Happy Birthday...

Happy birthday to Hero and JJ's brand new litter of 8, the "Celestial Litter". 5 girls and 3 boys. All seem healthy and with the exception of one little girl (who I'll be keeping close tabs on) very hefty little squirmers! Hero is doing great, and last I checked JJ is denying having anything to do with them... haha just kidding his owners are ecstatic! This is Hero and her babies just a few hours old.



Hero with... Galaxy, Hubble, and Jupiter (the boys) and... Nova, Venus, Luna, Halley and Celeste (the girls)


More photos and regular updates can be found on our Facebook page. Enjoy!

Update

97.0 degrees this morning. I think it will be today...

Update on Hero

I have been monitoring Hero's temp since Weds, so I can get a good baseline on her normal range. This morning she had dropped down .5 degrees lower than her normal so 5 hours later I retook her temp, which had soared to 100.4 (still a normal temp but her average is 99.7) and tonight it has dropped back down to 99.3 degrees. I think she's probably still a few days away from whelping but I will be keeping a close eye on her.

Hero has spent the last 4 nights in her room with her new box. I slept on the couch in there the first few nights so she could get used to the idea. As you can see she's quite happy to sit or lay down in her new box now! She's still fairly active for being so large, which is good since it will help her with her ordeal ahead.

And with that, it is time to get some sleep myself. One of these nights I will probably be lacking it completely so I better get some now while I can!