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Old 03-05-2009, 01:52 PM   #3
steph77
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Originally Posted by bjh View Post
Yes, I have had some females that would continue to let pups nurse at that age or at least the pups were going through the motions of nursing. The mommas were dried up but I figure it was like giving a baby a pacifier.

Some females make their babies stop nursing by 7 or 8 weeks while others don't seem to mind.

Ok, thanks! I was just wondering. The whole pacifier theory makes alot of sense! I've suspected that they were doing it for comfort more than out of hunger.
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