This is my dedicated cataract group. Sadly Tegyd has recently died and Taffy's ageing process has speeded up noticeably in the wake of her best friends' death. Husboar Terfel is the 'baby' of the group at 4 years old while Taffy and Mali are 6 and 7 years old respectively.
Terfel (pronounced Tervel = "oak prince") is a very gentle, but timid boar. He is also a master diplomat, which he need with his feisty ladies! He is my cuddle piggy, but he also still loves to popcorn.
Taffy ("beloved") has had a horrible year being back-to-back pregnant for an estimated four pregnancies in the filthiest circumstances. She was part of a large rodent rescue from a backyard breeder. Sadly, Taffy developed congenital cataracts and lost her last rescue born daughter Telyn after two years, but she has found new happiness with her new dedicatd group and husboar.
Feisty Mali (pronounced Mahlee = Molly; previous name Nala) arrived two years ago and is still going strong, proving that rehoming an older piggy doesn't necessarily mean that you only have a short time with them!
Mali was handed back into rescue when her human parents weren't allowed to take her and her blind companion into sheltered accommodation. She failed to integrate with residential rescue herd after the death of her companion and after she herself developed cataracts and came here as an emergency because the rescue had already pledged spaces in an ongoing major rescue operation. It took all my experience and Terfel's superior diplomatic skills, but we eventually managed to fit her in and she has been a very happy girl since!
Terfel (pronounced Tervel = "oak prince") is a very gentle, but timid boar. He is also a master diplomat, which he need with his feisty ladies! He is my cuddle piggy, but he also still loves to popcorn.
Taffy ("beloved") has had a horrible year being back-to-back pregnant for an estimated four pregnancies in the filthiest circumstances. She was part of a large rodent rescue from a backyard breeder. Sadly, Taffy developed congenital cataracts and lost her last rescue born daughter Telyn after two years, but she has found new happiness with her new dedicatd group and husboar.
Feisty Mali (pronounced Mahlee = Molly; previous name Nala) arrived two years ago and is still going strong, proving that rehoming an older piggy doesn't necessarily mean that you only have a short time with them!
Mali was handed back into rescue when her human parents weren't allowed to take her and her blind companion into sheltered accommodation. She failed to integrate with residential rescue herd after the death of her companion and after she herself developed cataracts and came here as an emergency because the rescue had already pledged spaces in an ongoing major rescue operation. It took all my experience and Terfel's superior diplomatic skills, but we eventually managed to fit her in and she has been a very happy girl since!
Lovely close ups of them all
. He probably uses them to help sort out the girls.
