I never seperate my babies until they are completely weaned and mine are usually weaned around 6 to 8 weeks depending on mom and amount of milk she still has but I still leave mom in the pen with them when I'm not home at that time and age. I start introducing mush around 5 weeks of age again depending on the litter at that time.
They are just now 12 weeks and I just now stopped putting mom in the pen at night. This is a time when mom is teaching socialization and how to play and discipline them. Mine aren't potty trained until they are completely away from mom and then I start. I believe the mom is ready for them to be weaned at her time not ours. She'll let you know. The mom teaches alot that humans can't but of course I'm always handling my babies for soicalization and human contact from the day they are born.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers
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