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Sweet pictures! I love all the different colors. Are all of those yours Catherine?
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They are all sweet together. And yes they are all mine. I have two other girls, but I didn't think they would get along with the new girls.
My three boys are part of a bigger herd that started with Pigbert 11 1/2 years ago. Norbert is actually Pigbert's son. I have added new rescues and the herd has kept going. The boys are all very old now. I think the girls will be good for them and the girls will be there when I start to lose the older ones. They should help the remaining boys deal with the loss and of course the herd will go on.
I know Rosebert is failing. He still looks good, but he has trouble walking and he tires easily. I am not going to be surprized when he goes. He is nearly seven.
The girls feel secure with other piggies around and they seem to have forgotten that they were left unfed and abandoned by their people.
Everybody wins in this situation. I think the girls are great. They are wonderful piggies and I am glad I could provide a home for them.
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Wow, you sure have a house full of pets, don't you? You are doing so well to take care of all of these animals. Bless you Catherine.
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Somehow I know how everybody is and know who needs what special treatment. I know who prefers which foods.
I have made a point of taking abandoned or damaged guinea pigs in my area. Pigbert, the first piggie was damaged and couldn't be sold. He needed a special life.
I take the random damaged reptiles when I can. It is strange, but if people do something and their reptile gets hurt or is damaged by malnutrition, they don't want it any more. They don't want to see the results of their failure to provide. An animal like that can't be sold and most people don't want an imperfect pet. I have paralyzed animals and animals with limbs missing. Someone has to take them and I feel that is what I should do. I have enough medical knowledge to cope with their problems.
Abandoned guinea pigs are exactly what I would want to provide a home for. I did think about it for a week and decided that they could live with the boys.
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What lovely, lucky girls. Your boys will be delighted to have female company.
They've really landed on their feet with you.
It's lovely to have a herd and the girls are lucky to be able to join yours.
They really are beautiful, but then I think all piggies are!!
It seems to take so little to make piggies happy, but still it is beyond some folk!!
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That first Sunday night I gave the piggies their dinner, a plate of chopped veggies. The girls were very happy about that and jumped right in their to eat with the boys. The next morning I presented them with their breakfast, a plate of chopped veggies.
The boys jumped right in there and started eating. The girls just stared at the food. They were not sure what to do. They were not expecting so much food. They couldn't believe they were getting veggies again.
I am beginning to think my piggies are a little spoiled, but why not. What could be more fun that spoiling a bunch of piggies.
They all just fit right in right away. I thought they might. The boys are glad of company. Rosebert is really showing his age.
At nearly seven I know he does not have much time left. This gives Robbie other pigs to focus on. Finally Norbert has someone as shy as he is. It has made him seem more outgoing and I think Muffin feels safer with him because he is a quiet pig.
Martha is clearly the dominant one and the boys are okay with that. It is the first time my herd has had a sow as leader. Frodo was the first herd leader and they all trusted him. Lambert inherited the tittle more because they looked to him, not because he was dominate. I think Martha has no hesitation about her position as leader.
A few days later it is as if they had been here all along.
The other two girls have never warmed up to snuggles and they are not interested in the other pigs. Maybe I should introduce them to the girls. I will think about it. Maybe Martha would make them feel safe. Even just meeting her might help.
Catherine