17 days pregnant no show

[POLAR WHITES]

No show yet getting a bit worried she is huge with clean cage plenty water and extra nuts, sunflowers seeds to help her milk flow extra mealworms for protein but still nothing if there isn't any thing by tomorrow she will be going to the vets, this is a planed litter from my lovely girl who has won first place in ACO every time she has been shown. Is there any thing else I can do ? also has any one had a Syrian go to 18 days and all be well ?

[Pompompoms]

I only breed robos, so have no personal experience here, but I have had my little ones go a couple of days over the 21 days gestation with no problems. Hopefully a Syrian breeder can pop up and share their experiences

[leedsgurl]

Mine have never gotten to 18 days, so if she is definitely pregnant (as they can have phantom pregnancies) then you're doing the right thing by taking her to the vet to get check out.

Let us know how you get on.

[POLAR WHITES]

well she did go to 18 days babies arrived this morning all well and mother is doing well too, As I checked her there seams to be about 5 in the litter,

[leedsgurl]

Aww fantastic news, glad to hear she is doing well, and a nice size litter too.

[Phoenix]

Glad mum and babies are doing well. I've only ever had one girl that went to 18 days and it was a horrible worry. I gave her plenty of parsley on the 17th day to help induce labour (its a womb stimulant) and she'd had them by the morning of the 18th day. She had 6 babies, all of whom developed normally and are still doing great now (a year later). I think they sometimes just like to scare us!

[POLAR WHITES]

thank you for that tip with the parsley, Yes I am sure some time they just like to work us up, anyway babies are doing well and little squeaks can be heard a fair distance from the cage.

[Pompompoms]

Really good to hear the babies are here and mum is doing well