jazzpiggie
New Born Pup
So far I think our boys are settling in well! It has been nearly two weeks since we brought our babies Felix and Fergus home.
As anticipated they are still quite skittish, however they will run up and eat veggies from my hands and will try to sit in the dustpan as I sweep up their cage during spot cleans
Their enclosure is set up in the study where I work from home so they constantly hear my chatter/music/typing all day long. They do come out of their little hideys to munch on food and wander around now despite the background noise of me working, which I take as a win! However they still do bolt at any unexpected movements (eg me standing up from my chair and walking in or out of the room) and as expected aren’t huge fans of being handled just yet.
I suppose the only reason for my post is as the last time I had pigs before now was 13 years ago, and all I can remember is having super confident piggies that would wheek at the top of their lungs if they knew I was around I know it would’ve taken them some time to get to that level of confidence but being 13 years ago my memory is rather hazy. And then I also realise that each piggie has their own personality and some are naturally more shy than others.
Would you say we’re on the right track in terms of how things are going?
I’m also bearing in mind that our boys are still tiny babies so I’m not sure if that naturally makes them more timid than my previous older piggies.
Any input is appreciated!
Pls accept this low quality photo of Fergus and piggie tax
As anticipated they are still quite skittish, however they will run up and eat veggies from my hands and will try to sit in the dustpan as I sweep up their cage during spot cleans
Their enclosure is set up in the study where I work from home so they constantly hear my chatter/music/typing all day long. They do come out of their little hideys to munch on food and wander around now despite the background noise of me working, which I take as a win! However they still do bolt at any unexpected movements (eg me standing up from my chair and walking in or out of the room) and as expected aren’t huge fans of being handled just yet.
I suppose the only reason for my post is as the last time I had pigs before now was 13 years ago, and all I can remember is having super confident piggies that would wheek at the top of their lungs if they knew I was around I know it would’ve taken them some time to get to that level of confidence but being 13 years ago my memory is rather hazy. And then I also realise that each piggie has their own personality and some are naturally more shy than others.
Would you say we’re on the right track in terms of how things are going?
I’m also bearing in mind that our boys are still tiny babies so I’m not sure if that naturally makes them more timid than my previous older piggies.
Any input is appreciated!
Pls accept this low quality photo of Fergus and piggie tax