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Post by Bean on Oct 25, 2014 11:35:58 GMT
Mine get labelled the sex pest and the bully haha! Glad Momo is back on fine form - must be lovely to see after a worrying .
After a period of more calm and snuggling up together, the boys are off squabbling again and Cadders has a little cut by his nose which I'm assuming was inflicted in one of their face offs. They're otherwise okay and it's not constant so will just keep a close eye. Frustrating though!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 25, 2014 17:13:21 GMT
Ha ha, I love that Bean love, Momo and sex pest.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 26, 2014 1:41:17 GMT
Lots of boar glue on the bedding this time, so Morty has been sewing his wild oats Mia is probably ready to chomp him
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Post by Bean on Oct 26, 2014 8:04:38 GMT
There are a couple of little white blobs of stuff on the fleece that didn't come out with a regular wash. Is that most likely boar glue, and if so, how do you get it off?!
Will have to wash the fleece a bit earlier than scheduled as when they're squabbling, they scent mark a lot more and I have a sensitive nose (although probably not as sensitive as yours 3piggles, as I've never managed to diagnose health conditions with it!).
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 26, 2014 19:57:16 GMT
Boar glue is sticky. It will wash out in the laundry. White piles are usually calcium crystals, which means the pigs are eating more calcium than their bodies can process. Best to reduce the calcium intake, before they get stones.
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Post by Bean on Oct 27, 2014 7:52:58 GMT
It's definitely not calcium deposits. I'm wondering if it's something that's got on it when it's been washed or dried as it's just a couple of small blobs on one of the fleeces. It's so gluey looking and resistant to coming out, I think they'd be in serious trouble if it had come out of either of them!
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 27, 2014 13:51:18 GMT
Uck! No idea what it could be? Morty is neutered, and your boys aren't. Maybe the consistency is different?
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Post by Bean on Oct 27, 2014 15:45:00 GMT
I think if it was that, it'd be all over both fleeces knowing Josh!
They had an afternoon and evening up in our bedroom at the weekend (our babysitter is allergic to them, so they were moved out of the way) and the excitement of a change of scenery seems to have distracted them from their squabbling as it's been much calmer since. And Cadders's little cut has healed up fine, so fingers crossed we're due some peace for a bit?
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 27, 2014 17:40:25 GMT
Can you make minor changes in the cage that would keep them distracted more? Just thinking that putting a tube in one day, not the next. Have a fleece to jump on and play under, things like that, just to keep them busy. Unless two pigs really don't get along, as long as they are both busy and entertained, they leave each other alone. Rumblestrutting and posturing, but few attacks. Just a thought.
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Post by Bean on Oct 28, 2014 8:54:10 GMT
We do all that already - they're generally fine, so I'm not worried about them as such, but I just think Josh has too many hormones and every now and then it sets something in motion that they both get caught up in! I was really just thinking it was funny being moved upstairs snapped them out of this latest squabble as when we went away over summer and they went to someone else's house, they calmed right down then. It seems to distract them in a way that changing their cage doesn't, although going out in the run every day didn't have the same effect!
We were wondering what was going on with the pigloos too as usually we clean both out every day and the bedding has plenty of wee and poo on. For two days last week one pigloo was as normal and the other one looked like it hadn't even been sat in. They don't have one each but both go in whichever is closest so we couldn't figure out why they'd taken exception to one of them. Back to normal service now anyway!
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 28, 2014 13:14:22 GMT
They do have their own motivations, and I've been just as stumped in the past. If just changing the cage around doesn't entertain them enough, they must be really in to their surroundings Curiosity keeps them busy I've had incidents like the pigloo one. Not at all sure why they do that, but they definitely do. I wonder if it's a piggy version of a p*ssing contest, with each trying to outdo the other?
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 28, 2014 17:05:13 GMT
They are competative little animals, especially if one has something the other one has LOL!!
Hugs JO xx
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Post by Bean on Oct 29, 2014 9:01:20 GMT
Mine are very pleased with themselves this morning as they managed to pull down the hay box from on top of the cage during the night! It's only very light so if there are a few strand of hay hanging over, they're good at toppling it. Must be more careful but there's no harm done - just some messy fleece!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 29, 2014 17:16:03 GMT
They probably enjoyed that during the night love and seeing mum's reaction in the morning LOL!
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 29, 2014 22:22:29 GMT
I actually love watching the thought process, when they get on one of those jobs. I used to watch Morty figure his way passed anything I used to keep him out from under the cage. He always bested it, and the girls would follow his lead. He wasn't going to give up until he succeeded Their process was probably a hoot to watch
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Post by Bean on Oct 30, 2014 9:30:24 GMT
I hadn't realised until yesterday that Josh can actually climb on top of the pigloos - their tops are curved so I hadn't thought it'd be easy to jump up and balance. But I saw him doing it quite competently yesterday and even standing up on his back legs. So that would definitely make the shelf we keep the hay on more accessible, I have taken note!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 30, 2014 16:28:29 GMT
I find it amazing that these little darlings can actually climb, I have seen ours do it several times.
Hugs JO xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 30, 2014 16:32:52 GMT
Wow! I didn't think they could get any purchase on top of those pigloos. Ours have a flat top, so great for sitting. Go Josh
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Post by SiLamb on Oct 31, 2014 3:43:35 GMT
Bean, back to your question about the stuff on the fleece that won't come out...can you tell if the white stuff is on the top side of the fleece (the side they touch) or on the underside? If the underside, what do you have under the fleece?
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Post by SiLamb on Oct 31, 2014 3:46:20 GMT
Boar glue is sticky. It will wash out in the laundry. White piles are usually calcium crystals, which means the pigs are eating more calcium than their bodies can process. Best to reduce the calcium intake, before they get stones. Piggles, two questions... 1. I don't think I've seen any boar glue with my boys. Is that normal for 8-9 month old boars? 2. White piles...I'm trying to picture this. My boys, when they pee, the fleece gets a white mark which washes out. Is this what you are talking about? Or is there a substance that stacks up/piles up (is raised up)?
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