Goldie & Meeper - Kit Diary 2008
updated 7/8/08

3/15/08 - Goldie decided to have her kits while I was at work today. She did a great job giving birth to 10 KITS all on her own. There are 2 albino's in the bunch, but the remainder have dark eyes so I am hopeful for my champagne kits!

3/16/08 - It looks like we have 5 girls and 4 boys this time (1 passed away over night). Both albinos are females. Kits and mom are doing good!



3/20/08 - Day 5 and the lil' meepers are getting bigger and bigger.


The Girls


The Boys


3/26/08 - Goldie's kits are 11 days old and still very light!! I am extremely hopeful for my champagne kits, with the exception of our two albino's of course. These kits are growing by leaps and bounds.



4/2/08 - 17 days old today and I can be safely sure that these are champagnes, with the 2 albino's tossed in for good measure. They seem to have nice broad heads and are developing very quickly with the help of great momma Goldie.



4/10/08 - Many apologies for the lack of updates on this very cute litter! I have been quite busy dealing with our other litter that got sick about 2 weeks ago. Goldie's litter of beauties has been anything but a problem - they have been perfect and are little monsters for their age. They recently started eating mush and are the cleanest babies I've ever had! They don't even try to walk thru the food.. they just stay all around the bowl and happily lap away. How rewarding :o)

Albino Jill #1 - 148 grams

Albino Jill #2 - 144 grams

Champagne Jill #1 - 136 grams

Champagne Jill #2 - 144 grams

Champagne Jill #3 - 142 grams

Champagne Hob #1 - 152 grams

Champagne Hob #2 - 170 grams

Champagne Hob #3 - 160 grams

Champagne Hob #4 - 164 grams


04/15/08 - I only took a few pictures of the kids because I've been working so hard keeping everyone clean & fed! 31 days old in these photos, several have started to open their eyes already!
Albino Jills

Champagne Jills

Champagne Hobs


04/17/08 - Here are a few more pictures, 33 days old.

Albino Jills

Champagne Jills


04/23/08 - Here we are at 39 days old, just about 5 1/2 weeks. They were moved into the large playpen with Jackie's litter in order to give them more space to grow and play. Can you count how many kits are in this photo? LOL


Albino Jill #1 - 10 1/4 oz.


Albino Jill #2 - 11 oz.


Champagne Jill #1 - 10 1/8 oz.


Champagne Jill #2 - 10 oz.


Champagne Jill #3 - 10 1/2 oz.


Champagne Hob #1 - 13 oz.


Champagne Hob #2 - 12 1/8 oz.


Champagne Hob #3 - 13 oz.
no pics...

Champagne Hob #4 - 12 3/8 oz.


05/10/08 - Goldies beautiful kits are doing wonderful. The champagnes are beautiful, one girl may end up a light chocolate. These pictures are from 7 weeks. They are now 8 weeks and two have left home already.

The Girls






The Boys





5/14/08 - Goldie's cuties are now at the 8 week mark and they are just so damn cute I can't stand it. As with the other kits, I have included some "blooper" shots so you get an idea of how hard it is to photgraph kits. These guys were not so bad because they are a bit younger, but still...

Jill #1 - 1lb 3oz

Jill #2 - 1lb 2oz

Albino Jill - 1lb 2oz

Hob #1 - 1lb 9oz

Hob #2 - 1lb 5oz

Hob #3 - 1lb 5oz

Hob #4 - 1lb 8oz


05/26/08 - Goldies beauties are 10 weeks old now and leaving all over the place now. We are down to just 3 girls and 3 boys. A few of the champagne kits have darkened slightly to what I would consider chocolate. Still beautiful!
Hob 1

Hob 2

Hob 3

Jill 1

Jill 2

6/8/08 - The remaining crew of Goldie's kits turned 12 weeks old yesterday. There are some real cuties here, well - they are all cute of course..even the 'bino! The babies were seperated into smaller groups and are still mingling with the older sable kits from Jackie's litter. Momma Goldie is no longer supervising and they are doing just fine with their manners ~ but still don't want to cooperate with picture time.

Albino Jill


Champagne Jill


Chocolate Jill


Champagne Hob - reserved Ron


Chocolately Hob - sort of between champagne & chocolate


07/08/08 - Goldie's girls are just at 16 weeks old now and quite the beauties. I have decided to keep a champagne jill to take Goldie's place when she retires in 2010. There are 2 remaining jills to find homes out of the 9 kits born. Both girls are quite large and sturdy, with resemblence to both mom and dad. Will be very nice show prospects and extremely nice pets.

FFP's ?? - champagne jill - 1lb 14oz.


Albino Jill - 2lb 0oz


Chocolate Jill - 1lb 15oz


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This page last updated 7/8/2008