The size difference is terrifying!
I found myself imagining bringing a baby home and Gaia just walking all over it or sending it flying across the cage in her haste to get to her morning pile of fresh grass. A daily scolding about 'trampling the baby' and Gaia shrugging her shoulders and saying the baby 'should learn to dodge.' I can't let Gaia have access to pups.
luckily Tofu is a slow, stately pig these days with his arthritis, and Ed has the baby zooms so he dodges out of the way with impressive dexterity. But I see them cuddled up together in the hidey and have to check that Edamame isnāt squished!
if baby doesnāt want to get trampled then baby shouldnāt have stood in the pathway to food. Quite right
Fantastic! Sounds like Edamame is settling in very well.New milestone: Edamame took lettuce from my hand
His colouring is so cute! I think he might secretly be tricolour, his tummy is a much lighter brown. Maybe ginger. He hasnāt let me get a proper look yet though, more time to trust us first
Here he is showing off his white back leg. He looks like a rabbit sometimes when he flashes it as he runs off
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He turns four weeks old today!
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He is a cute chocolate coloured boy with his white accents anyway.
Adorable!
Went exploring during this morningās cage clean. They have been sharing hideys, but Tofu is starting to kick Ed out when he wants a break. Ed listens and runs off squeaking. Babies are so vocal
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He looks like a little piece of chocolate cake that has escaped with some of the icing still stuck to his feet and leg!
I hope that Eddie is settling in well and that Tofu is enjoying his much busier life.
Tofu thinks heās hit the jackpot. A snuggle buddy he can train! Eddie has started copying his body language at veggie time. Running up to the bars and emitting the loudest wheeks as soon as they hear me open the fridge. And they popcorn together even arthritic Tofu gets a decent amount of height with a baby to compete with
These photos of little Ed are really sweet. I love the middle one, where Ed is headed off and you can see two white paws.Went exploring during this morningās cage clean. They have been sharing hideys, but Tofu is starting to kick Ed out when he wants a break. Ed listens and runs off squeaking. Babies are so vocal
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PS: As another unforeseeable blessing Telyn has been returned to me in the form of Blodyn 'Flower' over a decade later as one of the - still unseen - rescue born Cornish babies when I offered to adopt the whole family including any babies. My surprise baby Tegan (the baby in my avatar) had quite a striking similarity to my first ever own childhood piggy once her hair grew out, by the way...
Some things are obviously meant to be. Eddie will hopefully bring also back lots of happy little memories for you as he grows up.
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Enjoy your little Bean full of beans. I am sure that Tofu also enjoys rediscovering his younger self. I have found it always so heart-warming when I saw my own arthritic oldies playing and popcorning with a baby.
it must be extra special when you see similar characteristics coming back over time. Ed is reminding me of Noodle (Tofuās litter mate) too, not in looks but character - very curious and wanting to get into everything, especially places he shouldnāt
I donāt blame the older piggies for getting fed up sometimes haha, helps to keep the babies in line! So far Iāve only seen Tofu really tell Ed off once, and it was a big rumble and a chase out of the hidey when Tofu was napping and Ed was zooming around him
Otherwise heās been quite happy for Ed to snatch food from his mouth and follow him everywhere. Tofu has always been a gentle, chilled out boar (well since he turned three anyway - he was actually very skittish the first year I had him)
Aw I love hearing about your piggies over the years
Tofu is the happiest Iāve seen him in a while. Relaxed and at peace. More mobile too with chasing a baby around which must be good for his back legs
Upon examination, Edamame has three white paws and only that front left one is chocolate brown. Thatās going to make future nail trims much easier! He has a little white stripe and patches of ginger on his tummy too. 256g today
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Itās so lovely for Tofu, you and your OH ā¦.youve had a hard time just lately so some laughter, fun and joy is lovely and itās great we get to share tooI donāt blame the older piggies for getting fed up sometimes haha, helps to keep the babies in line! So far Iāve only seen Tofu really tell Ed off once, and it was a big rumble and a chase out of the hidey when Tofu was napping and Ed was zooming around him
Otherwise heās been quite happy for Ed to snatch food from his mouth and follow him everywhere. Tofu has always been a gentle, chilled out boar (well since he turned three anyway - he was actually very skittish the first year I had him)
Aw I love hearing about your piggies over the years
Tofu is the happiest Iāve seen him in a while. Relaxed and at peace. More mobile too with chasing a baby around which must be good for his back legs
Upon examination, Edamame has three white paws and only that front left one is chocolate brown. Thatās going to make future nail trims much easier! He has a little white stripe and patches of ginger on his tummy too. 256g today
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This is all so heartwarming
Itās so lovely for Tofu, you and your OH ā¦.youve had a hard time just lately so some laughter, fun and joy is lovely and itās great we get to share too
it has been rough lately. I wasnāt prepared for losing two piggies within six months (Noodle and Patches) and it knocked Tofu as well, he was not doing well alone. It was for him that I was contacting rescues faster than I probably would have chosen to, but finding Ed is bringing a lot of joy back. Itās impossible not to love his little face and Tofu is SO happy with him around
My OH calls the baby ones āpointy-nosed zoom pigsā. Ed is a beautiful chocolate colour anyway
heāll snatch veggies too before running off with them. Lettuce is his favourite so far. Tofu continues to act as if all his christmases have come at once
theyāre the best of friends
He's growing well, less size difference is already noticeable