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Guinea Pig Politics

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I have a large group of girls living in my shed with a neutered boar, Paddington. They get along just fine, but watching them at veg time is like an episode of Coronation street! Today I gave them a whole apple (amongst other things) and they've never seen a whole apple before, it's normally sliced into small chunks - and it was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time! It turned into a game, like football, with possession of the 'ball', attack, defense and lots of 'foul play'.

Some of their attitudes:

Paddy: I'm the boss, the apple is mine and I shall eat it all, damn you, even if I have to knock you out with it first!
Harmony: I know I'm only small but I'd really like that apple please, oops, if I'm quick I can whip it away from you
Ginny: I'm too low down the pecking order to deserve any apple, I'll clean up whatever is left when you've all finished
Kiki: What apple?
Fleur: I'm bigger than most of you and will throw my weight around until I get the apple all to myself!
Moomin: Let's all just share the apple, there's plenty for all of us!

She-Ra, on the other hand, had noticed a second whole apple while the others were fighting over the first, and had it all to herself!

Ah, gotta love the pigs!

Sophie
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Watching them at mealtimes can be SUCH fun!

Thanks for making me chuckle! inbreedinginbreedinginbreeding
 
I thought that, should have videoed it, didn't realise it was going to be so amusing when I started! Perhaps I'll re create it tomorrow.

It's the first time I've seen Paddington act like the boar in charge! rolleyes
 
Oh please i'm nearly wetting myself, that's soooooooo dam cute! :(|):(|):(|)
oooooooooooo if you get a vid i'm sure it would be a huge hit with us all droolx)
 
I for one would love to have seen it. I also love meal times - sometimes the tug of wars over certain things make me laugh like mad!
 
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Sounds familiar!

Mine cavies will fight over individual leaves / chunks of their fresh feed, even when there's plenty lying untouched. *** watching them do that!
 
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