sylintheuk
New Born Pup
Hello all,
A quick introduction - my name is Sylvia, 34 years young, originally from Holland. I have two gorgeous children (2 and 4) and still happily in love with their dad.
I have always had fond memories of my piggy called Tjoekie. I think I was 8 or 9 years old and she was my best friend. Obviously my parents weren't very knowledgable - she was on her own.
The last few weeks I have been considering getting two piggies. I have read a lot on this forum, researched the net, watched youtube video's with the little ones, talked about them and on Saturday we've welcomed two male piggies into our house! They're 7 weeks old and called Bumba and Floopy (not quite my choice haha). They live in an indoor cage which measures 120 x 60, on vetbed, one hiding house and one big tunnel, two drinking bottles, two feeding bowls, and quite a few toys.
I am surprised how settled they already are. It only took about 3 hours before they came out of their hiding place to have a nose around. They have been eating non stop, playing and don't even hide any more if I walk past. The bigger one, Floopy, is the dominant one. It's fascinating to watch them both! They even make sounds and ask for food once I open the fridge.
Bumba is slightly smaller and not as inquisitive as Floopy, he seems a lot more scared. Which is fine, it will just take time. I have put two little stools in front of the cage (I have put it on boxes so it's off the ground) and both my children love watching them. The piggies don't seem to bothered as long as they don't make sudden loud noises.
Today I have picked up Floopy for the very first time and it was a bit of a struggle. He was fine once he sat on me (hiding his face in my armpit for the first few minutes, but he seemed to relax quite quickly). Reason that I picked him up was because I thought he was kind off ready; he has been eating out of my hand, sniffing my hand and not being nervous in general. I feel a bit guilty now though :-/ The lady in the pet shop said that they will always run away when you try to pick them up, but I can't remember that from my piggy in the past (long time ago though!). I haven't tried to pick Bumba up yet, as he seems so much more frightened. I haven't picked Floopy up since our first attempt as I am not sure if I am doing the right thing. Should I try again? Or wait a little longer? The only thing I am a bit worried about is waiting too long to get them used to being handled?
Any tips?
Many thanks!
Sylvia x
A quick introduction - my name is Sylvia, 34 years young, originally from Holland. I have two gorgeous children (2 and 4) and still happily in love with their dad.
I have always had fond memories of my piggy called Tjoekie. I think I was 8 or 9 years old and she was my best friend. Obviously my parents weren't very knowledgable - she was on her own.
The last few weeks I have been considering getting two piggies. I have read a lot on this forum, researched the net, watched youtube video's with the little ones, talked about them and on Saturday we've welcomed two male piggies into our house! They're 7 weeks old and called Bumba and Floopy (not quite my choice haha). They live in an indoor cage which measures 120 x 60, on vetbed, one hiding house and one big tunnel, two drinking bottles, two feeding bowls, and quite a few toys.
I am surprised how settled they already are. It only took about 3 hours before they came out of their hiding place to have a nose around. They have been eating non stop, playing and don't even hide any more if I walk past. The bigger one, Floopy, is the dominant one. It's fascinating to watch them both! They even make sounds and ask for food once I open the fridge.
Bumba is slightly smaller and not as inquisitive as Floopy, he seems a lot more scared. Which is fine, it will just take time. I have put two little stools in front of the cage (I have put it on boxes so it's off the ground) and both my children love watching them. The piggies don't seem to bothered as long as they don't make sudden loud noises.
Today I have picked up Floopy for the very first time and it was a bit of a struggle. He was fine once he sat on me (hiding his face in my armpit for the first few minutes, but he seemed to relax quite quickly). Reason that I picked him up was because I thought he was kind off ready; he has been eating out of my hand, sniffing my hand and not being nervous in general. I feel a bit guilty now though :-/ The lady in the pet shop said that they will always run away when you try to pick them up, but I can't remember that from my piggy in the past (long time ago though!). I haven't tried to pick Bumba up yet, as he seems so much more frightened. I haven't picked Floopy up since our first attempt as I am not sure if I am doing the right thing. Should I try again? Or wait a little longer? The only thing I am a bit worried about is waiting too long to get them used to being handled?
Any tips?
Many thanks!
Sylvia x
