Thread: Raising a litter of pups - how hard is it really?

It’s not too bad. Bit of extra work but nothing ridiculous. A little stressful but a lot of fun too. My least favourite part is the birthing and worrying about each pup and the mum etc but after that it’s all pretty straightforward and lots of fun with the cute little savages.

Build a box with walls high enough the pups won’t be able to climb out before 5ish weeks but mum can still jump in and out. Notice the mesh in the photo, little buggers got big enough to climb out and had fun in our garage hahah.

Lay a tarp inside and fill with enough hay or barley straw to be comfortable. To clean it out (which will be done regularly) simply fold in the tarp and carry out all the grotty hay for disposal. Hose down/clean the tarp and put it back in and re full with fresh hay/straw. Easy peasy.

It’s bloody hard work on mum if she has a big litter so feed her as much as she wants and make sure she’s ok. They will suck her dry.