[Gpdd] Misc : Missy Chodoro's 2 Boys

Holly Marr purplecavy at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 16 21:15:25 EDT 2005


Missy:
Sometimes 2 Piggies will NEVER get along.  Just like people.  Their personalities may never click or one might be a "loner".  i had one female who was a terror with ANY other pig.  But she was unbelievably affectionate with humans!  She always wanted to be held.
 
May i suggest:  bathe them first, to lessen the scent?  This starts them off at the same level,
squeaky clean...i don't know if it makes a diff or not, but i do it...they smell nice and their fur
is all fluffy, anyhow!  Also, i feed them together!  A great BIG pile of food.  i've never seen any
of my pigs, except the one, show any aggression when food was involved.  Unless of course
it was the very last carrot, parsley stem, apple slice, etc.  And then it was usually more a tug
of war and not a teeth chattering fight.  Is the area big enough?  Some pigs need more space
than others.  2 of my boys sleep at opposite ends of the cage, 2 others sleep next to each 
other, always touching, so they'd be fine in a cramped cage for example.  
 
i'd say, keep trying, but don't force the issue.  If blood is being drawn, then quit!  Teeth
chattering never hurt anyone...so as long as they don't seem too stressed, then maybe
they'll get used to each other.
 
GOOD LUCK!!!    -holly + Gohan & Pavel (opposites), Buz & Alfred (snugglers), Sunny

		
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