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Date Posted: 14:59:19 02/17/06 Fri
Author: Stacey
Author Host/IP: ldhl-ras1-dial-12-28-24-203.natcotech.com / 12.28.24.203
Subject: Re: Breeding question
In reply to: Dennis 's message, "Re: Breeding question" on 13:59:04 02/17/06 Fri

Hi Dennis thanks for any input you might give me. My male came from the wild as a four week old baby and will be four years old next next month. My female came from Helens little critters two years ago. They lived together in a 30"L X 18"D X 35"H cage with a parakeet nest box,a cardboard nestbox and a couple fleece material pouches and a ferret pouch all hanging in there for sleeping/storing food etc.They had a king size blanket on the floor of their cage just in case they should accidently fall while playing. They usually slept in the same nest together. They got fresh fruit and vege salad daily and ate quite a lot of it. They get three different seed mixes all mixed together to eat at will. They got rodent vitamins in their water every other day and on the days they didnt they got a pecan dusted with human grade coral calcium which has its own vit D3. They each got a hickory or black walnut daily to chew open and eat.They have appple branches in the cage. They have four different mineral blocks in the cage but didnt really seem to chew on them much with the exception of the manu block made for birds. The got to come out of the cage each night after they got up for about an hour or more for exercise and they have the largest stealth wheel they make that only the female used. The reason I am looking into this is that I came home from work on the 6th of this month and my female was dead on the bottom of the cage without ever having had a sick day. I know they both were fine at 5 am on the morning of the 6th and after petting them both they went into their nestbox to sleep. It is my opinion that the female never came in season ever and I think my male finally lost interest. I would be in interested in your opinion as someone who knows way more about flyers than I do! Thanks for your time Dennis as I am looking into getting another female and would have to have it shipped so was thinking about going back to Helens little critters if you think that her death was an isolated incident.

>There are many variables involved in getting flyers to
>breed. Some won't stop breeding, some never breed, some
>need near perfect conditions to breed.
>Cage size, cage location, number of nest boxes,
>location
>of nest boxes, type of nest boxes, diet, number of
>squirrels
>per cage, amount of human interaction during breeding
>time,
>amount of artificial light per day compared to natural
>amount of light, are all factors. It could also be the
>male and not the female. I have a male about 15 years
>old
>that has never fathered a baby. After several years I
>put
>the females in a different cage with males I know
>fathered
>litters. The next breeding season both had litters. No
>female with this male has ever had babies while with
>him.
>He goes through the motions but nothing happens.
>
>Tell me how your cage is set up and about your
>squirrels
>and diet. I may be able to make some suggestions...
>
>>>My female never did breed.
>>
>>
>>Are you askng because you may buy one or are you
>asking
>>>becauuse your female don't breed?
>>>
>>>>To anyone who has purchased a female flyer from
>>Helens
>>>>little critters. Have they successfully bred? Thanks

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