The Pups are three weeks old and doing okay. We are fortunate, for the most part, that the camera in the den is functional and that mom has left the pups in this denning location. We have another “human made” den, and there are numerous sites around the exhibit that mom has excavated.I’m glad she chose the front den to have her pups! I say “for the most part” because on Tuesday May 16, F1858 moved one of her pupsRead more
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Pupdate #6
Pup check on the 16th went well. Everyone’s eyes are open and our bucket doesn’t necessarily contain them anymore. Weights are still progressing at a consistent rate– all the pups weigh 1,425 grams-1,742 grams. (We’ll probably start reporting weights in Kg soon). The Pups got their first round of de-wormer too. Photos from the May 16th check are below for you- enjoy. Read more
Pupdate #5
Here’s the Thursday morning report. Note that this will be the last report for a week or more, so take it all in. The four pups look good this morning. They are fuzzier today- only one on Monday was starting to get fuzzy. In addition to being fuzzier, their coloring is starting to lighten and as you can see in the pictures their snouts are starting to grow. They actually look like some sort of canid now. Pup #3 mayRead more
Pupdate #4
Dr. Vanderford checked the pups out Monday. The four pups are bigger– they’ve all gained about the same percentage of weight (33-37%), which means that our big one (#3) is much bigger than our small one (#5). These males weighed in at 1,016 grams and 759 grams Monday morning. The females, #2 and #6, were at 875 grams and 932 grams. Some photos to follow which show some of the abrasion issues we pay close attention to, along with #2Read more
Pupdate #1- the good and the sad.
News to report on the pups and not all of it happy: Four pups are doing great. They seem to be thriving. They’ve gained 43%-53% since initial weights were taken which is right on track. Some have started to vocalize when we pick them up. “Robust and active” were some of the words Dr. Vanderford used. Their feet look pretty good, they are peeing and pooping, and doing everything pups should do at this age. Unfortunately, not all theRead more