New Piggies! Sarsaparilla & Vimto

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Cookie went piggy dating this morning at Walsall RSPCA. We had been to Vicky s a few times over the past month on way to store collections and had piggie cuddles with the many piggies Vicky currently has in her care.

We had met a Rex and an Abby before on our previous visits and were smitten by them. As lots of you will know Treacy passed away 2 weeks ago and we knew that we would be needing a new friend for Cookie. We decided to go for 2 to make a trio and bought a C&C cage to make more space for them. The bonding at Vicky's went well and they spent 50 mins on the grass with each other.

They are now home and in the new cage. Cookie was freaked out at first by the new cage and it's fleece. Her new friends Sarsaparilla and Vimto were popped in a promptly froze bless them :)) Its going okay they have 3 stick houses so they can get in and out both ends... The only aggro we had was between Cookie and Vimto, Cookie will go into the sticks Vimto is in an Teeth snap headbutt her... But Vimto won't move. I took out all the house to encourage them to move and everyone went off eating hay...

They are now back in and Sarsa is in one, Vimto in the other and Cookie lying in between and all is quiet, finally!

Some photos

Sarsaparilla is the Rex



Vimto the Abby/Peru x



The three of them together



Thanks to Vicky she does an amazing job and is overrun at them moment with piggies. x
 
Glad it has worked out well they make a fab trio drool. Our Ruby and Tia still snap at each other even after a year I just think Ruby is very territorial with her.
I look forward to lots of lovely pictures of them :)
 
squeeeeeeee! gorgeous girls! hope it stays quiet (ish) ;)
Looking forward to more pigtures! drool
 
Love the look of Vimto - super punk rock look, as long as the attitude isn't as mischievous as Cosmos
 
yeeha! Loving your new arrival's, I'd like Vimto if you can just post her over Thank you! My Patrick was always very friendly be interested to know if it's a Rex gene when Sarsaparilla settles in.

Lovely pic's, so glad Cookie has some new friends, it's always hard getting new pig's after one's past but it's always better for there buddy to have some friends.
 
Agreed, my past rex was super friendly and Fuzzy is a teddy crossed with a rex and look how laid back he is ;)
 
x)x)x) drool drool - beautiful girls, am gutted i couldn't squeeze in any more girls......

I'm so glad sometimes that vicky lives 2-3 bus rides away from me else i'd be up there all the time.....;)
 
Oh how exciting! I am so happy for you and Cookie. What beautiful girls you have. I really hope they all get on well. I cannot wait to hear what their personalities are like.
 
Thanks everyone, it seems to be going well. No more major grumbles and everyone's been out eating. Currently all in separate houses. Cookie has chicken legs out and Sarsa has her eyes closed. Vimto is the quietest, which I doubt will last :))
Girls are getting used to the sounds of the house and it'll be tea soon, so should be fun seeing who wheeks.
 
Congratulations on your new girls. They look lovely. Hope Cookie continues to get on well with her new friends. :)
 
What a cute lot! x)

I hope that they can sort out the hierarchy soon and enjoy their new home!
 
What beautiful girls :) lovely that Cookie has new friends. Hope they are all enjoying the smart new c&c :) & settling in well together x
 
Congratulations, they are beautiful girls, hope everything settles down in time.
 
Seems to be quietening down today. Cookie is still snapping teeth at Vimto when they are near each others face, but it does seem less frequent. I feel so sorry for Vimto she is such a timid girl, I can't see that she is challenging Cookie in any way, she is not blocking food or anything, it just seems to happen when Cookie goes near her...
Sarsa and Cookie are getting along fine apart form the odd grumble - They will go round each others face no problem.. Sarsarparilla is quite bold but will teeth chatter at me when I put my hand in so we need to build her trust in us for sure.

Just hope we can get Cookie to stop snapping at Vimto, but I suppose it's early days... 7 years of keeping piggies and the first time we have bonded any, it is very different to getting a pair on their own. I really hope they are all happy, just concerned over the Vimto/Cookie dynamic at the moment, think I'm over stressing it.
 
This is all so normal so please do not worry. It takes a few weeks for them to become bonded. I do feel for Vimto too but sadly there is always one that has to be at the bottom and it looks like it is her. Mooli teeth chattered at me when I first got him but he is fine now. It is a really positive sign they are getting on this well.
 
piggyfan said:
This is all so normal so please do not worry. It takes a few weeks for them to become bonded. I do feel for Vimto too but sadly there is always one that has to be at the bottom and it looks like it is her. Mooli teeth chattered at me when I first got him but he is fine now. It is a really positive sign they are getting on this well.
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Thanks Gigi x

Glad to know its normal, I am so green over these things... The funny thing is Vimto will boss Sarsa a little so she seems in the middle. I can never work out piggie positions with each other...

Mooli :)) What a little dude!
 
sport_billy said:
Thanks Gigi x

Glad to know its normal, I am so green over these things... The funny thing is Vimto will boss Sarsa a little so she seems in the middle. I can never work out piggie positions with each other...

Mooli :)) What a little dude!
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It is difficult sometimes. Amelia Jane has seen four changes with new piggies and with each one she is always at the bottom as she is just so gentle. Poor baby.
 
All paws crossed here for a successful bonding, though it sounds as though it's going well so far! It took a few days for our girls to sort themselves out when the two newest arrived, so I shouldn't worry unduly, just keep an eye on the situation to make sure everyone's happy and eating etc!
 
So glad that Cookie is accepting new friends, there will be lots of new situations for you to watch and learn from, great fun far all.
 
Thanks all! It's looking good tonight. Cookie and Vimto are in the hay together at moment - nicely most of the time.

Sarsaparilla is an absolute nutter :)) doing laps a lot. She has settled well but doesn't like us yet lol! We are regretting her name now and she is often been called Rella or Sarspa

Vimto is showing signs of mischief but is very timid at the moment, she is such a sweetie, quite gentle in everything - the 2nd timid Abby we've had. She is a jumper though and has been on top of houses twice.

It's fascinating watching their pigsonalities start to show...
 
Oh they are absolute gorgeous pig stars! I really hope the bonding goes well as they look great together xx
 
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