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Originally Posted by Emma Lee  I have a litter that is 4 weeks old today and Momma is very obsessed with eating their pee and poop, is this normal? If she is out of the Xpen and sees they have pooped she whines to get in and of course I clean it up but she does her best to get to it before I do. Is there anything I can do while I am away or at night? I am sure this is her way of keeping them clean but it is very gross. |
Her behavior is very normal. Usually once the pups start eating more dog food the female will stop eating the poop. Some females just stop sooner than others. Just pick up the poop when you can and mom with be just fine if she eats some. It won't be long and she will be through that stage.