Hello
I am trying to breed my Candy, she is in her 3rd heat now (3rd day bleeding), this is my first time and have the following questions:
1. Candy is about 4 lbs and my male Shadow is about 6 lbs, can I use Shadow as the stud, will he be too big? I don't recommend it but i have had a bigger male with a smaller female before.....the babies are still the same size or very,very close. I also recommend having her hips xrayed at 50 days of pregnancy to see if they are wide enough to deliver puppies or if they need to schedual a c-section
2. Do I have to seperate them now untill the 10th days of bleeding? There in heat a week comming in a week in and a week going out. I start around day 8 of heat cycle and see if she willl except him yet. If so...and they tie(get stuck) then you are pretty sure babies are comming 60-63 days later
3. Shadow has never been a stud and how do I assist him when is time? I don't assist unless needed....if she is in heat he will be ready...if she is ready to let him....make sure they are in a place where they cant jump on anyting or steps so on so no one gets hurts....its common for them to turn while stck and be rear end to rear end....but if you want to try to help them see if she is ready to axcept one her own first
Any help will be apprecated. Thank you very much in advance. keep in touch like to know if babies are comming. my email is
triciahaug@yahoo.com
tricia