terrier breeding

[bucknut 1]

 

I AM AFTER ADVICE DUE TO INEXPERIENCE!

 

MY BORDER IS TWO WEEKS OFF HAVING PUPPS. SHES A KENNEL DOG AND IVE JUST SEPERATED HER FROM OTHERS AND BOARDED HER KENNEL UP ALITTLE SO ITS WARMER.

IVE WIRED A LIGHT UP BUT THE HEAT LAMP IVE BEEN GIVEN HAS NO BULB.

 

WHAT WATTAGE SHUD I GET AS YOU CAN GET 150 AND 250?

HOW HIGH DO YOU SUSPEND IT OFF THE DOGS?

DO YOU PUT LAMP ON ALL OF THE TIME?

DO YOU PUT LAMP ON BEFORE PUPS BORN?

IVE READ THAT YOU SHUD HAVE GLUCOSE AND CALCIUM TO GIVE BITCH AFTER WHEPPING - SHUD YA?

ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO GET CHEEP BULBS FROM IN NORTH TYNESIDE / NORTHUMBERLAND AREA?

 

ANY OTHER ADVICE WUD BE GUD

 

CHEERS BUCK

[earth&hounds 94]

150 bulb have the heat on now i will steady the bitch down,give the bitch lactol thats as good as anything, when you put the lamp on have it so the bitch is not pantin about 2 1/2 to three foot off her she will keep close to them ,make sure there or no drafts it will knock your pups back pm me if you wont to ,hope that helps you

Edited December 19, 2007 by earth&hounds

[nelson 0]

Matey, i shouldn't worry about doing anything except making sure you have got plenty of Newspapers handy and making sure the Bitch is fit enough.

 

After that just leave her to it, Border's are good natural whelpers and the Bitch will be hot enough without a Heat lamp being on her, in fact, in my opinion it would probably distress her more than comfort her if it was on.

 

Let her get used to her new surroundings a few day's before she calves and make sure the box floor is covered in newspaper.She will 'nest' before she calves generally and can rip all the paper up herself.

 

After she has finished and is settled, i mean well settled, take her out and clean the snot up, put fresh newspaper, a bit of old cloth,towel or the like in for her again, put the heat lamp on and leave her to it.

 

After a week or two i put some Vet bed in with them as it is easier for the pups to crawl around on, the newspaper stays in a thickish base layer as a form of insulation.

 

My own 'whelping box' is an MFO box from the Army and is just the right size but you can use anything you want really, some animals even dig holes in the ground and have them there.

 

[redrob... 0]

even though she is a kennel dog bring her in, better to keep an eye on her inside than worry about her out side,some bitches may not like having other dogs around them when whelping,

[Guest ROOSTER]

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Edited December 19, 2007 by ROOSTER

[bucknut 1]

many thanks for gen!

 

wishin you all the best

 

buck