Re: Is this normal
Mirai I would take the father and his male pups out of the group when the babies are 4 weeks old. He will then have company and will be perfectly fine and you will not have any more pups. Don't let him stay until the next litter are born because he will mate her again immediately and then another litter. Then the female babies will get pregnant and it will all just be too much. People end up with hundreds and the inbreeding can result in genetic faults coming through.
They are not little people in skins. Kai would be eating enough or else he would not survive. They do become more reclusive when separated but will come out of that in a couple of weeks. Their instinct is to breed and raise more and more babies. In the wild they only live about 7-8months. You don't want that for yours do you?
Make sure you sex them properly and get dad and sons out as soon as you can. Keep two single sex groups of mum and daughters and dad and sons but if possible home some of the pups as 2 brother or two sister groups so they can get the attention the need. Everyone needs a warning though they they could fall out and to keep a close eye on them.
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