Here's my new piggy!

He's so cute!

I put mine on hay rather than shavings and then just put a couple of handfuls in every day - they seem to work out what's good to eat and what is good to sleep in!
 
he looks very sweet.....lovely colouring.......i kept mine on shavings for years and didnt have any skin or breathing problems....but i know they are not recommended.......you could put a thick layer of newspaper down and just use hay for both bedding and food.....i had two who were similar colouring(although short coats) and called them toffee and fudge...what names are you thinking of for him? how about elvis!!!!!:D
 
Your piggy looks like my piggy, except mines coat goes in all directions. I wondered what breed it might be as mine was a rescue piggy, and he is also a real heavyweight !
 
He seems to be eating more of his muesli than hay, is that ok? Or should I cut down the dry food so he eats more hay?

I'm in the process of mixing in some Excel pellets to wean him off muesli too.

It's probably just because his muesli tastes nicer than his hay. If he's eating a lot of muesli it could make him fat, but seen as you're changing him over to pellets I think you'll find the problem will fix itself in that way. Muesli tastes nicer than pellets, but it's more fattening! I wouldn't worry, I imagine he'll be more interested in his hay when his 'hard feed' (to coin a horsey expression:D) is changed over:).
 
Aww he's so cute! Love the last picture :) you're brave doing his nails already :p I'm rubbish at it lol.
He's a really interesting colour, a mix of my two :D

Mine are on shavings and I prefer it even though it's not recommended. I tried fleece but found it really smelly and a hassle to wash but I've heard lots of people who like it. Personally I use shavings with hay over the top.

I like your home made hay rack! It's fun making them toys, my little brothermade mine a castle out of an Amazon box lol.
 
Super cute! I'm well jel.

I used to have a couple of piggies years ago. Would like to get some again but BF won't let me!

Used to love watching them in the run outside where they'd be happily eating then all of a sudden would have a manic 5 minutes of doing laps of the run, then they would lie down all out of puff!
 
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