Eriathwens piggies

I have a small predicament (understatement!) ... our boiler is well past needing replaced, we had a lovely guy come out to quote us for a new heating system, ripping out the old water tank thats in the piggies room and sorting pipes to the new boiler. To do this, all the floorboards in the pigs room need to come up and what with the blow torches that'll be needed, the pigs have to move!
So.. I have absolutely nowhere else to put them currently. I am not sure if there's anywhere local that can board 20 pigs for a few days, especially ones with additional needs, medications, palliative care etc.. I think I'm going to have to tear down the old shed and replace it with a new predator and weather proof one where they can live for the week, but ones large enough are not cheap!

Luckily I have until August-September to get things arranged by but I'm already stressed about it.
 
Are they in a single large herd or smaller groups?

I ask because for a short time I could cope with looking after a pair and Wirral to West Midlands isn’t too far.
I just couldn’t cope with 20!
 
Eriathwen said:
I have a small predicament (understatement!) ... our boiler is well past needing replaced, we had a lovely guy come out to quote us for a new heating system, ripping out the old water tank thats in the piggies room and sorting pipes to the new boiler. To do this, all the floorboards in the pigs room need to come up and what with the blow torches that'll be needed, the pigs have to move!
So.. I have absolutely nowhere else to put them currently. I am not sure if there's anywhere local that can board 20 pigs for a few days, especially ones with additional needs, medications, palliative care etc.. I think I'm going to have to tear down the old shed and replace it with a new predator and weather proof one where they can live for the week, but ones large enough are not cheap!

Luckily I have until August-September to get things arranged by but I'm already stressed about it.
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Hope you can find a solution to your piggie problem x
 
Just reading through the thread for last six weeks.I'm so sorry for the sad news you have had.you are such a devoted owner.i really hope all remain well for much longer.lovely herd and photos.x
 
Merab's Slave said:
Are they in a single large herd or smaller groups?

I ask because for a short time I could cope with looking after a pair and Wirral to West Midlands isn’t too far.
I just couldn’t cope with 20!
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The smallest group I have is a trio, but that contains Tilly with her E.cuniculi..I need to be mindful of not spreading that too, if the stress of moving causes a relapse :/ but thankyou for the offer of help! It's very much appreciated.

I may possibly be able to make use of a friends spare bedroom for a few days, but I'm not sure yet. I'm going to speak to my vet, he might know of somewhere that could take them as well.
 
:hug: Sorry for the negative diagnoses you've had recently x

Depending on where you are in the W. Midlands, maybe Windwhistle Warren (Rabbit) Rescue could help? They do piggy boarding as well as rabbit rescue and boarding.
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
:hug: Sorry for the negative diagnoses you've had recently x

Depending on where you are in the W. Midlands, maybe Windwhistle Warren (Rabbit) Rescue could help? They do piggy boarding as well as rabbit rescue and boarding.
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Thankyou, I'll check them out! Not heard of them before.
 
Eriathwen said:
Thankyou, I'll check them out! Not heard of them before.
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They are down the other side of Gloucester, along the Severn. They've been around a while, they used to do Guinea Pig Rescue too until 2017 (and may have been a TGPF approved rescue). My first 3 rescue piggies all came from there.
 
Whitstledown Warren wasn't comfortable taking on the piggies given their health concerns but if I cant find anywhere else, will have a rethink, Alice seems absolutely lovely, I really appreciate that she cares enough to say no if she couldn't guarantee they would get the attention needed.
She did give me the names of 2 more places to try however, so I will reach out to them and Mother Hubbard next week.

Poor Misty came down with a very random and unexpected case of bloat at midnight last night.. ive been up every 2 hours with her from 2am. She had about 2 hours of not eating or pooping but she seems to have turned a corner now.

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Little Mistymoo is pretty much back to being 100% now, thankfully! No idea what that was all about.

I'm thinking I may have to just pack the piggies up and spend a few days at my Dad's up in Yorkshire at this point, if Misty was being boarded somewhere, would she still be alive now? I dont expect people to be checking on my piggies at midnight after all! But they sure do like to pick inconvenient times to become unwell.

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Eriathwen said:
Little Mistymoo is pretty much back to being 100% now, thankfully! No idea what that was all about.

I'm thinking I may have to just pack the piggies up and spend a few days at my Dad's up in Yorkshire at this point, if Misty was being boarded somewhere, would she still be alive now? I dont expect people to be checking on my piggies at midnight after all! But they sure do like to pick inconvenient times to become unwell.

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Mine have all travelled reasonably well, Bill and Ted travelled thousands of miles visiting Simon in Northampton and were so laid back. The newbies aren’t quite as relaxed but manage very well x
 
Eriathwen said:
Well it's full clean out time again...I made the mistake of putting the dustpan down for 5 seconds, Delilah had to make sure it wasnt edible! And of course Daisy had to see if she could climb it XD lots of popcorning when their fresh bedding went in (excuse the rubbish videos, it's hard to hold a camera and get shavings out of a bag apparently!)



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Love the vids!
 
Bill & Ted said:
Mine have all travelled reasonably well, Bill and Ted travelled thousands of miles visiting Simon in Northampton and were so laid back. The newbies aren’t quite as relaxed but manage very well x
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I have a feeling most of them won't mind the journey, I remember Bramble absolutely loved to travel, she would try so hard to look out the window 😅
Finley hates the car but I'm sure once he realises we aren't going to the vet he will settle lol
My main concern is Shellys heart and causing her stress, but staying here with banging and cutting pipes will be even worse for her. I will probably try to get the few whose health I'm concerned with most checked over ahead of time to make sure they're up to travelling. Just to be safe!
 
We hopefully had the last bath they will all need for a while, lice+20 piggies is a nightmare!
Daisy and Shelly were living life to the fullest, bulldozing all their shavings out onto the floor 🙃 they had a great time, payback for the bath I think 😅 absolutely no way you can be mad at them though!

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Have you found anywhere to board your herds while you have your boiler done?
Just thinking that preparing and taking 20 piggies away is a heck of a lot of work... maybe you could board the herds that don't have health issues and take the others away with you (or perhaps move them to different room in your house)?
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Have you found anywhere to board your herds while you have your boiler done?
Just thinking that preparing and taking 20 piggies away is a heck of a lot of work... maybe you could board the herds that don't have health issues and take the others away with you (or perhaps move them to different room in your house)?
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I think I may have finally found a solution actually, thanks for asking! I'm being put in touch with a friend of a friend who bulk buys ex display sheds and sells them off cheaply as second hand, so seeing as our shed needed replacing anyway I'm going to get a 10x6 or 10x8 shed, spend the time making it predator proof and weather proof etc and I should be able to move them all out there for a few days in their own enclosures and groups! Fingers crossed. It also means I should be able to move the gerbil, hamsters, frogs, salamanders etc out the house as well so they don't get upset by all the banging. I will be 'sleeping' out there with them overnight as well, although the smaller animals will come back inside at night. But I'd never sleep knowing they were outside alone. I say sleeping, the noise they make will probably keep me awake lol but it's only a couple of days after all.

But boarding the healthy ones and taking the ones with issues to my Dad's is plan B, unfortunately each herd has at least one pig with an issue so that option involves possibly breaking bonds, but its an option for sure if the shed doesn't happen.
 
Eriathwen said:
It should be quite fun, the utility room where the fridge is and the downstairs loo are right next to the back door so I'll be able to nip in for snacks etc without waking anyone up at least 😅
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it sounds perfect, take a torch and a warm sleeping bag, will be great fun seeing what they get up to in the night:D
 
The piggies veg bed was fruitful today, apart from the peppers from morrisons, which I don't think I could grow if I tried 🤣 all their veg tonight was home grown. Chard, sage and some lettuce! The beds have gone a bit mad, I wasnt expecting them to do so well!

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