Thankyou for the kind words and feedback. The clicking issue should now be fixed, we just did an update for that. I think I was having problems with it on itch and turned off the pixel detection temporarily, it seems to be working better now.
The way the mongooses behave is indeed based on the real creatures - so one adult tends to have a pup in its care when foraging (and not necessarily it's parent) so you need to restrict the number of pups so you have enough escorts. In the den they receive a portion of their mothers lifeforce because how healthy the mum is affects how healthy their pups are - so again its a balancing act. Just one babysitter is needed to take care of all the pups when they are in the den.
Thanks again for playing and taking the time for the feedback!