Helen
02-03-2005, 12:21 AM
My Landry is about 3 weeks along; she's started gaining weight a lot faster in the last few days, so I'm assuming that she is indeed pregnant. She started at 333 grams, and was at 350 at two weeks, and shot up to 380 at three weeks. I can feel that her belly feels fuller, and she just seems bigger in general.
1- cage- she's in a C&C cage now, and I know that's bad. Can I make a wooden box to fit in her cage? I can't find the plastic coroplast anywhere. I am thinking of making a simple plywood open box, and putting it in her cage. I'm thinking tall, like 10-12 inches tall sides. I would just throw this away after the babies are weaned. I hate to put her back in her sterilite cage, because it's less than half the size of this new cage.
2- bedding- What is the best bedding to put in her cage before the babies come? Should I use pine shavings, or the carefresh-type stuff?
3- baths- is it still safe to give her a bath? She needs it badly, and a nail trim. She actually seems to enjoy her bathtime, until I pour water over her back, and then she's done. :laugh: I was thinking that if I just don't pour water on her, and just concentrate on her feet, that she should be fine.
4- wheel- When do I take the wheel out? 28-29 days?
5- diet- I've been giving her extra bits of different things every night, and she just loves it. Usually I give her a few pieces of scrambled egg, or chicken or ground turkey; then she also gets either a little bit of fruit or veggies, like one grape cut in quarters and peeled, or a cherry, or some corn and peas. (generally a tiny bit of whatever the gliders are getting that night.) I would say that it doesn't add up to more than a teaspoon nightly. Should I cut down on it, or increase it? She goes straight for the extra stuff every night, and then when that's all gone she eats her cat food. Should I add in some canned cat food? Does she need anything else extra in her diet?
1- cage- she's in a C&C cage now, and I know that's bad. Can I make a wooden box to fit in her cage? I can't find the plastic coroplast anywhere. I am thinking of making a simple plywood open box, and putting it in her cage. I'm thinking tall, like 10-12 inches tall sides. I would just throw this away after the babies are weaned. I hate to put her back in her sterilite cage, because it's less than half the size of this new cage.
2- bedding- What is the best bedding to put in her cage before the babies come? Should I use pine shavings, or the carefresh-type stuff?
3- baths- is it still safe to give her a bath? She needs it badly, and a nail trim. She actually seems to enjoy her bathtime, until I pour water over her back, and then she's done. :laugh: I was thinking that if I just don't pour water on her, and just concentrate on her feet, that she should be fine.
4- wheel- When do I take the wheel out? 28-29 days?
5- diet- I've been giving her extra bits of different things every night, and she just loves it. Usually I give her a few pieces of scrambled egg, or chicken or ground turkey; then she also gets either a little bit of fruit or veggies, like one grape cut in quarters and peeled, or a cherry, or some corn and peas. (generally a tiny bit of whatever the gliders are getting that night.) I would say that it doesn't add up to more than a teaspoon nightly. Should I cut down on it, or increase it? She goes straight for the extra stuff every night, and then when that's all gone she eats her cat food. Should I add in some canned cat food? Does she need anything else extra in her diet?