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Old 01-03-2010, 12:35 PM  
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You should sex you babies now and aim to separate into males and female groups at 4 weeks. Keep them in single sex groups till maybe 6-7weeks. Baby fights are common and unless blood is drawn I would leave them together for now.
They are likely suckling each other as they left mum a tad early so keep them bust with plenty varied food and be generous. Maybe try an extra water bottle with lactol milk in it.
For peace of mind it may be an idea to see the vet with the one with skin probs but sometimes this happens when they have gone through a bad patch with the litter and it usually grows back after the first moult.
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