Two new piggies for the Tribe!

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Say hello to Pili Pala (Welsh for Butterfly; pronounced Peelee Pahlah) and her rescue born cousin Papi (Poppy)!



It has been a very long wait since I fell in love with Pili Pala back in May due to a persistent skin problem, but she and her little friend have finally been able to make the long train journey from Milhaven Guinea Pig Rescue in Keighley in West Yorkshire to the Midlands. I made a special detour on the way home from the Doncaster Pignic to pick them up; I had to use 8 trains overall on the Bank Holiday Sunday for my big day out, but we made it home on time! The wait has certainly been worth it!

It was great to meet Jo from Milhaven in person and to have a look round her lovingly set up piggy sheds in a dedicated "piggy garden"; she really cares well for all her piggies, transient and permanent. I was very honoured to be the first stranger who was allowed to give the gorgeous miracle survivor Evan a cuddle!
Jo has some great piggies looking for homes and I was ever so tempted to come home with more! mallethead

Pili Pala


Papi


sharing a treat with the Tribe:
(from top to bottom: Pili Pala, Heulwen, Papi; Tegan, Ffwlbri; Tesni, Bethan; Hywel; Hedydd and Hafren)



Unfortunately, I needed to do quite a bit of piggy juggling over the last few weeks to sort a complex problem with the Tribe that happened in the wake of a leadership takeover and a change in group dynamics, but I hope that I have now found suitable solutions for all girls involved (most of whom were decidedly on the tricky-to-pair-up side)!

Laid-back Tanni is now living with my elderlies group, the Troop:
(left to right: Ffraid, Bryn Oscar, Ceri, Nia, Cariad and Tanni)


"Ms ASBO" Nesta is being kept under surveillance by "Mrs Grumpy" Nerys; they are the new Teddies group:


Only the Train, my cataract piggies group, is still the same; they are very firmly bonded and are taking great care of each other! (from left to right: Mali, Taffy, Terfel and Tegyd)
 
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xx>>> Beautiful and fantastic names as always x) I just have such a big soft spot for Aby's - something mischievous about them...;)
I have to be so disciplined now over piggies and find it tempting seeing Milhaven and Walsall RSPCA piggies needing homes but can still swoon drool
 
Guinea pig slave said:
xx>>> Beautiful and fantastic names as always x) I just have such a big soft spot for Aby's - something mischievous about them...;)
I have to be so disciplined now over piggies and find it tempting seeing Milhaven and Walsall RSPCA piggies needing homes but can still swoon drool
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I have been very good, too, after taking in mostly older piggies in urgent need of a new home last year! But as my youngest piggies are all coming up to two years old this autumn, I wanted some subadults for the Tribe.
Admittedly, abys and their quirky personalities are my favourites, too, so when the Milhaven "aby army" turned up, they ticked ALL my boxes - and who wouldn't fall in love with Pili Pala, who was in quite a bad state after being rescued?
I was also VERY lucky when Jo came up with cute little Papi once Pili Pala was fit to have a friend... Both girls have definitely got aby pigsonalities! Pili Pala is a very outgoing girl. x)
 
Two gorgeous girls, Pili Pala is beautiful I can see why you fell in love with her. Does she have blue eyes?
I love the teddies picture, glad that they are getting along so well- despite being an unexpected match.
 
klee said:
Two gorgeous girls, Pili Pala is beautiful I can see why you fell in love with her. Does she have blue eyes?
I love the teddies picture, glad that they are getting along so well- despite being an unexpected match.
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Pili Pala has just normal dark eyes! ;)
 
Amazing story:laluot_29:You have a wonderful set-up for all of your piggies....the elders section & the cataract section. You have a unique way of taking in piggies. You are blessed:laluot_01:
 
Love your two new girls - but it's so nice to see all the other pigtures as well.
 
Your two new additions are such beautiful girls. I have a real soft spot for abbys there is just something about them. I'd love to have one again sometime.

Your crowd looks like they have been giving you a bit of a time of it with changes galore but well done for sorting them all out and keeping everyone happy! I love the idea of the teddies group. They look fab (and full of mischief I think!)

It's certainly never boring in your house with so many personalities to keep you entertained!
 
Aren't they stunning little Abby girls drool x)

I can't believe how you keep juggling them around to get them all suited, you are like 'the Guinea Pig Whisperer' :))

Glad they ahve all settled in well in their groups. Great photos
 
Awww Totally gorgeous! And well worth the HUGE train journey you made ..... Lucky piggies :) :) :)
 
I would love to have the time and space for such a large group of piggies, these pics are simply wonderful, such lovely piggies all of them! X
 
Gorgeous piggies, people don't understand the time it takes to keep a herd going but its well worth it for the joy they bring :)
 
Many congrats on your new girls, they are beautiful. Thank you for the photos of all your lovely piggies. They all look very happy and contented. :)
 
Oooo they are gorgeous! I have been very privileged to meet Jo, she is a wonderful lady with such dedication & caring for all her animals. I haven't seen her about on here for a long while & was slightly worried everything was ok with her, but it's great to know she is fine & still rehoming her gorgeous piggies :) It was a bit frantic when we went to look at some, she had a few come in that day & it was difficult for us to look at some properly as they were obviously quite nervous & the little girl we really liked was too poorly to be adopted. Sadly she is too far away for us to get there that easily or we would definitely would have loved to adopt some from her. We do sponsor piggies & send the odd donation when we can to give a little support :)
 
They're gorgeous xoxo but then all your piggies are drool

Nerys xoxo
Bethan xoxo

Your cataract group are soooo adorable x)
 
Beautiful newbies Wiebke, glad they are settling in well.
 
What gorgeous little girls, lovely additions to your piggy family. x)

I've also been privileged to meet Jo & have adopted Hogan, Eric & Ernie from Milhaven. She is an amazing person and gave us a tour of the piggy garden & sheds when we were there, including a special cuddle of little Kevin (when he was a sponsor piggy). What a journey you made to get there..... it's quite a busy traffic-heavy journey for us & we're only in Leeds!

'Poppy's mum' previous post - I think Jo is concentrating putting news of Milhaven on their facebook page and updates on there very regularly with lots of news and photos which is great.:)
 
They are lovely new additions. No wonder you were so excited at the pignic! Thank you for telling us about them and showing us photos.
 
Cheeky Chubbies said:
What gorgeous little girls, lovely additions to your piggy family. x)

I've also been privileged to meet Jo & have adopted Hogan, Eric & Ernie from Milhaven. She is an amazing person and gave us a tour of the piggy garden & sheds when we were there, including a special cuddle of little Kevin (when he was a sponsor piggy). What a journey you made to get there..... it's quite a busy traffic-heavy journey for us & we're only in Leeds!

'Poppy's mum' previous post - I think Jo is concentrating putting news of Milhaven on their facebook page and updates on there very regularly with lots of news and photos which is great.:)
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Thanks Cheeky Chubbies have now liked her page :))
 
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