[Gpdd] Care: Re: Introducing new piggies

[Leah McNeil]

Dawn,
First of all, Brownie Bear, Butterscotch,
and I would like to WELCOME you back to 
the Digest. And of course, here's a BIG
WELCOME to Rocket and Buzz Lightyear!!!
I'm sure lots of Slaves have written you
about getting those two cuties together.
And hopefully, you have already put them
together and they are getting along well.
But, I just wanted to tell ya a little
bit about my experience with introducing
my two piglets.

My Brownie Bear was a solo-pig for 2 yrs/
9 months, so she was not Happy about
sharing at first. When I would try to let
them play, B-Bear would ATTACK Butterscotch.
Well, I kept their cages side-by-side for
a little over 2 months and I would switch
them around (between cages). That way, they
could get used to each other's scent. I would
try to hold them together on my lap, but that
would rarely work, because Brownie Bear would
eventually try to bite him.

I'm no expert, and really I don't know what
eventually worked (for sure). But, I'll tell
ya this, I bought a brand new C&C cage and
then I put it together and put the piggies in
it. And everything was Fine. They only bickered
a little bit because Butterscotch kept trying
to mount her. And Brownie Bear wasn't having
it! So, she would snap at him. Heck, she still
does sometimes. Butterscotch is very Active
and doesn't understand the meaning of the
word "NO".

Oh, and I would suggest putting them together
on the wheeeeeeeekend (or your day off) when
you are home all day. That way, you can watch
them closely.

Well, sorry to ramble on, but again WELCOME to
you and your Pigs!!! And I hope they are living
together now and getting along famously.

     Love 'n Wheeeeeeeeeeeeps,
         Leah...Slave to Brownie Bear &
                          Butterscotch :-)

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"...So, my question is, how do we know (or guess)
when it would be okay to put them in the cage
together, since that is our long term goal?  My
husband and I both work, so we're not home during the
day and I worry about putting them in together
before they're ready and not having someone here to
supervise. Rocket is probably twice as big as Buzz
and I worry that he could do some real harm to Buzz.
I understand there's every possibility that they'll
never be able to live together, but so far when we've
had them together, they seem to get along okay.
Thoughts?  Suggestions?..."
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