Everyone has stopped eating food?

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I woke up this morning to all four of the piggies squealing for their morning fill up of food, hay and veggies, and as I looked in both cages none of the pigs seem to have touched any of their food! Ususally when I wake up Toffee dosen't have a grain left, and the trio leave the tiniest amount but this morning the food bowls were full. I decided to empty them and fill them with fresh stuff anyway and see what happens, they're still wheeking but haven't touched their food... anyone know what might have made this happen?
 
Is it a new bag by any chance? Maybe they have noticed a slight difference if so?
 
That's weird as it's all four of them? Are they all housed together? Do you think one of them could be dominating the food and not letting anyone else eat? I wouldn't have thought they could have all got ill at the same time - I wonder if your dominant piggy is ill and off his food - but he/she won't let the others near it? Only guessing - maybe someone else will have a better idea soon.
 
..Have you changed soap/shampoo? Maybe they can smell residue on everything you touch?

this is a weird one. I might try feed them outside of the cage.. Say, on a towel on your bed or in he kitchen or something.. or try feed individually?

mallethead probably obvious things you've ruled out already.. this is just so weird though
 
tabelmabel said:
That's weird as it's all four of them? Are they all housed together? Do you think one of them could be dominating the food and not letting anyone else eat? I wouldn't have thought they could have all got ill at the same time - I wonder if your dominant piggy is ill and off his food - but he/she won't let the others near it? Only guessing - maybe someone else will have a better idea soon.
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I have 3 of them housed together and one loan boar, which is making it slightly weird and harder to explain
 
Dusty_bugs said:
..Have you changed soap/shampoo? Maybe they can smell residue on everything you touch?

this is a weird one. I might try feed them outside of the cage.. Say, on a towel on your bed or in he kitchen or something.. or try feed individually?

mallethead probably obvious things you've ruled out already.. this is just so weird though
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It probably will be something along those lines, or maybe ever I've pet the dog then gave them food and they can smell him
 
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