Things Only Piggy Owners Can Relate To...

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Here's a thread to list only piggy owners 'get'...

- After making an online order for 5 different types of hay, wondering where on earth you're gonna store 9kg worth in a tiny flat...
- Hovvering round the reduced veg section to snap up cut price greens...
- Worrying the neighbours will think there's a furry massacre going on every time piggies squeak demandingly because the fridge is opened/a bag is rustled...
- Being resigned to the fact that with indoor pigs you will NEVER win the war with hay bits all over the carpet... even when you've just hoovered...

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- Quickly learning that the piggies WILL NOT ALLOW you to wake up, have a coffee and breakfast or even change out of your PJs before their breakfast is served. Your needs now come LAST - let into play area, veg cut and offered, hay and water changed... only THEN may you think about starting YOUR day...
 
- Getting excited about a new vacuum cleaner with 'pet attachment' in the hope it might remove long piggy hair from fleece...
- When shopping with friends, 'just stopping off at the pet section' and invariably buying a treat/forage mix/chew toy...
- Apologising for 'scaring' the pigs when you've had the audacity to sneeze/get up from the sofa a little quickly/walk across the room...
 
Tiny said:
Here's a thread to list only piggy owners 'get'...

- After making an online order for 5 different types of hay, wondering where on earth you're gonna store 9kg worth in a tiny flat...
- Being resigned to the fact that with indoor pigs you will NEVER win the war with hay bits all over the carpet... even when you've just hoovered...
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The hay storage is an issue especially when the furry overlords decide they no longer like the stash of hay you have 3 bags of....
Our Dyson is the most abused hoover ever, it is a wonder it still works and still there is hay...


Tiny said:
- Apologising for 'scaring' the pigs when you've had the audacity to sneeze/get up from the sofa a little quickly/walk across the room...
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ha ha :))

Flutterby said:
-When you can't walk past the pig room without the pigs going "Veg? Veg... VEG! VEG VEG!"
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This is especially an issue at tea time if they haven't been fed 3 hours before the allotted time and you decide to move!
 
The lady at the till recently asked me if I had a particular recipe that required dill as I buy so much of it...she was genuinely really interested and clearly disappointed, confused and bewildered when I told her it was for my Guineas and a hamster...:doh::yikes:
 
Seeing the shock on peoples faces when they come to the till to pay for their birthday card / bath bomb / jewellery , to find that at the end of the counter on the floor is a "pop up" C & C cage with 2 guinea pigs inside it who have either been to the vets or need syringe feeding every 2 hours.
 
TAN said:
Seeing the shock on peoples faces when they come to the till to pay for their birthday card / bath bomb / jewellery , to find that at the end of the counter on the floor is a "pop up" C & C cage with 2 guinea pigs inside it who have either been to the vets or need syringe feeding every 2 hours.
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Oh that's priceless!
 
Putting off making a cup of tea even though you would really like one because you'd have to open the fridge for milk and it's far too soon for veggie time.
Asking the nice man in the corner shop if you can take the greens someone pulled off their cauli. Not sure if I should explain I'm not that poor just don't want to buy a whole cauli. :))
 
Every time I get home from school/walk in the lounge at 5 pm, Oreo rushes (only time Oreo moves) up to the bars of his cage, sticks his nose and mouth up at me and squeaks so loudly to remind me I need to give him his nuggets. Otherwise, well I don't know what happens otherwise because I dare not disobey Oreo. I swear he understands everything I say and knows his food schedule off by heart :)
 
Having the checkout chick look at you with sympathy because you're obviously povo because you've just bought all the veg in the 'cheap bin'.

Buying expensive veg for the guinea pig only to find they dont like that veg and neither do I.

Having just spot cleaned the cage till practically perfect and then have a guinea pig drag a heap of hay to her pigloo on the other side of the cage.
 
Finding a stray piggy "chocolate" in your bra after a cuddle... :vom:

People giving your garden dirty looks for the amount of dandilion weeds in it XD

People coming round to meet these wonderful creatures you keep going on about who hide as if they're shy!
 
Explaining to the neighbours that you havnt got kids and the knocking sounds they can hear is actually two gunieapigs racing round and knocking over tunnels

Turning up to work in your all black outfit covered in white hairs

Constantly trying to groom your long haired pig and sighing as he looks like he's just come in from an all nighter even though everyday you spend more time on his hair than your own

When people ask have you got plans and you reply yeah and people think your doing something social when in fact you just want to scoop and kiss your babies

Knowing your pigs have a better diet than you

Sniffing hay and having three brands so you know they'll eat at least one

Worrying about gut statis and bloat

When your guys won't eat if they're sick and you just think for god sake eat

Checking the constancy of poops to make sure your guys are healthy
 
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