Temptation

Merab

Merab

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Went to Pets at Home to stock up on hay and passed the adoption centre. There , all alone, was a beautiful unwanted sow.
I thought about the spare cage I keep in case one of the piggies needs to be separated, I thought of the company my 3 lovely girls would provide and resisted the temptation to come home with another piggy. I thought about rearranging furniture to accommodate another pig and then common sense kicked in.
I’m still sorely tempted to drive the 12 miles back for her!
 
It's a difficult one isn't it and why i try to avoid going in there and walking past adoption centre unless i am desperate for hay etc....
 
There was a beautiful boy in the adoption centre at my P@H last week but as I already have 2 boys I didn't want another! Five is def enough pigs for me!
 
Well done for being strong, it's so hard.
If I have to go in there for supplies I go left at the door to avoid the adoption bit, I repeat over and over again as I walk round don't look and what do I do, I always end up looking. There was a lovely silver agouti boar last week, my favourite, the spare cage under my bed was calling. I have to be strong I don't have the room for another cage and I'd have to find a friend as well but I have to admit I've not stopped thinking about him since.
 
Well done for resisting, I know its SUPER hard.

I recently almost ended up with an extra rat than I had planned in the new additions. I was crazy crazy tempted as it was such a sweet little baby but I made my head rule over my heart and didn't fall into the "just one more" trap. That's truly the road of no return because you first think "just one more" and next time it will be "well I managed with that other one that I wasn't planning on" and before you know it you are overrun.

I've seen the "almost" rat since and honestly I'm glad I didn't let myself take him on. I don't regret saying "no" and am at peace with my choice.
 
I have over done it in the past so am very careful not to visit pet shops now!
 
Stay strong! I know what you mean though, it is really hard!
 
Glad to know I’m not the only one.
We don’t have room for another so I know it’s not realistic and also my 3 girls have a strong bond, they’ve been together about 2.5 years so they may not accept another piggy then I’d have to get yet another one as a companion and so it would go in.
Common sense rules!
 
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