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hi there
i have got 3 piggies amber and lola about 5 months old and ambers female baby annie who 3 weeks.
I'm new so bear with me...
ok soooooo
i got the girls yesterday from a friend who bought lola n amber n 4 weeks after gettin them amber gives birth to 2 boys n a girl
i have taken the girls on she has kept the boys...
so when i get my piggies out for play time or cuddles is it ok to get one out at a time or will they get a bit funny when the one ive had out goes back in the cage.
and am i ok to take baby away for cuddles and put her back in
I'm sure i may have seen annie having her mums milk
how do i stop this or will they stop when they r ready annie was 3weeks old yesterday....
please any advice will be great
 
amberannielola said:
hi there
i have got 3 piggies amber and lola about 5 months old and ambers female baby annie who 3 weeks.
I'm new so bear with me...
ok soooooo
i got the girls yesterday from a friend who bought lola n amber n 4 weeks after gettin them amber gives birth to 2 boys n a girl
i have taken the girls on she has kept the boys...
so when i get my piggies out for play time or cuddles is it ok to get one out at a time or will they get a bit funny when the one ive had out goes back in the cage.
and am i ok to take baby away for cuddles and put her back in
I'm sure i may have seen annie having her mums milk
how do i stop this or will they stop when they r ready annie was 3weeks old yesterday....
please any advice will be great
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Pups eat the same as adult piggies very quickly - they are fast learners so make sure you pop some Alfalfa hay in for mum and baby to munch on and increase the veggies. Weigh your pup weekly.
Why would you want to stop Annie from feeding from mum ?
I cuddle mine one at a time and have never had an issue with their cage mate, in fact they prefer each other and wheek to go back so says it all :))
 
no i just wasnt sure if i should be stopping it or not to be honest
it just seems to be morning and evening that ive noticed
i didnt know if they stop in their own time or not
baby enjoyed the veg today
they all squeaked when i put food n veg in
i need to get to a pet store on2nd when shops r bk open as their cage is a but bare at the mo and using a box for a hideout/house
just temp till i get to the pet shop like
and i didnt know if mum would panic if i took baby for a cuddle
or vice versa...
 
Boys are weaned whether they like it or not as they need seperating at 3 weeks (which has been done, so is great) Girls mummy will wean eventually, so dont worry about it. :)

By three weeks, it wont disturb the bond for you to have cuddles with them so dont worry. :)

One thing i would say is cage size- very few shop bought cages are big enough for three piggies. How big is the cage you have?
 
a 4ft which I'm aware is too small but is only temp for a week till i can get something bigger i have a huge outdoor hutch but its too cold at the mo...
i really aquired them quickly to help my friend out to split males n females so the cage etc aint great at the mo...
but ill be making the changes...
i have fallen in love with them tho lol adorable
 
Thanks for posting. I hope you're enjoying your piggies and that it all goes well.

You can cuddle them one at a time, or pop all three on something waterproof (we use a bit of tarpaulin under a dog bed) and cuddle them all at once. Either way is fine. They will soon get used to either or both.
 
And by the way:

"using a box for a hideout/house"

Don't feel bad about that. A cardboard box is a GREAT hidey. They can safely chew it (provided it hasn't got plastic or a lot of ink on it, and I guess brown unbleached cardboard is best) as well as hide in it, and when it gets old you can just throw it away and get another one.
 
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