So to sit an argue about days, is silly and a divergence to understanding what's going on. Greggs right, and Caracal must be using low(normal) temps. Temps have a wide range of normal.

There is no question, the faster a female gets back to work, the better. In nature, these times of feeding and breeding are short. Blooms of abundant prey, are quickly utilized by competition. In nature, a female, only requires aprox, 8 good meals a year. Neonates and growups do require more.

Unlike Gregg, I said, over and over, If caracal is happy, and his animals are ok, then all is good. I could careless about vascular development. But again, under other conditions, advanced vascular development, does indeed Kill embryos when held inside the female to long. They do absorb water as they grow, this can cause dehydration to the female, and when the embryos perish inside the female, it indeed causes infection and egg binding. The point is, for those that ARE having problems, there are methods to prevent egg binding, and as Gregg correctly states, methods to improve neonate health and strength. Also, Gregg and I started this conversation STATING, there are many reasons for egg binding, which we failed to explain, THAT MEANS NOT ONE. Deep nesting, is a method to cure or address several of those problems. It is not the only cause or the only cure. Its a good start. pt 2

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