Temporary indoor home success!

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So, I know I have mentioned this in a few other posts so far but here we go again with an update. Toby and Barney are now indoors in a large hutch - this is temporary while Mr S is building their new indoor home. I am LOVING having them indoors - they are such wonderful piggies and I love them soooo much (sorry - very tired and emotional after finishing a set of night shifts zzz ). Mr S has been worrying about all of their rumblestrutting but I pointed out that actually, we have no idea what they were up to in their hutch in the garden and this might be normal for them. They are noticeably tamer just since they moved on Tuesday.

We haven't watched a full programme on the TV yet as every time we hear a rustle we have to have a look at what's going on; and I don't know what we ever talked about before the boys came along.

Anyway - one of the things that concerned me was floor time - this afternoon I connected their collapsible indoor run up to the hutch, tempted them out with some baby corn and they are loving it! It sounds like there is a herd of baby elephants in the corner with all of the running around they are doing. I think it makes them feel really secure that they can go in and out of the hutch whenever they want. They have enjoyed a paper bag stuffed with hay with coriander in the bottom, and a new nest 'n' ball stuffed with readigrass.

Sorry photo is a bit grainy, it was taken with my phone and its a bit dark in here.

 
wow it looks fab! :D Glad they are having fun! I couldn't agree more, when my piggies came inside for the first time- they never left! I thought i had a bond with my piggies before but now its such a different connection!
 
Unfortunately we can't use the front door now - should have thought about that before I ordered the Chinese takeaway!
 
AbiS said:
LOL! luckily we can get to the front of the house from the back door - I will not be defeated!
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That's good, i can imagine the look on the delivery persons face though :P I just had this image of you asking them to post it through the letter box :P :))Come on now Jenny- behave yourself! lol mallethead
 
Aww, it's so nice to have piggies indoors! I'm not surprised that you haven't watched all the way through a TV programme yet - the pigs are far more entertaining, aren't they! When we let ours out for floor time, we always say we're going to watch an episode of "Squeakenders"! It's definitely the best programme I've ever seen!
 
jenniferanneharris said:
That's good, i can imagine the look on the delivery persons face though :P I just had this image of you asking them to post it through the letter box :P :))Come on now Jenny- behave yourself! lol mallethead
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I think the rice might have made a bit of a mess!

Katherine said:
Aww, it's so nice to have piggies indoors! I'm not surprised that you haven't watched all the way through a TV programme yet - the pigs are far more entertaining, aren't they! When we let ours out for floor time, we always say we're going to watch an episode of "Squeakenders"! It's definitely the best programme I've ever seen!
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Squeakenders! That made me laugh - we might have to adopt that phrase!
 
Sounds like they are having a lot of fun and so are you!

Squeakenders lol
 
Wow, happy piggies and happy slaves too.
So is that it then are they officially indoor guineas now?
They will have you mesmerised with their little comings and goings, better than tv anyday.
Wait until they realise the sounds of the fridge door!:))
 
We had first 'salad bag wheeking' last night :))

I always thought they didn't like sprouts but it turns out they just don't like whole, or even cut up ones. However, if slave hand feeds them one leaf at a time they find them quite enjoyable. Guess where the hoomans are in the hierarchy! mallethead

They are definitely indoor piggies until the spring and then, well, we shall just watch this space....
 
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