I am totally gutted about losing yet another of my Tribe unexpectedly over the weekend. Llelo deteriorated very quickly over the course of Friday and Saturday but was still around by Monday morning - very weak and unable to take on enough feed and clearly in discomfort despite me putting him on metacam straight away - so I had to make the heartbreaking decision to cut short any further unnecessary suffering and to have him sent to Rainbow Bridge. He had been perking up a little on Sunday but not enough to change the outcome.
(Llelo is the baby on the left)
Llelo has always held a special place in my heart since he was born here when I emergency holiday boarded a local woman's pet shop bought guinea pigs after I was asked to have a look at one of them - she turned out to be in the very last stages of a pregnancy and gave birth to three baby boys within less than 24 hours after their arrival here.
The baby diary guide thread is following their first days: First baby days: a video and picture diary (only visible to registered members)
Llelo returned here after weaning to live with my neutered ex-single Dylan who had sadly narrowly failed to find favour with my other fickle ex-single Beryn. I renamed baby Beetroot Llelo 'Little Llewelyn' in memory of my Tribe founding patriarch Llewelyn (2007-2011), who also had a mainly white and a mainly ginger side.
A video of their bonding can be be found in the baby bonding chapter of our Bonding guide: Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
Dylan had never lived with another piggy before but turned out to be a very caring uncle boar with Llelo keen to learn the boar ropes from him, including practising just the right hip swing when rumble-strutting past the sow cages. Sadly, as a teenager Llelo was just too quietly confident and the less willing to provide abject submission the more an increasingly frantic Dylan insisted on it. About halfway through Llelo's post-neutering wait I had to split them even though there was never a fight.
Llelo had just finished his safety wait when Miaren 'Bramble', one of his potential brides, managed to wiggle through a loose connector, have a look at the real estate and its owner - and never left the cage or the rather stunned boy. But they had a very devoted marriage; it was clearly love on first sight with a 'family' feel.
Only few days before I had to emergency pts Miaren when one of her kidneys went badly wrong in 2022 I had bonded them with their neighbouring sow pair Brathlys 'Scarlet Pimpernel' and young Melangell 'Sweet Angel' (who had engaged in some heavy duty flirting through the bars with Llelo). Brathlys passed away last August, aged ca. 6 years, but Melangell stayed with him until the end.
I have moved Melangell next to Myrddin/Merlin so they can hopefully become good friends though the bars over the coming weeks until Myrddin is ready to meet and live with a sow.
Llelo celebrated his 5th birthday at the end of last August. He was a quiet and rather unassuming boar who deeply love the three ladies in his life.
(Llelo is the baby on the left)
Llelo has always held a special place in my heart since he was born here when I emergency holiday boarded a local woman's pet shop bought guinea pigs after I was asked to have a look at one of them - she turned out to be in the very last stages of a pregnancy and gave birth to three baby boys within less than 24 hours after their arrival here.
The baby diary guide thread is following their first days: First baby days: a video and picture diary (only visible to registered members)
Llelo returned here after weaning to live with my neutered ex-single Dylan who had sadly narrowly failed to find favour with my other fickle ex-single Beryn. I renamed baby Beetroot Llelo 'Little Llewelyn' in memory of my Tribe founding patriarch Llewelyn (2007-2011), who also had a mainly white and a mainly ginger side.
A video of their bonding can be be found in the baby bonding chapter of our Bonding guide: Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
Dylan had never lived with another piggy before but turned out to be a very caring uncle boar with Llelo keen to learn the boar ropes from him, including practising just the right hip swing when rumble-strutting past the sow cages. Sadly, as a teenager Llelo was just too quietly confident and the less willing to provide abject submission the more an increasingly frantic Dylan insisted on it. About halfway through Llelo's post-neutering wait I had to split them even though there was never a fight.
Llelo had just finished his safety wait when Miaren 'Bramble', one of his potential brides, managed to wiggle through a loose connector, have a look at the real estate and its owner - and never left the cage or the rather stunned boy. But they had a very devoted marriage; it was clearly love on first sight with a 'family' feel.
Only few days before I had to emergency pts Miaren when one of her kidneys went badly wrong in 2022 I had bonded them with their neighbouring sow pair Brathlys 'Scarlet Pimpernel' and young Melangell 'Sweet Angel' (who had engaged in some heavy duty flirting through the bars with Llelo). Brathlys passed away last August, aged ca. 6 years, but Melangell stayed with him until the end.
I have moved Melangell next to Myrddin/Merlin so they can hopefully become good friends though the bars over the coming weeks until Myrddin is ready to meet and live with a sow.
Llelo celebrated his 5th birthday at the end of last August. He was a quiet and rather unassuming boar who deeply love the three ladies in his life.
I can remember when he was born. He lived a happy life with you and his many wives (((hugs)))
