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Subject: Re: Questions about breeding
Posted by Kifkar on November 24, 1998 at 15:52:31:
In Reply to: Re: Questions about breeding posted by Cynthia on November 24, 1998 at 09:00:40:
No - no chance of that - the Babs is the one with the scab and the pouch. Benny is the one with testicles. They are both about 3 years old and bred numerous times (but always killed their young) with their previous owner. When I got them back in September it was because the previous owner lost interest in them and they were suffering from severe calcium deficiencies, Babs especially. The woman was ready to put Babs down because she was so bad off, but I talked her out of it. She came back with flying colors - but the scab is still there. The previous owner told me that the scab was from him "eating her brain", but it didn't look that severe to me. I'm beginning to think she might have been on the right track.
So how do I know when she's ready to breed? My other gliders are in the same room, but they're all about 20 feet apart - can they smell the others from that far away? And I think my vet is just of the opinion that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". He told me that the choice was mine, but if it wasn't bothering her, he would just leave it be and let it heal on its own. Now I'm wondering what I should do.