I was thinking of bringing in seasons into this roleplay, just to make it more realistic.
The Kalahari is split into two seasons; wet and dry. The current season would affect the weather, foraging conditions, environment and pregnancies in the roleplay.
Wet season (November - May): Wet weather, frequent storms, a lot more green plants and grass, favourable foraging conditions, good breeding conditions.
Dry season (June - October): Hot, dry weather, little or no rain, no storms, little plants, difficult foraging conditions, difficult breeding conditions (all litters will either be aborted or lost within it's first week.) Deaths are more likely to occur in this season.
Please note that meerkats will begin breeding around August.
I'm not going to introduce it right away, probably around november (in the roleplay).
Please tell me what you think of the idea.