Cheeky piggie!

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I have been wanting to get an indoor run for my pigs for ages so they can have a lot more room to run around, but I really can't afford it at the moment. To remedy this my boyfriend set up a make shift pen on the floor with our water proof piggie blanket and enclosed it with boxes, long tubes stood upright and other heavy items.

The first night we tried this it was awesome! They didn't know what to do with themselves, the floor space was at least twice as big as their cage and they were popcorning and lapping like mad. The morning after we tried it again briefly before I headed off to work and again they went beserk, they loved their new freedom! xx>>>

The second night we tried it we let them just roam around whilst I was cooking dinner and when I came to sit down and watch them I saw a little ginger bum disappear under the cage storage. Somehow one of the tubes had fallen over and Ginny had made her escape. I managed to usher her back in and block the gap off again, but she'd tasted freedom now and was off twice more without us noticing! My boyfriend had to chase her around the living room whist she chirped her little head off, squeezing under the table and popping out again somewhere else, licking a plate that had been left from earlier and nibbling on toys I had just bought and not unbagged yet.

Needless to say we have now scrapped that idea :(|)

Here's the little monster that outsmarted us three times.

Cheeky Ginny.

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They can be ever so sneaky, can't they? Part of their charm keeping you on your toes! ;)
 
Sounds like they had great fun! I love watching them get excited at laptime popcorning and doing laps! Lol at Ginny x) She certainly had a pesky moment or two! :))

She is sooooo pretty drool
 
Sounds like they had great fun! I love watching them get excited at laptime popcorning and doing laps! Lol at Ginny x) She certainly had a pesky moment or two! :))

She is sooooo pretty drool
 
Oops, thought I replied :red thanks for the suggestion AbiS but I managed to find one in the local area for £40 and it. is. HUGE. Can't wait to get my girls in it :)) Don't let the cute little face fool you guys, she is a little devil in disguise, always chattering and nipping and evidently plotting escapes :p
 


Like you I can't wait to get my piggies a big run both for inside and out but money is tight right now. Normally I would build them one myself but I have two injured knees at the moment and cant stand or even walk without crutches so it's out of the question for now. My partner would make one but is away working so much and when he gets home pig pens are the last thing on his mind. I'm sure something will turn up soon though and they will be so excited when it does. I can see mine, like yours, zooming and popcorning the day away. Oh dear excercise = more fuel, oh heck they are going to cost me a fortune in food! But who cares they are so worth it.
 


Like you I can't wait to get my piggies a big run both for inside and out but money is tight right now. Normally I would build them one myself but I have two injured knees at the moment and cant stand or even walk without crutches so it's out of the question for now.

Oh gosh, I'm sorry to hear about your knees! Hopes you'll be all fixed up soon and back to slaving around after your cavies :)
I dunno if this would appeal to you or not but when I first got my pigs I needed somewhere to keep them when I was cleaning them out so I bought a cheap children's ball pit and lined it with newspaper. They loved it. And it was like a tenner. Or you could pick up a paddling pool and use that instead?

Good luck and hope you feel better soon!
 
Hey that's a brilliant idea and pools should be cheap soon with the end of the summer. Thanks. My knees are both badly arthritic and one has two severed ligaments and the other has one and has just been operated on. I will be fine and if I'm not I will get on with it like I always do. Onwards and upwards! Jo
Oh gosh, I'm sorry to hear about your knees! Hopes you'll be all fixed up soon and back to slaving around after your cavies :)
I dunno if this would appeal to you or not but when I first got my pigs I needed somewhere to keep them when I was cleaning them out so I bought a cheap children's ball pit and lined it with newspaper. They loved it. And it was like a tenner. Or you could pick up a paddling pool and use that instead?

Good luck and hope you feel better soon!
 
Hey that's a brilliant idea and pools should be cheap soon with the end of the summer. Thanks. My knees are both badly arthritic and one has two severed ligaments and the other has one and has just been operated on. I will be fine and if I'm not I will get on with it like I always do. Onwards and upwards! Jo

Aah I'm sorry to hear that love, I like your attitude though! Good luck with the pool thing :)
(The best bit is they take hardly any assembly time at all ;) )
 
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