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[SoloDwarf]

It sounds like from the wiki that caged animals will reproduce.  However, I have seen them give birth in a cage, but I am still not convinced that they will get pregnant in a cage.  Does anyone know for sure?
Thanks!

[Skanky]

Yes.

[Eagle of Fire]

There was a reported bug in 23a in relation to the fact that caging certain animals was stopping their reproduction process entirely.

Whatever you do, keep us informed.  

[darknight]

In the old version, there was a nasty thing with dogs and cages or restraints. If ANY dog was ever put in a cage, or on a rope or chain, then ALL dogs from that point on stopped breeding. The only way to get them breeding again, was to first free all existing dogs, and then buy a dog in a cage from a trader and release that dog. If I remember right, Toady said he put that one in deliberately. Sort of a nasty easter egg.

I dont know if that is still in the new version or not, but I for one will not risk caging or chaining any of my dogs. Except for a few specimen animals kept in cages for a zoo, I always let all my animals run loose. It creates some lag, but is the best way I have found to find and stop thieves before they can get deep into my forts. With all those extra eyes running around loose, its a lot harder for thieves to get in undetected.

[Skanky]

I have four dogs chained at my entrance. The rest are caged. They still breed.

[Nil Eyeglazed]

Hmm.  From what I remember, far from placing a deliberately nasty easter egg, Toady consistently reported being unable to reproduce any caged/chained animal breeding bugs.

However, he did say that there were some population limits beyond which breeding would not occur.

Kill off half off your pop of any particular species, and see if they start breeding again.  When I ran into breeding problems, that worked for me.

[Skanky]

Chained dogs:
   

Every other dog (except the one just born, of course)
 

[ December 14, 2007: Message edited by: Skanky ]