So Cute!
They wag their tails when they are nursing sometimes. I know it’s likely just their nervous system working itself, out, but it looks like they’re saying “SO GOOD!”. Adorable. They look like baby otters at this stage, especially the ones with tails. And their front legs are so dark it looks like they’re wearing elbow-length gloves, very elegant!
Tomorrow we start the Early Neurological Stimulation, it’s done from day 3 to 16. It’s always interesting to see how they react to it.
The boys are more cuddly than the girls at this stage (this was the case with the last litter, too). Both girls are feisty and have no problem complaining if something isn’t to their liking, I expect some of this is because the boys are much bigger and will try to muscle them out of the way sometimes, the girls stand their ground, though! The two girls got some time to nurse by themselves today and were pretty happy about that, even though there are more than enough nipples for everyone (that’s an odd thing to type).
I ordered some special baby puppy collars with breakaway clasps for them (FROM ENGLAND!!!) so people can tell them apart on the puppycam, and so I can see who is doing what without having to pick them up and turn them over and interrupt whatever it was they were doing that I cared so much about. I was going to use cat collars, but most of the safety ones need more pressure to break than I was comfortable with. I have rick-rack but I am paranoid about using it, so special ENGLISH baby safety collars it will be!