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Post by bentley on Apr 5, 2012 12:00:32 GMT -5
I have a 7 year old male chin and found another 7 year old female chin who isn't being taken care of. I intend on adopting her but I'm afraid that she will get pregnant. Is there anything I can do to avoid this or if she does get pregnant, can all of the chins including the baby live together? I have a huge cage!! Any advice would be great!!
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Post by mistywaterwoman on Apr 5, 2012 12:04:57 GMT -5
SEPERATE cages are a MUST in that situation. Breeding takes about 7 seconds, literally. You can NOT let these two chins have any contact at all, ever, without risking a pregnancy. Irresponsible breeding like this, with unknown histories, leads to shortened lives for the babies. It is the most thoughtless thing you could ever do. Take it from someone who just lost her less than 3 year old baby from teeth issues. The suffering is inhumane. And you're not risking one pregnancy, you are risking many. Males and females WILL produce kits, often.
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Post by Christiane on Apr 5, 2012 13:35:02 GMT -5
I agree with Kara, you also want to make sure you keep the cages at a distance of at least 5 inches because if they are too close she can get pregnant thru the bars.
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Post by Mrs. Peeperz on Apr 5, 2012 14:53:18 GMT -5
Separate cages, separate play times. When I had some female rescues I even kept them in separate rooms for a while. There have been stories of chins accidentally getting out in the same room as an opposite sex chin then getting pregnant because they mated through the cage bars.
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Post by secondchancechins on May 1, 2012 15:55:54 GMT -5
Ditto what has been said 10000%. As a rescue person, I can honestly say there are enough chins in this world without more "by accident".
I would like to offer my kudos to you for being willing to take in this other chin to care for properly and give her the life she deserves, and kudos also for asking the question and wanting to be responsible.
The only way you could have them be able to interact with each other would be to neuter the male...but be aware that it IS surgery and surgery is not without risks.
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