Worried about pigs with storm!

[KingBoris&HisFollowers]

hi all well right at this moment we have one of the biggest storms happening,its the biggest one in the whole time i have had my pigs,its rumbling the whole house and making loud cracking from the lightening,
the pigs as most know are housed indoors but the noise is very loud,what i really want to know is will they be unsettled with this and how can i calm them or make them more comfy? xx

 

[Wiebke]

Have a radio on to absorb some of the noise, and have towels over the cages to give them a sense of added protection.

 

[lovelygirl]

How are they reacting? do they look scared? When we had a thunderstorm in bristol a few weeks back i nearly fell off the couch but my two girls ran round their cage popcorning at every thunderclap bunch of weirdos! I would say try and distract them with extra yummy veggies maybe?

 

[Smoo]

How are they reacting? do they look scared? When we had a thunderstorm in bristol a few weeks back i nearly fell off the couch but my two girls ran round their cage popcorning at every thunderclap bunch of weirdos! I would say try and distract them with extra yummy veggies maybe?

Aww, I wish I'd seen that, sounds adorable. I think dogs are more scared of thunder than piggies, the slightest rumble has Harvey running around like a big baby, even though he's a very large six stone Retriever |)

 

[Claire W]

If they appear to be scared, do what Wiebke has suggested and give them lots of cuddles and reassurance xx

 

[Farquhar]

I have a radio in the piggies room that I have on most of the time. I remember reading somewhere that it can help soothe them. During a recent thuderstorm, they didnt seem bothered in the slightest, however when the phone rang they ran for their lives!