Liane
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I have eight piggies and three are abyssinians and I was just wondering - do you find they are more 'hyper' (to put it nicely!) than other breeds?
My three are absolutely bonkers and, while they are very amusing and I adore them, they can be hard work! I'm still trying to get my youngest two used to being carried to and from the run, and I would have expected them to be a little more used to it by now! I've literally just put them to bed and I'm knackered! :p
Nellie is usually the most tricky - she really hates being handled and goes bonkers. She is super fast and seems to have springs instead of bones in her legs! (I call her rocket-powered-Nellie) When you do eventually catch her, she is so difficult to keep hold of. A short walk and a few emergency stops later, she is upside down, my arms are covered in scratches, and I'm clinging on for dear life while I try to put her in her house! :{
Tonight, it was Elma who was the problem. I could barely stand up before I was back on my knees while she struggled to get away. She kept manoeuvring herself so that she was upside down, trying to burrow into my lap. I spent a good minute or two just trying to move from that spot! In the end, I put her up my t-shirt...and that did the trick!
I don't think she likes being last to bed, she was trying to hide, bless her x)
Elphie, my older scruff, is still a bit of a nutter but no where near as bad as she was. I used to think she was suffering from seizures, she used to get so hyper! (Funny now, but not so at the time!)
My three crazy-pigs:
Elma (left) and Nellie (right)
Elphie
My three are absolutely bonkers and, while they are very amusing and I adore them, they can be hard work! I'm still trying to get my youngest two used to being carried to and from the run, and I would have expected them to be a little more used to it by now! I've literally just put them to bed and I'm knackered! :p
Nellie is usually the most tricky - she really hates being handled and goes bonkers. She is super fast and seems to have springs instead of bones in her legs! (I call her rocket-powered-Nellie) When you do eventually catch her, she is so difficult to keep hold of. A short walk and a few emergency stops later, she is upside down, my arms are covered in scratches, and I'm clinging on for dear life while I try to put her in her house! :{
Tonight, it was Elma who was the problem. I could barely stand up before I was back on my knees while she struggled to get away. She kept manoeuvring herself so that she was upside down, trying to burrow into my lap. I spent a good minute or two just trying to move from that spot! In the end, I put her up my t-shirt...and that did the trick!
I don't think she likes being last to bed, she was trying to hide, bless her x)Elphie, my older scruff, is still a bit of a nutter but no where near as bad as she was. I used to think she was suffering from seizures, she used to get so hyper! (Funny now, but not so at the time!)
My three crazy-pigs:
Elma (left) and Nellie (right)
Elphie
