Today's auction piggies...

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This box of assorted guineas came from the small animal auction today, a real mixed bunch.

The girls have been in a box with the boys so will be staying until they are back to full health and we know if they are pregnant or not:

Xena Warrior Princess:
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Only a baby, probably 10 weeks old ish.

Zia:
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Very poorly little sow, with hair loss and very skinny and lost looking


Then the boys:

Yoda - roan abby boar, not fully grown
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and Yoshi, very small baby boar, only 270g, probably only 3 weeks old or so;
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Colours didn't come out well, but he is a lovely argente colour I think

On arrival, before being split into pairs
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They will all be looking for homes once they are healthy

Sophie
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Aww they are so sweet I just love them all x)

Well done for helping them, I hope the teeniest one is okay and you are lucky and non are pregnant.
 
they are lovely hope all bounce back to full health quickly! dare i ask how much you had to pay to save those poor souls!
 
Yoshi is a stunner! Wishing poor little Zia all my best!

Good on taking them in and helping them to a happy future!
 
They sell pigs at auction?/// That is just terrible 8... Some people! They are gorgeous x) and I hope they bounce back to full health quickly!
 
Bless them, Vikki mentioned that you got four guineas and she also mentioned the price....I'm quite simply amazed.

Fingers crossed for poorly piggie, I hope each of the others fill out and calm down well.

Joanne - they are dedicated animal auctions....need I say more? :(
 
Awww, you see Zia is my kind of pig, I adore the ill looking ones who need the attention. Shame theres a big distance as if she made it I'd love to add her to my herd x)
 
poor little zia, she's gorgeous,I'm another one that could find room for her :)
Hope they all do great now their in safe hands x
 
Yoshi is a stunner i'm in love with him x>>x)

ben & bambi came from one of these markets bambi nearly got over looked as he's white & couldn't been seen

ben was used as a stud wasn't feed much his teeth was a grey colour & was always shouting for food at feeding time he's now a beauty & know's i'm not going to starve him

really hope they all find a loving home to be spoiled they deserve it after a rough start xx
 
So sorry for those little ones, hope they find loving homes. Unfortunatley there is one of those auctions once a fortnight near us, there are usually quite a few boxes with rabbits, guinea pigs. Everyone is putting their hands in and pulling them out to look at them, poor things are terrified. I just wish I could rescue them all, but just too many.
 
my first 2 lots of guineas were from auction we got 9 for 20 pounds 6 of them had ringworm which took 8 wks from start to finish to clear up after this the ringworm kept coming back even though i treated the hutches they were in..in the end i had to burn the hutches has it was been passed from one pig to another.I now know what illnesses you can get from auction and i wouldn't go to one again i also know another rescue that gets most of her stock has she called it from auction because she gets about 30 pigs for 60 pounds and re homes them at 15 pound each and makes a big profit i now see that even though getting from auction is in a sense rescuing ,but i now see that giving money to these people that sell these animals is not rescueing now has they have a steady supply of guineas going there every other week and most of them are sicking for ringworm and other things which can be passed onto humans and other guineas..I only changed my view on auction guineas once i started to get in true rescue guineas that people couldnt keep any longer or through cruelty where i don't have to put money in these peoples pockets to get the guinea off them unlike auctions.
i app lure what you are doing via auction but please be careful and some of these guineas are sold at auction because they are very ill and have illness that can spread xx:) and is very costly all money which could go to your rescue i spent 200 pound on 1 guinea that came in preg from auction and like me i thought aawww shes preg i need to get her but i crippeled my rescue and in the process i was paying vet bills out for ralphie which took a total bill upto 600 pounds in 4 wks and i neally had to shut.. the female preg guinea did end up dieing
 
ahh poor piggies i hope they all do well.id never heard of animal auctions like that its rather sick and i hope i never find one!
zia looks a bit like my rodney, she has the same shaped nose and eyes
 
ahh poor piggies i hope they all do well.id never heard of animal auctions like that its rather sick and i hope i never find one!
zia looks a bit like my rodney, she has the same shaped nose and eyes
 
clairelove said:
my first 2 lots of guineas were from auction we got 9 for 20 pounds 6 of them had ringworm which took 8 wks from start to finish to clear up after this the ringworm kept coming back even though i treated the hutches they were in..in the end i had to burn the hutches has it was been passed from one pig to another.I now know what illnesses you can get from auction and i wouldn't go to one again i also know another rescue that gets most of her stock has she called it from auction because she gets about 30 pigs for 60 pounds and re homes them at 15 pound each and makes a big profit i now see that even though getting from auction is in a sense rescuing ,but i now see that giving money to these people that sell these animals is not rescueing now has they have a steady supply of guineas going there every other week and most of them are sicking for ringworm and other things which can be passed onto humans and other guineas..I only changed my view on auction guineas once i started to get in true rescue guineas that people couldnt keep any longer or through cruelty where i don't have to put money in these peoples pockets to get the guinea off them unlike auctions.
i app lure what you are doing via auction but please be careful and some of these guineas are sold at auction because they are very ill and have illness that can spread xx:) and is very costly all money which could go to your rescue i spent 200 pound on 1 guinea that came in preg from auction and like me i thought aawww shes preg i need to get her but i crippeled my rescue and in the process i was paying vet bills out for ralphie which took a total bill upto 600 pounds in 4 wks and i neally had to shut.. the female preg guinea did end up dieing
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It's ok - I'm well aware of what they could be carrying and they (as all new piggies) are in strict quarantine just to be on the safe side. They were also not sexed correctly, as they were all being sold as 1 boar with 3 sows.

We've debated the ins and out of auctions before, but I couldn't leave this lot there, I'm glad they're here and safe now.

Sophie
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This Little Piggie said:
Sophie,

What do you think is wrong with poor little Zia?
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I think she's just had a long hard day and is a bit the worse for wear. I've syringed some fluids and probiotic down her, and she was biting hard on to the syringe like she couldn't get enough. She's eating ok and is now tucked up on fleece with Xena. She has a skin condition so has been treated for mites, have left her to settle. She's also rather on the skinny side.

The girls are braver than the boys, while I've been out they've been munching away but the boys are sat in the corner and haven't moved yet. So have covered them over for now to settle.

Thanks everyone - will keep you updated!

Sophie
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Oh Sophie - poor little mites :(

Zia looks like she really needs some love................

Teresa x
 
Zia is so sad looking :( I hope you can make her and the others feel as right as rain ASAP x
 
How are they all doing today? Sending lots of cuddles to them all. xx
 
They are ok, thank you Laura!

Xena and Z have just had a bath, as they are both a bit scabby and although they're not too bad they really smelt awful, so I did them in Malaseb just in case.

Have changed Zia's name to Zephyr as I thought it was too much like Xena otherwise, and I'm hoping they'll be a pair!

They are funny pigs, Zephyr is quite brave and pushy actually. I think she may be long haired when it grows back, we'll see.

The boys are less brave and really haven't moved as far as I can tell, except to get the veg....

Sophie
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I like Zephyr as her new name, very pretty. I see what you mean about Xena/Zia sounding so similar. The girls will feel so much better for having had a bath!
 
Here are the girls after their bath, in the Cozie that Pollie kindly sent me! I know it's not Valentine's day yet but they needed a snuggle! :)

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