Wiebke's Tribe: Sows and the City Boars

Dear Esme has taken to subterranian living again but at least I get to see her out in the open with the lure of some fresh growing grass from the lawn after the much needed rainfall.

Playing 'turtle' with pellets...
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But the grass is still the magic lure to get a picture of her without her dashing under cover.
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@Claire W @Qualcast&Flymo
 
Happy 6th birthday, Dryw 'Wren'!
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It is hard to believe that you are already 6 years old since I introduced you to a delighted Pioden 'Magpie' and his last but extremely frail wife Hedydd 'Skylark', who passed away just a few weeks later; not long after her 8th birthday.
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Dryw's birth name at @The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue was Wren. I was asked by her fosterer to please keep it. We compromised on the Welsh version. Her nickname is Deedoo (a bit easier to pronounce than Dree-oo).
She currently lives with just her bestie Llinos 'Linnet' after Lleian 'Smew' has happily bonded with Brangwyn 'White Raven' and has not shown any interest in moving back.
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I remember Dryw arriving with you, can't believe it's been 6 years already!

(and still as gorgeous as ever!)
 
I can remember you introducing her to us all too - incredible that it was 6 years ago! Such a pretty girl, happy birthday little one 🙂
 
There is a round of birthday wishes due to the youngest Tribe members.

Hard to imagine that my little Cornish baby boys, blonde Brangwyn 'White Raven' and ginger Baeddan 'Boar', have already turned 3 years of age and are already at the peak of their lives.
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Baeddan (pronounced: Bythan)
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Brangwyn (pronounced Braan-gwin)
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Baeddan is still happily married with his half-sister Blodyn 'Flower', who turned 3 years in September
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Blodyn

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Here all three siblings reunited for a quick photo
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Brangwyn now lives with feisty Lleian 'Smew' (pronounced Tkhlayan) who, despite looking at 600g from below, is herself now 4 years old.

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Sorry, it's a while since I posted due to me being ill for the last 4 months.

I am however very happy to announce that tiny ginger Merlin (who is Blodyn's litter brother and the son of Millyn and Barcud from my Cornish family) has finally returned from Northampton with his big leading blonde lady Sulwen/Sisu. They have been settling in well as one of my quirkier pairs.

Merlin is still the rumbliest of my boars and he has not lost all his laddish manners from seeing out a string of elderly boars initially, so climbing a furry female mount Everest from any direction has its funny sides. Nevertheless, Sulwen may have taken months of patience to get past her massive fear-aggression issues but she is amazingly tolerant of Merlin's antics. Except when she wants the big mushroom cosy all for herself!

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Sulwen/Sisu
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Merlin
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Honestly, I cannot thank @furryfriends (TEAS) enough for taking in my two neighbouring singles as an emergency when I broke my hip, having Merlin neutered, bonding them and then hanging patiently onto the pair for me until I am at last physically strong and stable enough to look after an extra cage. A broken hip and persistent balance/vertigo problems from a brain tumour just don't mix well.

There have been times when I seriously considered whether it would be better to make the heartbreaking decision to put them up for adoption via TEAS sanctuary because my recovery has just been such a long distance nonstop obstacle course.

Outtakes:
It is not easy trying to hide behind your husband when you are nearly double his size!
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But in the end mummy couldn't see us... or at least, we could no longer see her!
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Wiebke said:
Sorry, it's a while since I posted due to me being ill for the last 4 months.

I am however very happy to announce that tiny ginger Merlin (who is Blodyn's litter brother and the son of Millyn and Barcud from my Cornish family) has finally returned from Northampton with his big leading blonde lady Sulwen/Sisu. They have been settling in well as one of my quirkier pairs.

Merlin is still the rumbliest of my boars and he has not lost all his laddish manners from seeing out a string of elderly boars initially, so climbing a furry female mount Everest from any direction has its funny sides. Nevertheless, Sulwen may have taken months of patience to get past her massive fear-aggression issues but she is amazingly tolerant of Merlin's antics. Except when she wants the big mushroom cosy all for herself!

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Sulwen/Sisu
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Merlin
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Honestly, I cannot thank @furryfriends (TEAS) enough for taking in my two neighbouring singles as an emergency when I broke my hip, having Merlin neutered, bonding them and then hanging patiently onto the pair for me until I am at last physically strong and stable enough to look after an extra cage. A broken hip and persistent balance/vertigo problems from a brain tumour just don't mix well.

There have been times when I seriously considered whether it would be better to make the heartbreaking decision to put them up for adoption via TEAS sanctuary because my recovery has just been such a long distance nonstop obstacle course.

Outtakes:
It is not easy trying to hide behind your husband when you are nearly double his size!
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But in the end mummy couldn't see us... or at least, we could no longer see her!
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Lovely to see you again beautiful Merlin and Sulwen 🥰 Glad you’re settling back in at home ❤️ x
 
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