https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/14337/the-curse-of-the-willy-suckers Has anyone any tips to stop hand reared kittens sucking the male kittens bits???? Mine are about 3 weeks now and thought i was gonna avoid it with this batch but they have just started arggggg! I don`t want to have to separate the boy but it`s headingen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/117550?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:14:40 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b029166a-c691-40f2-b935-35a8118c100fA Little TLC<p>We have this problem with baby squirrels!!! We use bitter lime..... though some are very stubborn and we have to separate them.... </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/117316?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:49:24 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2ef3850a-21f4-46f2-8f0f-25a97da83339emmadilemma<p>Yeah they are being bottle fed so they`re getting to suckle. I can`t really leave them any extra milk ouside of feeding times cause they so greedy i think they`d drink till they exploded. Am thinking of trying to rig up some sort of nappy or else maybe there`s something i can smear onto his bits that won`t do them any harm but that&nbsp;the others&nbsp;won`t like the taste of??? &nbsp;<img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Thinking_smiley.gif" alt="Thinking" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/117245?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:02:17 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:cabf1c94-4b1b-414c-bbcd-a5195d03b309Louise B<p>Are they bottle feed or syringe fed? This is a common problem with calves as they are separated from their mothers at birth but have a very strong motiation to suckle. We give them something to suck on. Can you rig up something that allows them to suckle more frequently than when you feed them - e.g. nipple bottle (with milk in) attached to box you have them in or something like that.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>