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Question
hey the advice u gave me was gr8 thanks they get on fine how do i know if shes pregnant and how long does it take for her to give birth ive had her for 1 week and she is 9 weeeks old she isnt very fat but fat and they are moving all the're bedding and saw dust wat do i do????

Thanks ALEX

Answer
Hi Alex,

The female should give birth between 22 and 30 days after the mating and the female comes into season approximately every 4 days, so she could give birth 34 days after they were first introduced, or anytime after that if they didnt mate on her first season.

Unless she is expecting a lot of babies you wont really be able to tell until the day before she gives birth - sometimes you wont be able to tell at all!

If she is pregnant there isnt really anything you can do except make sure she has plenty of fresh food and water, but make sure you have a vets number incase anything goes wrong!

Good luck and let me know how it all goes on.

Regards,

Tammy