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Coming soon... :))

I have already introduced one of the rexes, Buttons.
I now have him home with me:

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Piggies coming soon ~~~~

Oreo and Espresso - 2 x Golden agoutis (No pictures as yet)

Copper (Alpaca) and Jake (Merino):
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Paddington and Widget - PERUVIANS:
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Percy and Rolo - REXES:
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Then that's my lot, all 10 of my hutches will be occupied lol
 
first_time_piggie_mum said:
OMG thats a lot of new piggies! Where are they all going to live lol!
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I will have 12 hutches in total, two of which will only be temporary homes for two pairs in the shed over winter - so they don't have to be outside. I will have 10 permenant homes for 10 pairs lol
 
Wow, they are cuties, how many pigs does that make it in total?
 
Oh blimey, I thought I had loads. They will keep you busy.
 
Gorgeous pigs x)
 
Amanda1801 said:
Friends of yours that breed piggies?
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I'm fully aware of what your getting at.
Yes, they breed..

I'm also aware this is a rescue friendly forum, before you say anything else. I have a rescue piggy.
 
Emiley said:
I'm fully aware of what your getting at.
Yes, they breed..

I'm also aware this is a rescue friendly forum, before you say anything else. I have a rescue piggy.
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From my point of view when i first read your post i was like 'awwww baby pigs' but then i went ' aww how sad that with all the space/time/money she has that she couldn't have rehomed some of the beautiful piggies who've been waiting months in rescue'

With so many spare hutches, i think most peoples reaction (on a rescue friendly forum) would have been that of absolute joy to have seen them put to use by a few rescue pigs - your home sounds wonderful :)

I think the problem with breeders is that they will always have the supply and the demand for their pigs - those sitting in rescue are not so fortunate. 10 hutches would have been 20 rescue pigs rehomed and 20 spaces freed up for the rescue centers to take in more needy piggies!

They are very beautiful though x)x) and i can see why you fell for them - just a shame they weren't rescue pigs that needed a home!
 
Sodapops said:
From my point of view when i first read your post i was like 'awwww baby pigs' but then i went ' aww how sad that with all the space/time/money she has that she couldn't have rehomed some of the beautiful piggies who've been waiting months in rescue'

With so many spare hutches, i think most peoples reaction (on a rescue friendly forum) would have been that of absolute joy to have seen them put to use by a few rescue pigs - your home sounds wonderful :)

I think the problem with breeders is that they will always have the supply and the demand for their pigs - those sitting in rescue are not so fortunate. 10 hutches would have been 20 rescue pigs rehomed and 20 spaces freed up for the rescue centers to take in more needy piggies!

They are very beautiful though x)x) and i can see why you fell for them - just a shame they weren't rescue pigs that needed a home!
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Think that appeal says it all! Suzy took in 25 pigs today, more than half of which are likely to be pregnant...
 
Unfortunately you can't help who you fall in love with & if there aren't any reputable rescues nearby sometimes it is better to buy a piggie from a good breeder than a pet shop providing they don't come from somewhere overcrowded, unclean or where the females are constantly bred from. My Poppy was from a breeder, the others were pet shop bought piggies, that was before I knew so much about rescues. I did try to bond the lone female from my first pair with a rescue pig but mine got attacked by her, even after the rescue "bonded" them :( so I had no choice but to find her a friend from a pet shop. With hindsight maybe I should have tried another rescue, but we were still very upset at losing the first piggie & didn't want our remaining one attacked again.

As Emiley has all boys, hopefully she will not be tempted to buy any females & breed from them herself, as it would be a shame as there are plenty enough piggies needing homes as it is :)
 
Exactly, I have all boars - no breeding intended.
I have rescued one boar, the rest are from my breeder friends.

As already said, It's up to me where and who I get my pigs from.. they are always clean, happy and healthy... as you can see from the pictures.
 
They are all gorgeous! I love little bundles of fluff. x)

I have to say I agree it's up to you where you source your piggies from. I have a few from rescues, a couple I got from garden centre and my texels I got from a breeder. I really wanted to own a texel and they are very unlikely to come into rescue for the most part. If the animal is healthy, happy and well looked after I think that's the main thing. It's nice to rescue and I'd do it again without a moments thought but I drove the best part of a 3 hour round trip to pick up my last rescue boy and sometimes that's not always possible for everyone to do.

I've seen a lot of people here post they 'adopted' their piggy from P@H and they don't get shot down for that, I think sometimes you just have to bite your tongue and keep your replies friendly.
 
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While I agree that yes, you can get your piggies from wherever the hell you want - especially if you want specific breeds that are unlikely to arrive in rescues, but I just think it's sad that you have room for 20 piggies and 19 of those are from breeders.

It also seems to me (I may well be wrong, but bear with me), that these breeders are relatively large scale, and are using you to take on their "excess" pigs - I assume they've kept all the sows for further breeding, and they're palming the boars off on you, as they know they'll be looked after, but also because they're of no use to them as breeders. If a pig has let's say on average 2 babies per litter, and you've taken on this many boars in a short space of time, not all of the babies are going to have been male, so just how many HAVE they bred recently?

Regardless of where you've got them from, your pigs look like they have a life of luxury (even I'd live in your shed - not a spider in sight! :)) ) so thats obviously the most important thing in all this.
 
I agree with Amanda, it's the scale of things that probably concerns most people on here. If I have enough space I want to adopt from a rescue, but it can realistically only be one more or a pair, so that I would have 4-5 females in a little herd, hopefully together (I don't do boy's "bits" lol :red) I know I couldn't cope with more than that, plus I take mine to the CCT for boarding as I know they will be well looked after (Vedra on hand 24 hours plus air con hutches, daily runs on lush grass lawns specially grown for them!) & that would mean more than 2 boarding hutches to pay for. rolleyes
 
Have mixed feelings on breeders tbh, worry about the sows when they become too old etc.
However, I am desperate to find a Himi sow of any age and have been told breeders are my only real hope :( so I will keep searching rescues nationwide until I find my girl. If I don't find her, so be it, I'm trying but will not go to a breeder.
In all honesty, I don't think it matters where you have them from, pet shops etc. you are giving homes to piggies but the ones in the rescues are overlooked so often :(
You work two jobs and will have 20 piggies :x I work 33 hours, have 12 to look after and asked for a reduction in hours as I felt I wasn't giving them enough time even though they are indoors in our lounge. They are totally spoiled all of them but it is hard work getting up at 4am and coming home at 5pm sometimes later, cleaning out, feeding etc. twice a day and my days off involve complete deep cleaning, washing, drying, bathing and nail trimming etc. Not to mention health checks weekly, weighing and fitting in vet appointments when necessary. Hope you have a good vet fund aside too :)
I wish you well with them.
 
Guinea pig slave said:
Have mixed feelings on breeders tbh, worry about the sows when they become too old etc.
However, I am desperate to find a Himi sow of any age and have been told breeders are my only real hope :( so I will keep searching rescues nationwide until I find my girl. If I don't find her, so be it, I'm trying but will not go to a breeder.
In all honesty, I don't think it matters where you have them from, pet shops etc. you are giving homes to piggies but the ones in the rescues are overlooked so often :(
You work two jobs and will have 20 piggies :x I work 33 hours, have 12 to look after and asked for a reduction in hours as I felt I wasn't giving them enough time even though they are indoors in our lounge. They are totally spoiled all of them but it is hard work getting up at 4am and coming home at 5pm sometimes later, cleaning out, feeding etc. twice a day and my days off involve complete deep cleaning, washing, drying, bathing and nail trimming etc. Not to mention health checks weekly, weighing and fitting in vet appointments when necessary. Hope you have a good vet fund aside too :)
I wish you well with them.
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Hell yeah! Big Dave has cost me £300 this week alone, and we still don't even have a diagnosis :{
 
Guinea pig slave said:
Have mixed feelings on breeders tbh, worry about the sows when they become too old etc.
However, I am desperate to find a Himi sow of any age and have been told breeders are my only real hope :( so I will keep searching rescues nationwide until I find my girl. If I don't find her, so be it, I'm trying but will not go to a breeder.
In all honesty, I don't think it matters where you have them from, pet shops etc. you are giving homes to piggies but the ones in the rescues are overlooked so often :(
You work two jobs and will have 20 piggies :x I work 33 hours, have 12 to look after and asked for a reduction in hours as I felt I wasn't giving them enough time even though they are indoors in our lounge. They are totally spoiled all of them but it is hard work getting up at 4am and coming home at 5pm sometimes later, cleaning out, feeding etc. twice a day and my days off involve complete deep cleaning, washing, drying, bathing and nail trimming etc. Not to mention health checks weekly, weighing and fitting in vet appointments when necessary. Hope you have a good vet fund aside too :)
I wish you well with them.
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I am sure there was a Himi sow in a rescue on here recently? She may be on pregnancy watch, will try to find the thread for you :)
I agree with the rescue question, yes there are lots in there, but some people don't want older piggies; lots of reasons, maybe they are worried about vet's bills (generally more as they age but not always I know) or because they are unsure of the animal's previous medical history they are concerned about illness. In our case my OH won't look at older piggies simply because we get very attached to them, & he hates it when we lose them & he has to bury them :( so please try not to judge people just because they haven't got their piggies from rescues; at the end of the day if they are very much loved & cared for that should be what matters most :)
 
Poppy'sMum said:
I am sure there was a Himi sow in a rescue on here recently? She may be on pregnancy watch, will try to find the thread for you :)
I agree with the rescue question, yes there are lots in there, but some people don't want older piggies; lots of reasons, maybe they are worried about vet's bills (generally more as they age but not always I know) or because they are unsure of the animal's previous medical history they are concerned about illness. In our case my OH won't look at older piggies simply because we get very attached to them, & he hates it when we lose them & he has to bury them :( so please try not to judge people just because they haven't got their piggies from rescues; at the end of the day if they are very much loved & cared for that should be what matters most :)
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Hi PM, the one thing that is unusual in rescues are older pigs. I occasionally get pigs in that are over a year, but the vast majority are very much younger. Rescues are best placed for assessing the health of piggies as they have so much experience and an experienced vet. A good rescue will give a full and frank assessment on any pig available for adoption. Any that have long term issues are generally life long residents at the rescue or with experienced fosterers with rescue back up, not for general adoption.

It's so sad when people assume that second hand means second best - old, ill pigs are not the norm in rescues.

Suzy x
 
They are not palming the boars off on me, I've always had boars from the start so I personally WANT boars and not sows.
 
Poppy'sMum said:
I am sure there was a Himi sow in a rescue on here recently? She may be on pregnancy watch, will try to find the thread for you :)
I agree with the rescue question, yes there are lots in there, but some people don't want older piggies; lots of reasons, maybe they are worried about vet's bills (generally more as they age but not always I know) or because they are unsure of the animal's previous medical history they are concerned about illness. In our case my OH won't look at older piggies simply because we get very attached to them, & he hates it when we lose them & he has to bury them :( so please try not to judge people just because they haven't got their piggies from rescues; at the end of the day if they are very much loved & cared for that should be what matters most :)
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There was a little one in Leicestershire but she had to be rehomed with others so couldn't take her but I remain hopeful :( Only issue I would have then is she would make piggy number 13 rolleyes so would probably stretch resources to 14 :))
We adopted two older piggies recently, age approx. 18 months and they are absolutely adorable. All of our rescues have been 6 weeks old apart from a little girl who was a few months old but very small for her age. Makes no real difference to me about age tbh, they're all lovely x)
If you find the Himi, would you let me know please xx>>>
 
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