PerfectPiggyPaws
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello everyone. Sorry for not updating sooner but time flies when one has demanding piggies that need to be adored 
So it's been just over 12 weeks that I've had my two rescued piggies. Piggy-train delivered by three fabulous people including @AidaB from Debbie @furryfriends (TEAS)
My boys have continued to gain confidence and I really can't imagine life without them. They are cheeky and so full of life and mischief that I'm always laughing at them and their antics.
In the mornings, they have free roam time when their palace is being cleaned out and the lounge floor is covered in houses, tunnels and all sorts of things to explore, leap on or destroy. I've never has piggies before that have been so excitable... is that an Abyssinian thing? they are just crazy! They don't just popcorn, I call it 'attack of the leapy jumpies' because they just throw themselves around as if they have no control and being attacked by some invisible force that's tickling their bottoms. They leap around wheeking and they do zoomies like a dog
Very comical to watch.
Sometimes, Jester, who is the biggest and the dominant piggy will be a real pain to Bandit for a while but it all calms down again very quickly. They do Sumo strutting, not just rumble strutting, they do slow back leg stomps like a Sumo wrestler but they shriek at each other excitedly for a while then it's business as normal. They are very different to other piggies I've had and do odd things but they are happy and really enjoying life. Anyone else have weird piggies like that?
I do a daily health check and weekly weigh-in plus piggy pedicure with coconut oil foot massages as they both get dry hobbity feet.
The best things I've bought them are Rosewood large hay cube and carrot cottages. The boys love to rip them to pieces and they are a great way to keep them occupied. They both love to burrow into the hay cube and sleep in it but the piggies are so big that there is always a bottom or legs sticking out. Not sure how I resist poking the fat bottoms
The boys love their routine and insist they are fed in a timely manner otherwise the shrieking gets so loud that I'm scared the police will be called. They get freedom to run in the afternoon too but most of the time they aren't interested in coming out and prefer to stay in their palace awaiting their afternoon "special" hay and herb sprinkles.
I'm very fortunate that these piggies just love their hay and eat so much of it. They are also very good drinkers which is something I've never had with piggies before but its a huge relief.
Both boys adore their cuddles and lap time but they always let me know when they need a wee so have never peed on me. As soon as they wiggle their bums and look up at me, I hold my hands out, say "come on then" and they climb onto my hands to be put back to bed. They are such good boys and have trained me very well.
I'm sure everyone knows how much piggies love their pea flakes but I did read that they should be limited to 5 per day for each pig. A YouTube video I saw recently though said an exotics vet warned that any piggy with digestive issues shouldn't have pea flakes at all due to the way they are broken down and digested. So, even though my boys have no issues, I only give three pea flakes a day as their morning treat. My RB piggies were never that bothered by pea flakes but Bandit and Jester think they are the best thing in the World so I hope I never have to stop giving them completely.
I will add pictures and update more soon. Sorry for the essay, I just adore them so much
Jester enjoying a new hay cube and Bandit showing how cute he is with his mad hairdo
So it's been just over 12 weeks that I've had my two rescued piggies. Piggy-train delivered by three fabulous people including @AidaB from Debbie @furryfriends (TEAS)
My boys have continued to gain confidence and I really can't imagine life without them. They are cheeky and so full of life and mischief that I'm always laughing at them and their antics.
In the mornings, they have free roam time when their palace is being cleaned out and the lounge floor is covered in houses, tunnels and all sorts of things to explore, leap on or destroy. I've never has piggies before that have been so excitable... is that an Abyssinian thing? they are just crazy! They don't just popcorn, I call it 'attack of the leapy jumpies' because they just throw themselves around as if they have no control and being attacked by some invisible force that's tickling their bottoms. They leap around wheeking and they do zoomies like a dog
Very comical to watch.Sometimes, Jester, who is the biggest and the dominant piggy will be a real pain to Bandit for a while but it all calms down again very quickly. They do Sumo strutting, not just rumble strutting, they do slow back leg stomps like a Sumo wrestler but they shriek at each other excitedly for a while then it's business as normal. They are very different to other piggies I've had and do odd things but they are happy and really enjoying life. Anyone else have weird piggies like that?
I do a daily health check and weekly weigh-in plus piggy pedicure with coconut oil foot massages as they both get dry hobbity feet.
The best things I've bought them are Rosewood large hay cube and carrot cottages. The boys love to rip them to pieces and they are a great way to keep them occupied. They both love to burrow into the hay cube and sleep in it but the piggies are so big that there is always a bottom or legs sticking out. Not sure how I resist poking the fat bottoms
The boys love their routine and insist they are fed in a timely manner otherwise the shrieking gets so loud that I'm scared the police will be called. They get freedom to run in the afternoon too but most of the time they aren't interested in coming out and prefer to stay in their palace awaiting their afternoon "special" hay and herb sprinkles.
I'm very fortunate that these piggies just love their hay and eat so much of it. They are also very good drinkers which is something I've never had with piggies before but its a huge relief.
Both boys adore their cuddles and lap time but they always let me know when they need a wee so have never peed on me. As soon as they wiggle their bums and look up at me, I hold my hands out, say "come on then" and they climb onto my hands to be put back to bed. They are such good boys and have trained me very well.
I'm sure everyone knows how much piggies love their pea flakes but I did read that they should be limited to 5 per day for each pig. A YouTube video I saw recently though said an exotics vet warned that any piggy with digestive issues shouldn't have pea flakes at all due to the way they are broken down and digested. So, even though my boys have no issues, I only give three pea flakes a day as their morning treat. My RB piggies were never that bothered by pea flakes but Bandit and Jester think they are the best thing in the World so I hope I never have to stop giving them completely.
I will add pictures and update more soon. Sorry for the essay, I just adore them so much
Jester enjoying a new hay cube and Bandit showing how cute he is with his mad hairdo
xx
