Orna, Mysteron and the Ornlets

Here ya go Suz

This is Orna on Sunday, her husband is actually a respectable size but she's soooo full she looks massive!



And here's the pinkies...fingers crossed they all grow up to big fuzziness! You can never trust a WW on her first litter though, they tend to be a bit erratic.

Awwwww very cute!

Oh my goodness - so pink and little - they look like they are made out of red liquorice - hope all goes well with them

Shhh Lottie, don't liken them to food!!

I'll keep pics updated if I can (ie if she leaves them uncovered), but I don't want to disturb the nest too much

Ooooh - when do they get their fur?? Parents are gorgeous!

I think they'll all be normals (slim chance Mum carries Sapphire, and I know Dad def does so its possible), so should start to show pigmentation at around 3 days, and look fuzzy at about 6. Eyes open between 10-14 days

In theory you can handle as soon as they have fur (and so their own scent), but i'd rather err on the side of caution with her first litter and wait til eyes have been open a day or so.

Orna is back to being the size of Mysteron now, but she's still a bit baggy She actually had 6 pups, but one was dead when I got my first look which is a bit of a shame, but 6 is big for a first litter, and she didn't seem to have a clue what was happening! She wanted picking up this morning, so I obliged, let her run round the bed and noticed a baby hanging out!!

Ah bless. I am sure she will soon get back into shape and get rid of her baby flab when she starts her pelvic floor exercises.

Here they are this evening Getting all dark

they do grow quick lol it was only the other day you where panicing on msn lol about them being born and her spiting them out so to speak every where glad to see there doing well tho

Yep once they were all gathered up her mothering instinct seemed to kick in!

Everyone has to help with eating the eggs...we're getting too many!

They're adorable!!!

Awwwwwww!

sooooo sweet - Is that a quail egg???

Suz wrote:sooooo sweet - Is that a quail egg???

Yeah, they loooove them.

aww they have changed alot in such a short time ill have to try mine on an egg see if he likes them