restlessness. Prevention method: the pregnant mice will be isolated and raised alone to avoid fighting and timely treatment when injuries are found.

5. the birth cage is poorly ventilated. Prevention method: check frequently, the mother rat will push the feces and bedding grass to the mouth of the hole to remove in time, to maintain good ventilation in the delivery room.