misspiggy01
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Post by misspiggy01 on May 19, 2019 23:57:09 GMT
Update! I just had a great floor time with them! They climbed all over me and were very vocal. So pleased with them. They are starting to come out of their shells!
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misspiggy01
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Post by misspiggy01 on May 20, 2019 6:24:02 GMT
I just heard buttons making noises like a car lol
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Post by Bean on May 20, 2019 6:53:03 GMT
Oh, Buttons is gorgeous! I didn't really notice the different colours on his fur before, I thought he was just white.
That sounds like a great floortime session too - many new pigs are a bit nervous, so it sounds like they're feeling right at home!
Ah yes, the rumble is a common sound. As well as it being a courtship behaviour, it's a way of them saying to the others that they think they're the bees knees! Whoever's the dominant pig (and you said it was Buttons) will uusally do it a whole lot more than the others!
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Post by misspiggy01 on May 20, 2019 7:14:07 GMT
Yeah they are definitely warming up to me! I gave them some dinner and now they won’t stop asking for more!
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Post by 3piggles on May 20, 2019 19:51:03 GMT
Aw, love the face and those ears
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Post by Bean on May 21, 2019 7:53:55 GMT
I gave them some dinner and now they won’t stop asking for more! They probably never will haha!
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Post by 3piggles on May 21, 2019 18:10:12 GMT
I wait until they stop asking, then give them the food. They learn very quickly, and will stop wheeking for food, when it doesn't get them what they want
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Post by Bean on May 22, 2019 7:34:05 GMT
Oh I so love the noise of a round of wheeking - I'd miss it too much if they didn't do it! Usually they're pretty good at knowing when they're getting fed (not that they don't try it on now and again of course!) but the other night we'd all been upstairs for about half an hour and despite being in a completely dark room, they rounded up a mighty chorus of 'feed me!' which I could hear upstairs - I wonder what set them off! (Probably Biscuit or Cadders making a mistake and then getting the others worked up!)
I use that tactic if anyone starts biting on the bars though - no food until they stop doing that as it's irritating!
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Post by jolovespiggies on May 22, 2019 18:49:20 GMT
I love to hear that sound too, even if it is demanding LOL!
hugs jo xx
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misspiggy01
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Post by misspiggy01 on May 24, 2019 8:31:22 GMT
Hi guys. Just wondering if you have any tips on piggie haircuts as buttons hair is quite longe and is collecting some poo. Hair cut isn’t urgent if I should let them settle in a bit more before doing it but just wanted some tips for when I attempt to cut his hair!
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Post by 3piggles on May 24, 2019 17:40:20 GMT
You can probably find some videos on YouTube, but the person I know who had long haired pigs cut their hair the same way hair dressers do. She would comb up a section, and snip it off, and keep doing that until she had the hair cut to the length she wanted.
Most of the time, it seems the pigs don't have to do anything except sit or lie still, and didn't seem to mind her cutting their hair. It doesn't have to be really short, just so it doesn't collect poos.
How difficult it is to cut their hair will depend on how relaxed your pigs are. They may keep walking away. If so, until they're really relaxed, just cut what you can, when you can, until you have the bottom hair as short as you need it.
She found it imperative to have a pair of hair cutting sheers, versus a regular pair of scissors. I bought my hair cutting scissors at a discount store for $7, and my husband uses them to cut my hair, so no need to spend a lot of money.
Any comb with small teeth will do, but not the big, thick-toothed combs. They're hair is basically the same as ours, and reacts the same way to being cut.
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Post by Bean on May 25, 2019 7:20:40 GMT
When I've had one I've needed to give a haircut to (and Tissue benefits from a bum trim or her fur can get quite wee stained) I just get them out on a towel and give them something tasty to eat so they sit still while I snip away. If you stroke them as you're doing it (and have sharp scissors that cut the hair easily), they don't really notice.
I can't give you any tips on style though, my cuts are always pretty terrible!
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Post by amber89 on May 25, 2019 23:54:38 GMT
Hi.
I have right now a Sheltie/Silkie and an Aby-Peruvian mix. The two girls need only a bum haircut. Before I also had a Peruvian. She needed to have an overall haircut, including on the sides and the fringe.
I am usually giving my piggies a haircut every 2-3 weeks. Basically the moment I see it getting a bit matted. I have at home a sharp, blunt pair of scissors and a small, soft brush. I place the piggie on a towel, on my lap and I take in between my fingers a lock of hair and I cut above my fingers. Like that I am sure that I cannot hurt them accidentally.
From the point of view of styles, I won't be winning any prizes. Since I don't keep them for show, I am opting for a practical cut, which provides best results with least amount of stress (basically the classical "bowl haircut"). It does not look particularly nice, but it does the job. They look particularly funny, especially when running around (I was always joking that my late's Peruvian bum was looking like an old, fat chicken bum and her fringe something of a "dumb and dumber" hairstyle)
As said before, how much work it is, it depends on your piggies. The easiest is if there is someone else to help you, keeping g them still. Usually my husband helps me, but, in case, I can also do it aline. My current ladies usually stay still during the haircuts and don't make a fuss out of it. My late Peruvian was absolutely terrified of scissors, the moment she would hear them she would start screaming bloody murder and try to run away and hide. It took us quite some time and a bit of help from an older lady to get it under control. After a few times she got used to it and she would only occasionally five a scared squeek. We would always give her extra pea flakes to calm her down.
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Post by 3piggles on May 26, 2019 16:45:12 GMT
I think we also judge ourselves more harshly than others do. The former member who posted pics of her hair cutting jobs thought she did a terrible job. We all thought she did a great job
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misspiggy01
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Post by misspiggy01 on May 27, 2019 5:54:24 GMT
As I started eating chips in front of their cage. This head pops up wanting some!
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Post by Bean on May 27, 2019 6:58:51 GMT
Cute! A shame for them that they won't have got anything that time though haha!
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Post by 3piggles on May 27, 2019 19:38:35 GMT
Aw, cute
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Post by jolovespiggies on May 29, 2019 8:56:22 GMT
Really adorable.
hugs jo xx
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misspiggy01
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Post by misspiggy01 on May 29, 2019 9:00:41 GMT
Boy, do they love their food! And pooping!
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Post by jolovespiggies on May 31, 2019 8:19:22 GMT
I have never had a GP who is not greedy. They all just have huge appetites.
hugs jo xx
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