I got my first litter yesterday and not knowing, first thing I did was remove all the babies. I should have pulled mom and let the babies stay in the sack for a few days to absorb the egg and let them come out themselves. Well, I helped them out of the sacks right after birth and now I noticed a bunch of them have the cord, along with other bloody things, attached to the bellies. I understand they get pulled into the bellies and sometimes you have to tie them off. Well, since yesterday morning I already lost 9 of the babies all having the stomach still open from the cord. And the 2 with spinal issues Im sure are not going to make it either. I now must be tying them off cause I dont want to loose anymore of the babies, esp the mots. I cant beleive how simple my intial mistake was and the outcome. How do I tie off. This is what the bellies look like. This is a pic of the only albino in the litter and it has a major spinal problem. I dont expect the albino to make it.

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