Dot and Burnie bonding thread

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alpacasqueak said:
Sure all will be great and they'll have a fun first night together :)
Must try and get some sleep now!
Glad it's all gone well :)
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Thanks so much for all the replys, it really helped, wish i could have done the bond earlier. Its all gone quiet now, they are kipping in a house each. Ive done 3 hours of watching to make sure of no fights, I'm sure theyl be ok now. I must go sleep 👍

Send my love to pedro☺
 
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So glad it went well! I checked the thread at 5am when I was woken up by Blodwen (I had put a piece of clementine in her food bowl last night and when she woke up and found it there was noisy happy zooming). Now I'm going to watch all the videos :)
 
So happy that the outcome looks positive! It's so scaring bonding for the first time, remember it with Honey and Willow, I got so prepared, had to do it in the bathroom on the floor, set up camp, for my phone, blocked off pipes with cushions (old ones don't worry it wasn't unhygienic) 🤣 Then after 10 minutes, they were kissing each other, nibbling hay together, and even laid down together. It helped I think that Honey was older and willow was a baby, think her mothering instincts kicked in. But yeah, so happy for you! 🎉🎉🎉
 
Just woke up to check on them, they were in a house each, i gave them veg and dot was straight out and is stealing burnies portion lol. Dot seems happy, burnie seems a bit quiet, but theres no arguing or anything 👍 and no signs of the fleece being all creased up from a fight or anything. So it doesnt look like they are best buddies or anything but so far its good.

The best bit of last night was when dot got so scared of something, i think it was my leg moving suddenly, she ran so fast into the corner and burnie sort ran over but slowly and was licking her, then put himself between her and the only exit she had and just sat there
 
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Skypipdot said:
Just woke up to check on them, they were in a house each, i gave them veg and dot was straight out and is stealing burnies portion lol. Dot seems happy, burnie seems a bit quiet, but theres no arguing or anything 👍 and no signs of the fleece being all creased up from a fight or anything. So it doesnt look like they are best buddies or anything but so far its good
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If they've been alone for quite some time it may just be they are both getting used to the idea of having a buddy, at least they are both respecting each other's personal space
 
dannif_piggies said:
If they've been alone for quite some time it may just be they are both getting used to the idea of having a buddy, at least they are both respecting each other's personal space
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Yea dot has been lone for 3 years almost, she was taken away from her herd in pets@home too because of a uri as a pup, same happened to burnie. I got them both from the adoption bit. I feel bad on dot but atleast she finaly has a house mate now. I did try and bond her with a 6 year old boar when he was alive, but he just sat there with his jaw open waiting to bite her.

Ive said now to the missus that we are never having a lone pig again Its horrible having to try and be there all the time for them and watching them be lonely. A huge weight feels like it has been lifted off me. I think the pigs will feel like less of a worry now. I can go out for a long time and not feel like om just deserting themnow
 
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Merab's Slave said:
Congratulations.
Just caught up with this. I only logged on to see how things went last night.
Sounds as if they will be very happy together.
Great news of s successful bonding
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Thankyou, do you think it will stay good? Or is there no telling. Its looking like dot is the boss at the moment
 
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Just caught up your thread. Congratulations! So glad all went all. They seem a very chilled out happy couple of piggies. I bet you will see a different side to them as well, it’s going to be very interesting to see How their little characters evolve. So lovely for them to be finally together, it’s been a long wait for them both. Well done, and enjoy them!
 
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Skypipdot said:
Thanks so much for all the replys, it really helped, wish i could have done the bond earlier. Its all gone quiet now, they are kipping in a house each. Ive done 3 hours of watching to make sure of no fights, I'm sure theyl be ok now. I must go sleep 👍

Send my love to pedro☺
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Thank you :)
Glad all still good with piggies this morning :) Go Dot and Burnie!
 
Just woke up, went back to sleep earlier. They are both still in seperate hideys lol
 
Skypipdot said:
Just woke up, went back to sleep earlier. They are both still in seperate hideys lol
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my two pairs are often asleep separately, honey sleeps in the hay box (she's very comfortable about being out in the open) and willow in the pigloo, then Laine is usually in the pigloo and Lois just behind their fleece curtain. I think I read somewhere that very often pigs will sleep separately
 
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