Neonatal Care
Twelve Hours Old, by mismisimos
As a result, in most cases, there is very little human intervention necessary as long as the mother is able to provide for her offspring. In addition to monitoring the overall health of the animals, the most important things that we humans can do are in ensure a warm, draft-free environment that is clean, with clean bedding, and make sure that we just have a nice private, quiet area for the mother and her young during those first few weeks.