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Post by jolovespiggies on Jan 8, 2016 19:28:07 GMT
Sort of Bean love LOL!! I know it is too soon in the year to hope for bette#ter weather but I hope you get it fixed.
Hugs JO xx
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Post by 3piggles on Jan 9, 2016 18:53:14 GMT
I hope you get some decent weather to do the roof, so you can have buns again. I do miss mine, but we don't, and won't have the space again. I would want free ranging buns, and I can't keep up with the mess any longer. That's why I just do guinea pigs, no dogs, cats or buns, as much as I love them.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jan 10, 2016 20:13:07 GMT
I don't like Facebook, I have heard of numerous other similar complaints.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Jan 10, 2016 21:47:00 GMT
I couldn't find the original comment about Facebook, so I'm not sure what the complaint were, but it's definitely as good or as bad as you make it, or as you allow it to be. I have a lot of very supportive, animal-loving friends on Facebook, and would be lost without their help. When Momo has the uterine tumors, I got my best advice, and the most help, from Wee Companions Small Animal Rescue in San Diego, CA. They were wonderfully helpful to someone on the other side of the country, did research for me and got me all sorts of great information. I also got a lot of feedback from guinea pig parents around the world, some good, some not really applicable. All meant to be helpful. I just sorted through all those comments, dismissed those that didn't really apply, and added a lot of new information to my collection. I do think any social media is only as good as the choices we make for friends, and the amount of effort we put into our friends. So it's basically like any other social situation.
As far as the privacy issues go, yes, there are potential problems, but there is also a lot of misinformation passing around. Think before believing or commenting. Think before posting a whole lot of personal information. Think before accepting friend requests from people with no mutual friends of yours, and you should be okay. Also, don't let social media take over your life. It's easy to always check the latest posting, but it will be there when you finish what you need to do, so there's no need to be constantly checking. That's the most annoying part of having the smart phones. People tend to check every time it vibrates or says that some thing has been sent to the phone (news updates, weather warnings, social media posts, etc.). They'll still be there after dinner, or after you finish the conversation, so there's not need to be rude and keep checking for every notification.
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Post by Bean on Apr 15, 2016 8:03:59 GMT
I forgot to introduce our current charges - Daisy and John! Daisy is a pretty little thing, and full of beans - she's always bouncing around and sticking her nose into everything. She's really interactive and sociable, but isn't too bothered to be stroked (unless she's eating!). She's the first rabbit we've had that rubs her chin on absolutely everything - I've heard about it loads but never had a bun that did it more than occasionally! Meanwhile John is very laid back and loves getting a good fuss. He went into the rescue a bit overweight but is trimming up nicely on the right diet and getting more exercise. He's a really sweet boy. They met at the rescue so have only been together a couple of months, but have a lovely close bond.
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 15, 2016 12:24:34 GMT
They are wonderful, Bean I love spunky bunnies, and she has that look of Ooh, what's that I hope you get some good time in with them before they get adopted
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Post by jolovespiggies on Apr 15, 2016 19:57:48 GMT
Oh they are just adorable Bean hunni, I just want to kiss John's lovely little nose in that delightful piccy.
Hugs JO xx
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Post by Bean on Apr 17, 2016 8:45:25 GMT
Thanks both, and I think he'd enjoy that, Jo!
Daisy is a real interior designer too - she's always rearranging the bedding and any toys around. They don't seem to use the bedding area of the hutch at all and totally empty it of paper and straw. I thought maybe I should take the hint and stop putting anything in there, but Daisy has too much fun digging around and moving it all! When the weather's more reliably dry I'll set up some dig boxes in the run - I fill cardboard boxes with stuff they can dig and forage around in, and they usually destroy the boxes too. I think Daidy will have the box emptied in seconds!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Apr 17, 2016 21:24:17 GMT
Oh bless her maybe she is conscious of feng shui Bean love (I think that is spelt correctly) and wants her furniture to fit her mood LOL!!
Hugs JO xx
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Post by Bean on Apr 18, 2016 9:10:46 GMT
Haha, maybe! Her mood must change a lot if that's the reason as she's often having reorganisations during the day too!
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 18, 2016 12:15:53 GMT
Dallas was a mover/rebuilder piggy. He has to move things around the cage, as if he were driven to. Maybe Daisy has to keep life fluid, too If she had any plastic rabbitloos, she would probably move those all around, too I think those busy ones can't handle being bored, so they set themselves goals and go for it with gusto
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Post by jolovespiggies on Apr 18, 2016 20:41:56 GMT
I wonder why they do it, it must be something to do with nesting, they say that about humans don't they? Pregnant ladies often get the urge to have a good clear out or change everything around. Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 19, 2016 13:20:47 GMT
Being a boar, Dallas definitely wasn't pregnant or nesting. I definitely got the impression he was overcoming the endless boredom of being restricted to a small space. No matter what great a space we give our pigs or buns, we can't recreate the space they would have in the wild. That's good in the safety sense, but bad in the sense that we limit their stimulation.
I think some animals are more willing to accept limited stimulation than others are, just as some humans can't just sit around and do nothing. I think they are very much as we are, and we also rearrange, clean or do whatever we can to our spaces, to keep us busy, purposeful, etc. Dakota was sick, so not much company for Dallas. Dallas kept himself busy endlessly rearranging his tiny space. He reveled in being out of the cage, and never stopped moving and doing things, checking out his surroundings, when he was out for floor time.
On the other hand, Zippy, who was only in a small cage for a few weeks of his young life, was more interested in telling me about everything he discovered, than he was in constantly being on the hunt for more things to discover.
I do think pregnant females nest, as they know they need to have a place prepared for their babies, but I don't think that's the only reason to rearrange their surroundings.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Apr 19, 2016 20:25:17 GMT
Neither do I Piggles love, but I think it is part of the reason.
Hugs JO xx
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Post by Bean on Apr 20, 2016 9:00:34 GMT
Pregnant ladies often get the urge to have a good clear out or change everything around. I never did that. I was hoping I'd get a good spring clean out of being a bloated, hormonal lump, but no such luck - I did far less than I usually do! The only thing I get concerned about with all the constant shifting is that they'll jam the cat flap (which connects the hutch to the run and is always left open so they can have a bound about, day or night) and not be able to get in or out. But it's never happened yet. I have a little nesting box out in the run, which they like playing in, but it also reassures me that they won't die of exposure if they get stuck outside! I had some stuff delivered from Amazon this week and got lots of interesting brown paper and cardboard packaging, so Daisy has had a great week! I think Daisy really likes the sensation of digging. While a lot of domesticated rabbits seem to lose it, we've had a few that still have that burrowing instinct (you have to keep a closer eye when they're grazing on the lawn!). So we'll keep on adding stuff to respond to that need. It's so much easier when it's nicer and we can put it in the run - otherwise John is like 'Where am I supposed to go without getting buried by straw?!'.
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 20, 2016 12:49:58 GMT
Lol! Sounds as if they're perfect for each other It also sounds as if you have done a great job of addressing their different needs, and making sure they have a lot of options for stimulation, without being at risk. We can only guess at what would motivate them, being that they were born domestic animals, so never really lived in the wild, yet must have some instincts that feel compelled to follow. I'm hoping to eventually have a safe run at the new house. I haven't been able to have a run here at the condo, as I can't control when the lawn crews will mow, fertilize, etc. I used to get the pigs out to graze a lot, before Momo developed her personality problems. Hopefully these girls will be happy to get out to graze
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Post by Bean on Apr 20, 2016 20:42:01 GMT
I had my lunch earlier watching the pigs and buns out grazing. The buns were much cooler about it, although John really does go giddy on grass - he's pretty laid back most of the time but bob him on the grass and he suddenly starts bounding round like a loon! The pigs are hilarious - they eat so frantically and keep the mental gnawing pace up for hours - it never stops making me laugh! Hope it works out for the girls to enjoy some lawn grazing at the new house, 3piggles.
The buns had their weekly weigh-in and John is carrying on shaping up nicely. He was definitely carrying a bit too much weight before but looks healthier now.
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 21, 2016 12:21:04 GMT
Glad they got out for a graze. I know what you mean about the manic chomping. Crazy grazing machines My girls have never been outside to graze, so I'd love to give them a chance while we still have a nice lawn. It will take a while for the lawn to grow in at the new house. Do you think the pigs would be less manic about grazing, if they had an indoor/outdoor situation like the buns, so they could graze any time they wanted? I've often wished I lived in a situation where I could have such a set up for them.
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Post by Bean on Apr 21, 2016 19:53:28 GMT
The buns don't have 24/7 access to grass as their permanent run is on a paved area. With us getting the occasional digger, I'd be too nervous to have grass when they have large stretches of time unobserved at overnight and sometimes during the day.
I'm wondering if the pigs eat more frantically when the grass is shorter as they have to work harder to get a bellyful? It doesn't often get that long to test the theory though, as my lawnmower hates long grass!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Apr 21, 2016 20:17:39 GMT
Never mind Bean honey, did you have desperate urges for certain foods? Haha, they love cardboard boxes even if they do cause a few squabbles LOL!! Ours have a massive mound of hay in their pens which they enjoy playing in and making little borrows. There is nothing so satisfying is there than watching our babies enjoy their food. I like to have mine when they have their but Holly bunny always wants what I have too. Piggies are greedy little animals and the rate they eat at at would be a speeded version for anyone else LOL!!
Hugs JO xx
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