Since their escape from the Whelping box their confidence and mobility was quickly increasing and with them now having teeth, Hex was becoming a little reluctant to feed them. She would do her job still, but you could see discomfort written all over her face, and feeds were becoming shorter, so I thought it was time to step in and start the weaning process.
I have decided to feed them Fish4Dogs complete puppy food. Fish4Dogs is Hex's favourite so I knew if they were anything like their Mum; fish would really float their boat! And sure enough it did. Soaked for 20mins, mushed up and then mixed again with some warm water to make it warm again, they tucked straight in.
I decided to opt for separate bowls (Rogue = Pink, Beast = Black, Gambit = Blue, Mimic = Silver) so that I could see how much they were eating, but when they started getting full and slowing down I would let them switch amongst each other - it's never to early to learn how to share!
Rogue got the hang of it straight away, Beast just thought it's play time, Mimic takes advantage of the fact Rogue is still and tugs on her ears and tail and Gambit just wants to squish it between his toes!
They're all eating 10g each in one sitting now, 3-4 times a day plus Milk from Hex, I want them off her completely by Sunday (their 4 week birthday).
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