howardhsieh
Member
Well, my female Leo seems normal so far, I have feed her today too.
2 female pups
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well thats good to know! lol was starting to think i had a problem lol
i think mine just had a lot of stress she had the 2 pups then a day after she had a couple pellets and then today when my friend was over he saw her in the middle of birthing a still born. congrats btw 4 pups!!
thanks mike! how many pups did you end up getting??
Congrats Glen, Those are some sweet looking pups and glad you got to be there it. It's to bad about the third one though, I thought your girl deffintly had more than two
thanks lyder, i thought for sure she had more then two i kept seeing movements on both sides at the same time.
thanks ron
its been 4 days since my female had her pups and my friend called me yesterday and said shes still not eating. is this normal guys? i have a divider in the tank so she has been by herself the whole time. also my friend told me that only one pup ate so far but the other one doesnt seem interested in eating?? any suggestions?
exoticaquaria
Active Member
my female ate better once i took the divider out. its weird. she seemed "lonely" and "depressed" by herself. when i took out the divider and introduced her back to the male, she started to compete for food and became more active. that was my experience. you can try that! for the pup, you can try blackworms if you havent done so already. if its only been 4 days, its not too bad if the pup is still fat. id worry after a week.
exoticaquaria
Active Member
also, the pup has to produce waste before he or she eats. with my pups, they didnt eat until they excreted waste for the first time. it gets their system going and after, they will feel hungry and feed. you can try doing a water change. this usually helps to get them to excrete waste. my rays always do after a wc lol
2 as well - both males. Maybe we could trade so we both have a pair LOL!
Try live black worms - baby rays can't refuse them. Then soak the new food that you want to change them too in with the worms. Don't feed them too long on the black worms as they can sometimes give you a hard time switching over. Has worked for my pups.
tman
Super Moderator
Sometimes pups don't eat for a week. They consume the yolk sac for the first few days. I wouldn't be to concerned yet. My last batch of motoros didn't eat until about day 7 or 8. Cut up dew worms worked every time for me.
howardhsieh
Member
My pups still have yolk on them.