Everybody meet the newest pig member of my family. Basil!

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I am so, so happy that I got to bring him home finally after so much crazyness with the nerves! He is wonderful and so frendly the RSPCA staff loved him so much, they even made sure he had some greens to take with him! So he came home with a huge leaf I don't know what it is lol. I could'nt help but feel a huge weight when I took him away from them. He wasn't too happy on the car journey, he was brilliant at first but after about 40mins cooped in the cat travel crate he was fed up tearing the news paper and figity. Once home I scooped him out of the crate and held him for a second (Not to long even though I wanted to, but I wanted to let him settle) he didn't kick at all! I put him in his cage and he went and had a look around before hiding so I left him and wrapped some pressies and well he is just gourgess. He's eating and drinking, pooping so I asume for the few hours he's been here he is happy.


So for the pictures :D
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I believe he is some kind of abysinian maybe, the pictures aren't very helpful because he is still shy.

And one of Zee so she isn't left out.

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Congrats, I knew you'd get him. Basil is lovely x) nice to see Zee also.

Look forward to hearing and seeing more about them in the future.
 
Gorgeous boy! I can't wait to see more pigtures once he's settled. x
 
Thank you so much! I am not sure if I am keeping his name as Basil yet, it's the name he was given at the RSPCA. He's about 1 year old.
I like the name Leo but I don't know if it's him.
(He looks so ginger in the pictures he really isn't though, he's more creamy)
 
Lovely to meet him, and glad that he seems to be settling in well! :)

PS) The big, green leaf that he was given looks like some spring greens!
 
He's quite adorable! I look forward to pigtures of the happy couple when it's safe for your boy to join his wifeypig.
 
Jerrybelly said:
Lovely to meet him, and glad that he seems to be settling in well! :)

PS) The big, green leaf that he was given looks like some spring greens!
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Thanks for that, now I know I can get him some when I go shopping. Are they on a vegetable or are they loose?
(Sorry for the stupid question)

Thank you everyone I am so glad they let me have him, I was trembling the whole way through the adoption paper signing, the inspection of the cage and bringing him home. He looks a little sad this morning so I am not sure if maybe he wants out of the cage because obviously he was taken out everyday at the RSPCA. He is still eating lots and drinking well. He has had a fresh bowl of food and some spinach gobbled them both up this morning!
When I got Zee out to have some floor time she took a B-line for his cage stood up on her tippy-toes to look in his cage. She seemed very eager at first he didn't notice her but then he did and zoomed over to her and they sniffed wheeked softly to each other, then Zee did something that made me sad and end the whole thing. She tried to squeeze through the bars to get to him and kissed him. So I snatched her up and continued floor time elsewhere.

But thank you guys so much for you help.
 
Hey took a couple of Photo's this afternoon whilst having a sneaky cuddle with the new boy. (Who I really would like to rename Leo I do believe)
What do you guys think?
He showed me his wonderful voice whilst I took these photo's and gave me a really good sniff.

Something at little Christmasy for you all.
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And Zee.


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Sadly I didn't get overly adorable pics of Zee because she found the stocking far too comfortable! Ha haa.
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Guinea pigs <3 said:
Oh he's lovely!
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Thank you! I am a very proud pig-mother!
Floydie said:
Lovely :), He looks more long/semi long coated more than aby type.
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Thanks he does have quite long hair they cut it at the back for his neutering, I think personally I like it that way.
Are Aby's the ones that have lots of crazy points on there hair?

jenniferanneharris said:
fab pics again... Leo is a great name btw ;) They are both beutiful... Zee looks very content :D
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Thank you!
I really like the name but do you think it suits him?
I was rather shocked that she kept dozing off. Heh heh.
 
Lone-Star 57 said:
Thank you! I am a very proud pig-mother!

Thanks he does have quite long hair they cut it at the back for his neutering, I think personally I like it that way.
Are Aby's the ones that have lots of crazy points on there hair?


Thank you!
I really like the name but do you think it suits him?
I was rather shocked that she kept dozing off. Heh heh.
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Yep it really suits him. :) Beautiful piggies :D
 
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Cannot believe how comfortable he is already! He is amazing. Two days and half and this is how he greets me!
(I need to get and cut his claws but I don't want to upset him at the moment as its still early)
 
funnehmare said:
Oh my! He is outrageously cute drooldrooldrool
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Thank you so much!
jenniferanneharris said:
Lovely to hear he is so relaxed with you... he really is a stunner and that is a fab pic. :)
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I feel so blessed I am in a really low place at the moment and he is just so confident, it took me literally years for Zee to be the way she is now with me. Two day for this guy.
Thank you very much!
 
Lone-Star 57 said:
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Cannot believe how comfortable he is already! He is amazing. Two days and half and this is how he greets me!
(I need to get and cut his claws but I don't want to upset him at the moment as its still early)
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He is so cute, as is Zee, wonderful big eyes x
 
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