Welcome to the wonderful world of parenthood! Did you wait excitedly for your lioness to give birth, or did you perhaps tamper with nature and... ahem... use a special feather on her? Regardless, you are now the parent of a wonderful bundle of newborn felines!
Cubs
The amount of cubs generated in a litter for the average lioness ranges from one to four! One to two cubs is the most common amount, with three being more uncommon, and four being the rarest amount. If your lioness has the Double Uterus mutation, she can give birth to litters of two, four, six, or even eight cubs at once!
Holy cubs, Batman.
When your cubs are born, you'd want them to have the best possible chance at surviving, right? You'd best get them under the protection of a broodmother as quickly as possible. Cubs that are left unprotected can often fall victim to accidents, sometimes even fatally.
If you're lucky (or you just happen to like taking risks) and you forget to protect your cub, you may receive a message similar to this.
However, luck may not always be on your side...
After your cubs are born, you'll find that they'll need to stay with their mother in order to nurse and feed off of her milk. Cubs will nurse up until they are 5 months of age. This means that whichever cave (or account) the mother is relocated to, her cubs will follow! Keep this in mind if you're planning on selling off the mother, or even chasing, killing, or nature reserving her. Doing any of these actions before the cubs have weaned will mean that the cubs go with her (and in the latter three cases, they'll be permanently deleted).
Cub Stages
Let's talk about stages... cub stages, that is! If you've been around Lioden for a fair amount of time, you've surely seen some differences in how cubs seem to look for some players. Have you ever asked yourself, "How the hell do I get my cubs to look that adorable?!" The answer will always be: cub stages!
Cub stages are a one-time purchase in order for you to permanently unlock them for your account. You can purchase them via the Oasis for 10 GB. Upon purchasing, you will now always have two additional cub stages for your cubs: Newborn and Young!
Cub Newborn stage begins at 0 months and lasts up until 1 month of age.
Cub Young stage begins at 2 months and lasts up until 5 months of age.
The default Cub stage then takes over at 6 months of age and lasts until 1 year - when your lion becomes an adolescent.
Cub Mutations
For a more detailed look into mutations on the site, please check our Mutations page!
On very rare occasions, you may notice something a little… off about your new cubs. Sadly, just like in the real world, not every cub is born healthy, and not every cub will survive past a certain age. Here is a list of the fatal mutations that can plague your darling cubs, as well as the health (and death) messages that accompany them.
Cyclopia
Cubs with Cyclopia only live to be 1 month of age.
0 Months, Birth Message: "Your lioness notices her Cub is different to all the others. It doesn't move, barely breathes, and its muzzle… It's just causing her heart to shatter."
1 Month, Death Message: "Your Cub died last night due to being lethally deformed."
Harlequin Ichtyosis
Cubs with Harlequin Ichtyosis only live to be 1 month of age.
Note: all cubs with Harlequin Ichtyosis will look identical. The mutation works as an overlay, and will not display unique attributes such as bases and markings.
0 Months, Birth Message: "Looks like Cub was born with a skin thick like a shell. It has trouble breathing and suckling."
1 Month, Death Message: "Cub died due to breathing complications."
Conjoined Cubs
Cubs with Conjoined only live to be 2 months of age.
0 Months, Birth Message: "Your lioness notices her Cub… Is two cubs, joined together at vital places! She isn't sure if they are one cub or two. It… They both suck the milk though, but don't move much."
1 Month: "While cubs this age learn how to walk and meet the world around them, Your Cubs are having trouble functioning and struggle to move. They constantly trip and get into trouble."
2 Months, Death Message: "Your Cubs died last night due to the lethal condition of the bodies."
Cleft Palate
Cubs with Cleft Palate only live to be 3 months of age.
0 Months, BIrth Message: "Oh no! This cub has been born with a facial defect - a cleft lip! Its snout is split heavily, and Cub has trouble with breathing."
1 Month: "Cub is trying to drink milk. Sadly, a lot of it spills around."
2 Months: "Due to issues with suckling, Cub became malnourished."
3 Months, Death Message: "Unable to properly feed, Cub passed away due to health complications."
Two Heads
Cubs with Two Heads only live to be 3 months of age.
0 Months, Birth Message: "Your lioness notices her Cub is different to all the others. It has two mouths, two noses, and four eyes! She's scared for its life but the cub suckles milk from both mouths."
1 Month: "Your Cub seems to be learning how to walk and play properly, although it is very apathetic and prefers to sit and look around with its widened field of view."
2 Months: "Your Cub has trouble feeding and controlling its body. It had a seizure last night."
3 Months, Death Message: "Your Cub died last night due to lethally deformed head."
Sirenomelia
Cubs with Sirenomelia only live to be 5 months of age.
0 Months, Birth Message: "Your lioness gave birth to Cub, a slightly deformed baby. She's unsure if it will survive but it seems to crawl for milk like all others."
1 Month: "Your Cub crawls around using its front legs only. The merged hind legs don't seem to bother it, and it seems to be able to poop just fine."
2 Months: "Other cubs this age prance around, but Your Cub just paws at nearby insects, making it a bit of an outcast."
3 Months: "Your Cub's mom is worried for it - it does not seem to grow much lately."
4 Months: "Your Cub has trouble digesting and hasn't been eating much in the past few days. It meows quietly from pain."
5 Months, Death Message: "Your Cub passed away due to health complications."
Lipomatosis
Cubs with Lipomatosis only live to be 5 months of age.
0 Months, Birth Message: "Your lioness gave birth to Cub, and notices it is different to all the others. It has lumps all over its tiny body, but appears healthy otherwise."
1 Month: "The lumps covering Cub's body are getting bigger.."
2 Months: "Cub has trouble moving. Looks like some lumps are growing deeper inside of the little cub's body as well."
3 Months: "Cub no longer plays with other cubs, having all its energy drained by trying to stand up or walk with all that weight."
4 Months: "You notice lumps covering Cub's spine and back. The cub doesn't move very much lately and is very apathetic."
5 Months, Death Message: "Cub passed away due to health complications."
Extra Limbs
Cubs with Extra Limbs only live to be 6 months of age.
0 Months, Birth Message: "Your lioness notices her cub is different to all the others. She can't even count all the little legs! She's very worried but the cub curls up and suckles milk nicely."
1 Month: "As cubs at this age learn to walk and wiggle around, poor Cub just drags its body and squeaks sadly. The appetite isn't as great either."
2 Months: "Cub has trouble following its mom around. It often gets left behind and prefers to hide in the bush."
3 Months: "Cub sometimes plays in the den, but sleeps most of the day, looking sad while its mom nudges it to be more active."
4 Months: "The multiple legs of Cub prevent it from developing muscles correctly. Shaky limbs won't let it play too long and its general health is noticeably declining."
5 Months: "Apathy of Cub is preventing the cub from moving or eating much."
6 Months, Death Message: "Cub died last night due to being lethally deformed."
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