Tiger cub update: The cubs are 5 weeks old today. Ginger is still the center of their world and vice versa. We handle the cubs every morning to weigh them. After Ginger is locked out we unlock the access door to the den. While doing this we use the same simple phase everyday, "Hi Babies" along with some chuffing sounds. While making those sounds we let the one that I'm going to pick up smell my hand. I then rub my finger tips on their lips, gums, and tongue. My sound, taste and scent they will a

The cubs are now coming out of the den. At 4 weeks old Ginger wants them out of the den. The cubs are starting to defecate on their own and mom doesn't want to clean that up. Ginger still stimulates them and keeps her babies clean. It will be awhile before the cubs can do that too. The first cub out of the den was Tigerlee, then Sienna, number three was Khona, and lastly was Reina. From the day the cubs were born Ginger treated the girls much differently than the boys. The girls were taught to b