EmilyClick28
Ridin' The Range
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this morning my doe gave birth to 6 healthy kits. she pulled some fur and had them in the nest box and seemed to be doing good, and i had to leave for the day so i assumed they would be fine left alone. when i got back this evening and checked on them all of them were dead!!! it did get to 92 degrees here today.. but i didn't think heat would be a problem for such small kits since they need a lot of warmth. i don't see how they could've frozen because it was so warm here and she pulled plenty of fur, and none of their tummies looked very skinny so i don't think they starved. but is it possible maybe that they died from too much heat? the cage has a roof over it so plenty of shade but still it was pretty hot today. i would just like to know how these babies died so next time i can prevent that from happening again