Things Only Piggy Owners Can Relate To...

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When there are 3 shelves of veg in the fridge with the piggies having their own shelf.
When you freeze to death in the winter cleaning hutches, just so that your babies are nice and dry and snuggly.
When although your boyfriend is highly allergic to piggies, you fill the attic with indoor cages as some pigs just can't go outside until at least spring.
The only thing you have ever sewn on your machine has been for the pigs and you know how to make a snuggle sack without instructions.
 
Hank288 said:
When there are 3 shelves of veg in the fridge with the piggies having their own shelf.
When you freeze to death in the winter cleaning hutches, just so that your babies are nice and dry and snuggly.
When although your boyfriend is highly allergic to piggies, you fill the attic with indoor cages as some pigs just can't go outside until at least spring.
The only thing you have ever sewn on your machine has been for the pigs and you know how to make a snuggle sack without instructions.
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When husband/relatives/friends claim they may be allergic, you tell them get some antihistamines and deal with it... the Guineas are going nowhere, end of.
 
Well I live with him in his house! He has coped well with my pig obsession. I have 5 girls outside in the shed and one in the attic room. He hasn't been allergic since I have had pigs in the attic. However when we travel with them in the car I have to feed him so many anti-histamines!
 
The constant worry about everything!

Are they too hot or cold, have they had a potter round, is there enough poos, have we seen them eat lots of hay & some nuggets, have they had a drink recently - the list goes on! I'm terrible and I think sometimes I get a little over worried/anxious about little things, especially when one of them is poorly.
 
laurenm said:
Walking around all day with something itching your leg, coming home and getting changed to find a piece of hay *inside* your tights/jeans/sock.

Calling family members into the room just to look at my guinea pig because "he looks so cute right now"
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I'm exactly the same lol, my mum just rolls her eyes ha ha.
 
:agr:Can relate to all of those lol, mine would be going past a field a green grass/veggies in the car and going ''wheeek wheeek wheeek'' to my hubby ...who has started doing it along with me now hahaha mind you we don't when 'normal' people are with us, we just look at each other wink and giggle :roll: :lol:;)
 
Girl Afraid said:
:agr:Can relate to all of those lol, mine would be going past a field a green grass/veggies in the car and going ''wheeek wheeek wheeek'' to my hubby ...who has started doing it along with me now hahaha mind you we don't when 'normal' people are with us, we just look at each other wink and giggle :roll: :lol:;)
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If you don't mind me saying, that is soooo cute!:D
 
Blue said:
I swear to god I could lose hours to watching them waddle around and do their little pig thing. The only thing that saves me is them going off to take a nap every hour or so!:))

Also, claiming everyone's empty boxes for pig toys!
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I'm the same, they are so fascinating. Unfortunately I love watching them sleep as well, the only thing that prises me away is my bladder lol.
 
Pretty much 90% of all pictures i take with my phone are my boys... sleeping, eating, stretching ,yawning sniffing each other... Every opportunity is good :luv::luv: . look at them and think ''omg this is sooooo sweet'' followed by ''where is my phone i have to take a picture '' :lol!:
 
carrie anne said:
Oh, I do that too, heh, "just closing/opening the curtains, piggies!'" :roll:
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Yes, we do that one too. We have a wall light in the alcove up above our piggy cage, and I always tell them that their 'sunlamp' is being switched on :) Turning the hoover on gets an announcement as well.

We have two male piggies, and I can relate to almost everything posted so far unless it's girl-specific. I'd also add...

1. Saving toilet roll inners and then having frequent sessions spent stuffing them with hay so that there are always hay-roll toys to hand.
2. Giving priority (and majority!) space in the fridge to piggy veg and having to fit your own stuff in around it.
3. Showing willing by making a nod towards kitchen hygiene by covering the easy-wipe worktop with a piece of fleece while standing piggy on it to munch on salad as he gets his manicure, then pretending you haven't noticed each time the occasional piggy toenail clipping goes pinging across the kitchen.
4. Wondering who decided that piggies make ideal pets for children as you stare into the distance at nothing, hoping that your visitors and their kids are following your gaze and not looking at one of your little bundles of furry innocence as he humps his brother.
5. Barely batting an eyelid on reading of the plummeting pound or political discontent, but viewing news of a weather-related spinach shortage that may last for several weeks as a Problem Of The Very Highest Order.
 
For various reasons, I can't eat most veg. So pretty much every time I'm in Tesco I'm buying a week's worth of veg that I won't ever eat. Apparently this is odd? I dunno, it seemed perfectly normal wandering through Tesco muttering "Hmm, I wonder if they'll try that" or "wait, there's no yellow peppers. I wonder if they'll forgive me that..."
 
When you have to explain to the builder that it's imperative the new conservatory has better ventilation than the old one. Oh why, well, clearly so that in the summer, the pigs can sleep in there at night and not be too hot, it's not for HUMAN's, don't be ridiculous...
 
I found a strand of hay in my office the other day as a piggy poo in my pocket when I hadn't even cuddled them wearing those clothes!

The young people who I work with ask me how the piggies are on a regular basis along with work colleagues

I often rearrange the room to accommodate new stuff -and a constantly increasing C&C cage- before anything else.

Removing our food from the fridge to make room for piggy veg

Picking up stray piggy poos from around the house. They seem to end up in some odd places, even where piggies don't go near.

Avoiding shops and rescues who have piggies because the OHwants every fuzz butt he can see and I'm being cruel by saying that four is max herd size. It's the noses...

Feeling guilty by not doing a poo clean due to having a sniffly, sneezy cold and not wanting to give it to the pigs. I held my breath whilst dishing out nuggets last night!
 
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Ooooh. Blitzen, Mr Grumpy, has been doing odd things lately. Last night I gave Comet a small carrot (chantenay carrots) and he will take them by hand. Blitzen would only ever take food from my hand if I had a hold of him (and usually that was just to throw it back at me, the cheeky git) but he never takes food from the hand otherwise. Last night he kept sniffing at a carrot then turning his nose up til I pretended not to watch.

And then today, in his carrot cottage....he came out to get a blueberry. That I was still holding! And now friends think I'm nuts because HE FINALLY DID IT.

But you guys, you get it, right? :D
 
The piggies are having floor time atm and Spike has just stood in front of the cupboard, he looked a bit confused and went to lie in a hidey. Seems he doesn't want to explore if he can't eat the cupboard legs. Now I feel really guilty! :no:
 
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