The Boys And Girls

There will not be any houses in the cage to begin with because they only have one entrance and exit so I don't want the little ones to get trapped there will be cardboard tubes in there however
Every night at about 7 o'clock since I got the little ones there has been a debate between Sunni and Donna every day I could set my watch by it
I wish I knew what they were saying it seems to be quite enthusiastic
So it's a good sign that they are communicating between cagers
I actually think the little ones will be quite good for sunny because I think she is going through a very brudey period she keeps trying to make nests
Silly girl
 
What's going to be interesting is which adult pigs the little ones pick to hang out with and to go for for comfort and affection
 
I have put them all together and so far things are going really well
What has helped is the fact that the case has totally changed for the adults as well because it's all these tubes in the cage rather than houses so they're going to have to get used to the new environment so that will help them bond with the baby small
 
The first night went really well and everybody got on with everybody and when I went in to check on them this morning there was hardly any hay left at all and there was a massive communal he stopped in the middle of the keech floor yesterday when I put everybody in so they spent most of the night munching by the look of it
I didn't want to take the little ones out for separate feeding this morning so I put three bowls of salad in there and they actually split up into three sex of two and a sec went to each ball so I know they've all had salad this morning
They are currently either tucking into Wilco dandelion mix or fresh hay
Sunny doesn't want to drink out of the bottle that she has always drunk out of she wants to drink out of the bottle that the little ones are supposed to use because the bottle on the other side of the cage is higher up and is better for reaching for the adults but no she would rather go flat on the floor of the cage until her head upwards to drink out of that one
 
Sunny is a funny guinea pig! I'm glad all the introductions went well and everybody is getting on.
 
I am as well because I was a bit worried in case there is going to be lots of chasing and compulsory grooming from the adults with the babies but there's been nothing
 
What I did for this morning's feeding routine was I put three bowls of salad in and they all split up into two sets of two and they all went to individual places so I could hear to be lots of salad munching from different different points in the cage so I know they all had salad today
I didn't want to take the little ones out to feed them on their own because they've only just been put with the group so I thought I would leave it for a week or so and see how you feel weight wise before I do anything
 
They all seem to be getting on really well
Looks like I was worrying over nothing
 
Just a little update
The babies have integrated into the group so well I'm so surprised and sunny has actually turned agreeable
She is no longer a little miss Biety Or little miss difficult
She will actually come for a stroke these days where as before I could hardly handle her because she would bite me
Naughty girl
 
Hi Tia
Haven't seen you on here in ages
Hope you and your pics are well
Betsy I wouldn't hold my hopes too much that Sunny continues to behave itself I think it's just the calm before the storm
She is really difficult pig for some reason
 
Just always seem too busy just lately, at the moment I have 400 plant to put in the garden but the other OH will do that & I'll supervise & I'm hoping to get back into, my art work.
How's you Maddy, still enjoying the flat?
Piggies are fine, I've put a boy in with the ladies, don't the lads grumble.
 
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I started feeding Bella and Donna separately Bellas nickname is monster because she is so difficult to catch and she squeals her head off because she can't see what's going on so she gets really scared but I'm hoping with the daily feeding she will then start associating my hands with a positive experience because Trixie was like that to begin with and now she's absolutely fine with being picked up
It just took time
 
Bella and Donna had their first solitary feed this morning and they had two bowls of salad between them I was astonished how much they had
 
I can't believe how much the little ones eight again this morning
 
It only took me about 30 seconds to catch better and Donna this morning so I finally making the link pounds on food go together ready for the last three days it's taken me about two minutes
Bella even
 
I had to give the adults a little bit because they're making such a racket
 
I've changed my cage disinfectant to pets at home brand because I was using a Wilco one and it was making the cage smell really dreadful so we'll see how it keeps its Meldo because I only just changed it yesterday but so far so good
 
I have a friend coming over tomorrow afternoon so I'll get some pictures of all of them including the little ones so you can I'll have a look
They're so cute
 
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