First shed day for the piggies

[ester]

I’ve been waiting for it to warm up enough that I could chuck the seedlings on somewhat dodgy shelving outside. I gave up waiting yesterday and decided they could take their chances so piggies are back in residence after a winter in the kitchen. A thorough inspection had to be carried out obviously

 

[millikins]

Guinea pigs are such cute little animals. Is there such as thing as truly wild GPs, it's not something I've ever even considered?

 

[Cortez]

Guinea pigs are such cute little animals. Is there such as thing as truly wild GPs, it's not something I've ever even considered?

....in Peru, or Chile.

 

[scats]

Gorgeous piggies. Normally mine would be outside now, but Phineas is on his own now (and much happier for it) so he is staying inside so he has company. I did try him for an hour outside in his run a couple of weeks ago and he was terrified, so I will have to work on that.
He’s such a strange pig!

 

[splashgirl45]

I’ve just caught up with the piggies in the shed.. they are so cute I would want a camera in there so I could watch them rather than the tv

 

[FinnishLapphund]

My God, I seem to not notice anything these days. 4 Piggies!?! They're all adorably cute @ester , but to my shame, I only recognise 2 of them.

The set up looks really nice, and your Piggies seems to enjoy themselves.

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[ester]

First piggie shed night out tonight as tiffin (the smallest and the boss) appears to be in season and keeps annoying/humping everyone else so they have more room to get away from her out there

FL, Marble - the grey/cream/white long haired one, and flossie (the one that looks like a sheep) are the newest 2- had them a bit over a year now. Millie (the spikey haired one) and tiffin were the original pair that I got in the February just before covid.

Flossie is a bit of a weirdo outsider of the group who sometimes doesn't seem to be quite all there but is super tame and loves a chin rub. Millie and Marble tried to kill each other when they first met but are now best mates

SG I have a camera on them in the kitchen, it's mostly so I can check that I locked the back door after the christmas omg did I lock the front door drama. . but it doubles as piggie cam.

 

[Nicnac]

They are so cute. Always remind me of that Fat Bottomed Girls song with their lovely wiggly bums. Do you have to groom Flossie and Marble alot?

 

[ester]

Flossie not much at all, partly as all her long hair sticks straight out from her bum so she doesn't get dirty just gets a brush through if moulting.

Marble is more intensive as it drapes and drags /her bum fluff can get damp so she has a bit of an undercut on her back end. By more intensive it is only once every week or 2. She's super silky to comb through once it's done. but both you'd think were dying at times even though it's like a 3 minute job and you get treats after.

Tiffin and Millie are very self sufficient but either are great fans of being handled so we don't beyone nails and lump checks (I think the long haired breeds have probably been bred to be tamer by design)

All are trained to hop into a travel box for transfer between their various luxury accomodations , and if they hear you chopping veg or grass beforehand they hop in extra quick!

 

[suestowford]

I have a long haired piggy who needs frequent haircuts, and the occasional bath. She says she is definitely not tame, and will go on making her displeasure felt at all this fussing

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

We used to transport our piggies from the hutch to the run in a bucket when I was a child, and I got too excited and tripped over the tree root and we lost both Piggies onto the 10,000 acre farmland as they immediately went under the bush to the right of the garden. I've felt bad about it ever since.