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Post by Canadian Cavy on Jun 3, 2017 1:09:56 GMT
Hello and Wheek to all. Let me first introduce myself, my name is Robin. I've been a cavy slave since 2008, in 2009 I created Canadian Cavy website for the promotion of proper cavy care here in Canada. For years I was a very active member of the cavy communities, sadly due to personal problems I had to take a few years to myself. I am currently on medical leave due to PTSD, which I gives me lots of time to get back into the swing of things. I do photography on the side, its a passion more than a job and it doesn't pay much lol. I have three wonder children 1 girl and two boys all under 12. I'm a crafty person and I love to cook. Due to my allergies I eat a plant based diet and love showing off my skills. But enough about me, you all know I'm just the slave writing for them because they don't have thumbs... So about all 10, I have 4 males and 6 sows, all unaltered. Two males are skinny pigs, they live together in my current office (we move at the end of the month BTW). The other two males are in my boyfriends "mancave" area in the basement. My 6 sows live together in a 2 foot by 10 foot hand made cage in our living room. We also are slaves to 3 bunnies (the boyfriends I'm highly allergic), 2 cats and my service dog Odie. All my piggies have been brought to me after people have found my site. Poor sweet Molly I think had it the worse, she was nursing her second litter when she came, we found out a month later that she was pregnant with litter number three. Princess Peach also came to use pregnant from the same home. We were told she was from Molly's first litter. Pumpkin and Moehawk are from Molly's last litter. Alba is our old lady and has been with us for 4 years. We believe her to be 7 to 9 years old. Pickle and Potato came from the Rocky Mountain area after their mommy got a new job and their dad couldn't care for them due to severe allergies. Finally a few months ago Todd, Mr. Dinkles and Oreo came to us. Their owners new landlords didn't want them there. They took amazing care of their pigs and it was a sad good bye (first time crying along with old owners). Here are some photos. Their names are above each photo. The girls cage (just to show it off. Taken last dec)  All 6 girls  All 6 girls again but clearer: from top left to bottom right, Princess Peach, Alba, Potato, Pumpkin, Pickle and Molly poking her nose out from her house.  Oreo:  MoeHawk  Mr. Dinkles  And last but not least Todd:  Well that's it for now, I'll leave you with a small video teaser I just posted to youtube showing off some bonding time with Oreo and Moehawk... will they stay bonded or will they remain alone forever? |
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Post by bazookagoof on Jun 3, 2017 3:04:10 GMT
Welcome to Wheekers, @canadian Cavy!  Love the pics of your piggies, hope you'll stick around! We're a tiny board, but the more the merrier! (We've also got a few photography & video threads in the general discussion table, so I think you'll find lots to interest you!) This place sometimes gets quiet on the weekends, but once the others see this post I assure you they'll be just as warm. |
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Post by Bean on Jun 3, 2017 7:58:34 GMT
What a fantastic intro and what adorable pigs - welcome to Wheekers to all of you!
Glad you have some great and worthwhile interests to get stuck into while you take time out for your health. I hope the move is coming together nicely too - I don't envy you that one, but hope the place you're moving to will make all the slogging worth it!
That's such an ace cage and I love all the fabrics. Our member 3piggles has a cage with a low side like that and although I think it's great for access and looks good, I'm always staggered none jump out as I have at least two that will launch themselves over or into anything in the name of adventure, wherever they are! (They've slowed down a bit as they've got older but are still complete adventurepigs, especially compared to the other sedate couple I have!) Looks like mine are just bigger numpties than most pigs!
I'm going to scroll back up and look at those lovely photos again now!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jun 3, 2017 13:20:18 GMT
Hello and welcome to our happy family love. Yur piggies are adorable. I am Peggy-less at the moment but not for much longer I also have an adored house bunny called Mrs Holly Snuggles. I look forward to hearing more from you hunni,
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by Canadian Cavy on Jun 3, 2017 16:38:56 GMT
Welcome to Wheekers, @canadian Cavy! Love the pics of your piggies, hope you'll stick around! We're a tiny board, but the more the merrier! (We've also got a few photography & video threads in the general discussion table, so I think you'll find lots to interest you!) This place sometimes gets quiet on the weekends, but once the others see this post I assure you they'll be just as warm. Thank you. A tiny board is better than none. I look forward to those threads!! What a fantastic intro and what adorable pigs - welcome to Wheekers to all of you! Glad you have some great and worthwhile interests to get stuck into while you take time out for your health. I hope the move is coming together nicely too - I don't envy you that one, but hope the place you're moving to will make all the slogging worth it! That's such an ace cage and I love all the fabrics. Our member 3piggles has a cage with a low side like that and although I think it's great for access and looks good, I'm always staggered none jump out as I have at least two that will launch themselves over or into anything in the name of adventure, wherever they are! (They've slowed down a bit as they've got older but are still complete adventurepigs, especially compared to the other sedate couple I have!) Looks like mine are just bigger numpties than most pigs! I'm going to scroll back up and look at those lovely photos again now! Thank you <3 The move is much needed for sure. We are moving to help my daughter get over some traumatic things. Plus side is we are moving from a townhouse to a full house, with a fenced in yard for my puppers. I agree on the things to do. I have a few friends here who thought it was easy being a home. They don't understand how utterly lonely it is being at home. No interactions with adult humans most of the time is a daily thing. Most friends are working, most people for the matter are. The only way to combat that is to have things to do. I know 3piggles (we are fb friends have been for a few years she's a doll)! I've always had low sides because I'm super short (5 foot 1 inch). Thankfully I've never had an issue but I also don't have super young piggies anymore either. Its not something I suggest unless you know your piggies wont escape. LOL! Hello and welcome to our happy family love. Yur piggies are adorable. I am Peggy-less at the moment but not for much longer I also have an adored house bunny called Mrs Holly Snuggles. I look forward to hearing more from you hunni, Hugs Jo xx Thank you! I could never imagine being pigless, can't wait to see your new member and Mrs. Holly Snuggles. |
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Post by 3piggles on Jun 3, 2017 17:13:21 GMT
Hey, lady! Welcome back Definitely take advantage of the photography thread. You have a lot of talent to share with us I haven't found that happy pigs have any desire to get out of the cage they love. Having the low front makes it so much easier to access the pigs. I have the high back to protect the wall from the urine that gets liberally sprayed around! One of our new members is interested in help bonding possibly four boars, or at least figuring out how to know when they have bonded. You have experience, so maybe you have some advice for her. |
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Post by Bean on Jun 4, 2017 7:30:48 GMT
I've always seen their inquisitive numptiness as a happy thing, not a sign they want to escape! Josh and Rocky do the whole crazy leaping and launching thing wherever they are, but mainly it's during floortime and in the outdoor run when they know there are new territories to charter - life is a playground!
Cadders and Pops don't get up to anything too mad and they could probably stay in a cage with a low side and just peer cautiously over it. But I've had too many adventurous plonker pigs over the years to take that for granted! The one who could climb a whole flight of stairs in about 20 seconds was the funniest!
The new house sounds great, Robin, and having the extra outdoor space for your pets will be fantastic. I hope your daughter feels more relaxed in the new house too. My kids are 10 and 12 - I could use a bigger house to get away from their ever-increasing noise!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jun 4, 2017 14:18:56 GMT
It is difficult love but all the rescues I have contacted say they have nothing, which is a mystery as ones in other parts of the country are crying out for homes. I do miss them very much but it won't be long now. I will see if I can post a pic of Holly although photography is not my strong point.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by Canadian Cavy on Jun 4, 2017 17:39:15 GMT
Hey, lady! Welcome back Definitely take advantage of the photography thread. You have a lot of talent to share with us I haven't found that happy pigs have any desire to get out of the cage they love. Having the low front makes it so much easier to access the pigs. I have the high back to protect the wall from the urine that gets liberally sprayed around! One of our new members is interested in help bonding possibly four boars, or at least figuring out how to know when they have bonded. You have experience, so maybe you have some advice for her. Hi hun, Awe you make me blush LOL! Yes urine is always ending up on the wall and will be taken into consideration when the move finally happens (23 we are thinking to give a week to clean this place). Sure I'll pop by, I've had a 50/50 success over the years, which from what I hear is pretty good lol. I've always seen their inquisitive numptiness as a happy thing, not a sign they want to escape! Josh and Rocky do the whole crazy leaping and launching thing wherever they are, but mainly it's during floortime and in the outdoor run when they know there are new territories to charter - life is a playground! Cadders and Pops don't get up to anything too mad and they could probably stay in a cage with a low side and just peer cautiously over it. But I've had too many adventurous plonker pigs over the years to take that for granted! The one who could climb a whole flight of stairs in about 20 seconds was the funniest! The new house sounds great, Robin, and having the extra outdoor space for your pets will be fantastic. I hope your daughter feels more relaxed in the new house too. My kids are 10 and 12 - I could use a bigger house to get away from their ever-increasing noise! I've had a few naughty boars over the years but I found that if I put them on the bottom I could keep the tall sides for them and keep my sows higher up above them with the lower sides for me to clean easier. Reko was my worse until he got snipped and put in with the sows. If you can't beat them, snip them and join them LOL! I have three (almost 12, almost 10 and almost 7, bdays are June, July and Sept so its one swoop of birthdays LOL) so I hear that. Our town house is ok but this house has 600sq ft on this place. She's already starting to act more normal, playing outside again and laughing more. It is difficult love but all the rescues I have contacted say they have nothing, which is a mystery as ones in other parts of the country are crying out for homes. I do miss them very much but it won't be long now. I will see if I can post a pic of Holly although photography is not my strong point. Hugs Jo xx Sounds like its just a waiting game, which sucks but I bet you'll end up very surprised at the end. Oh don't worry, I'm sure your not that bad <3 |
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jun 5, 2017 7:49:00 GMT
It is hunni but I am determined to have some piggies before my 60th birthday in a couple of weeks.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by Bean on Jun 5, 2017 8:22:02 GMT
Oh I hope you can find some, Jo. Do any of the rescues a bit further away have a piggy train of volunteers to help get pigs adopted? It might be worth considering asking if you haven't already, but you probably have.
Robin, not many of my boys tend to get to keep their nadgers - it's the way it's worked out! My current two boys never actually fought but it wasn't a happy, relaxed pairing, despite giving them loads of space and waiting for the teenage hormones to pass. But losing his nadgers didn't make Josh (my numpty pig) any calmer at all... He's such good fun though and is a really happy and inquisitive pig - very entertaining!
He's nearly 4 now and is starting to slow down just a tad - before if you got him out for laptime, he'd want to explore every inch of the sofa and leap up on to your shoulder and the back of the sofa before scaling down (and so on, and so on!) - all the while chuntering and squeaking away merrily to himself. Now he'll actually chill out for a while even if you don't have food!
He's still full of beans though and we really did land on our feet finding Rocky (who someone was giving away as their kid had got bored of her) as she's a bit of a plonker too, so joins in with him and doesn't get irked by his constant pestering... We did briefly try Josh with our other female (who a friend gave me as they didn't have time for her) but she's quite quiet and prim and took an instant dislike to Josh and his lairy ways. She's the perfect companion for Cadders though, who tends to be a bit neurotic and likes a cool, calm companion (rather than one who's always rumbling around him and leaping over him!).
Happy baking for all those birthdays coming up - keep your cake tins handy when you pack up!
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Post by 3piggles on Jun 5, 2017 21:59:33 GMT
Jo, there are almost no guinea pigs in rescues in my state. I go to the next state to adopt piggies. There are usually pigs for sale in the pet stores, but there were several years when even they didn't have any. Not sure why. Maybe guinea pigs aren't popular in my state, but they are in other states. We also don't have any good guinea pig vets, which is unfortunate, but why specialize in pets no one had? I hope your rescue get some more before your birthday. I know there are plenty of pigs needing homes in England. Too bad they're not in your area. I do love that cage, Canadian Cavy! I can imagine mine doing zoomies in it, and having a great time |
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jun 6, 2017 8:14:35 GMT
I am looking into that Bean love, I am currently looking in Devon. I remember you saying that Piggles hunni that you are the only one in your area who has piggies. I think I am going to have to travel to get mine too.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Jun 6, 2017 20:39:27 GMT
There are probably others, but if we have 1.6 million people, and maybe a dozen have guinea pigs, it's not much motivation for vets to learn to treat them.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jun 7, 2017 8:24:28 GMT
That is true Piggles although they should learn about piggies as a priority because they are a popular pet. I know you are the only one in your area to have piggies but there must be other places where they are really popular.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Jun 7, 2017 16:47:44 GMT
Where guinea pigs are popular and populous, there are really good guinea pig vets. California has some very good ones, and they also have a lot of guinea pigs, which are very popular pets. I'm almost as far from California as it't possible to be, and still be in the US. I really do wish there were more piggies here, so vets had an economic reason to learn about them.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jun 10, 2017 15:02:28 GMT
I think we Brits tend to forget just how fast the US is Piggles love and how things are spaced apart. I have heard there are a lot of piggies in California, some probably owned by celebrities. I just hope they don't carry any around in their handbags (purses) lol!
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Jun 10, 2017 16:39:09 GMT
California has some great animal protection laws, which have stopped pet stores from selling anything but rescue pets, made penalties actually fit the crimes, and stopped a whole lot of abusive practices such as force-feeding geese to make fois grois. Sadly, few if any of the rest of the of the states have followed suit  New Hamsphire and Maine both had bear baiting bills, meant to stop bear baiting, which is the practice of setting out sweet foods to get the bear to come to the feeding place, where hunters can shoot them like fish in a barrel The bills even went as far as trying to get permission to go into the dens of hybernating animals, and kill them while they slept. Yep, that's sport all right, not! So I don't see any of these states doing much to stop animal abuse. Massachusetts has some good laws, too. |
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jun 11, 2017 13:18:30 GMT
I agree with you Piggles love, it is a tragedy that the other states do not follow in California's footsteps and I think the business with the bears is unconscionable. How these things can be done in the name of sport makes me feel sick to my stomach.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Jun 12, 2017 19:25:49 GMT
Texas and Arizona are two of the worst. Texas allows exotic animals such as tigers to be kept in cages, while both places are major back yard breeding sources of every imaginable kind of exotic animals, including many that shouldn't be kept in private homes. It's really said, but that's part of bringing together so many states with so many different ideas. They need some latitude, or they'll withdraw from the union, and that would allegedly weaken the US. I'm beginning to wonder if it really would weaken us?
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