LunaticPoodle
Junior Guinea Pig
If anyone's curious, here's an update about Geezer the werewolf pig and his new baby friend 
Baby's growing steady, his given name was Eppu Normaali which is a popular rock band in Finland, but translates to "Abby Normal" from the movie Young Frankenstein. We kept his name because it's hilarious.
Since the introduction Geezer has turned from wild teenager into the most responsible, loving piggie dad. I am so proud of him for stepping up! He hasn't been humping or chasing or nipping, just occasionally rumbles at the baby. They sleep close or nose to nose, popcorn together, the baby follows him like a shadow and if he ventures outside alone and starts wheeking, Geezer immediately responds and comes looking for him to take him home. Sometimes he goes to hide in a tunnel or under a blanket just to have some alone time, he really looks like an exhausted parent
Now, I'm not trying to give pigs human behaviours, but I've been wondering if they do "baby talk". I've noticed when they interact, chit-chat so to speak, Geezer uses a different pitch than his usual voice, which is softer and more similar to the baby's. 
Baby Eppu has also taught him to drink from a bottle (Tony wasn't a big drinker, so I only saw Geezer use a bottle once when he was still a baby). Yesterday he picked up courage to come eat some dill from our hands. His favourite way of walking from A to B is popcorning, so we must be doing something right
So, everything looks brilliant and hopefully it will continue to be brilliant after Eppu hits puberty!
I have been considering adopting another pair of boars, as we have the space and bought a ridiculous amount of grids (they are near impossible to find in Finland, so we decided to just have a lot of spares). Husband however is not a fan of the idea as he fears it would possibly disrupt the harmony, and that we would end up with "royalty pigs" and "second rate pigs" who get a smaller enclosure and less floor time. He does have a point cos we can't fit another 7x4 in the living room...
I do think even a 5x3 would be an improvement for pigs who lived in a pet store cage tho, and that we could fit next to the bigger one. It does feel unfair though, yes.
Any thoughts?
Baby's growing steady, his given name was Eppu Normaali which is a popular rock band in Finland, but translates to "Abby Normal" from the movie Young Frankenstein. We kept his name because it's hilarious.
Since the introduction Geezer has turned from wild teenager into the most responsible, loving piggie dad. I am so proud of him for stepping up! He hasn't been humping or chasing or nipping, just occasionally rumbles at the baby. They sleep close or nose to nose, popcorn together, the baby follows him like a shadow and if he ventures outside alone and starts wheeking, Geezer immediately responds and comes looking for him to take him home. Sometimes he goes to hide in a tunnel or under a blanket just to have some alone time, he really looks like an exhausted parent
Now, I'm not trying to give pigs human behaviours, but I've been wondering if they do "baby talk". I've noticed when they interact, chit-chat so to speak, Geezer uses a different pitch than his usual voice, which is softer and more similar to the baby's. Baby Eppu has also taught him to drink from a bottle (Tony wasn't a big drinker, so I only saw Geezer use a bottle once when he was still a baby). Yesterday he picked up courage to come eat some dill from our hands. His favourite way of walking from A to B is popcorning, so we must be doing something right
So, everything looks brilliant and hopefully it will continue to be brilliant after Eppu hits puberty!
I have been considering adopting another pair of boars, as we have the space and bought a ridiculous amount of grids (they are near impossible to find in Finland, so we decided to just have a lot of spares). Husband however is not a fan of the idea as he fears it would possibly disrupt the harmony, and that we would end up with "royalty pigs" and "second rate pigs" who get a smaller enclosure and less floor time. He does have a point cos we can't fit another 7x4 in the living room...
I do think even a 5x3 would be an improvement for pigs who lived in a pet store cage tho, and that we could fit next to the bigger one. It does feel unfair though, yes.
Any thoughts?
It just breaks my heart to see those tiny cages and lone pigs and adult pigs being rehomed. Some of them have been waiting for months, but they're too far away for us to drive there. I'm thankful to you (and my husband) for being the voice of reason.
. Would love to see pictures!
It's quite hard to take a picture of baby Eppu as he never stays still but if I manage I'll post some!
.
