how tame should they be?

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Hello,

I have had my two boys for about 6 weeks now, they are 3-4months old.

I keep reading on here about piggies weaking for food/attention and that peoples piggies like cuddles and snuggling up.

I get my two out every night but i still have to chase them around the cage which i find that really disheartening, when I manage to catch them they will sit on my lap but seem almost scared - definately not happy anyway.

As for wheaking - they only do it when separated

is this normal - will it get better?

Sarah M
 
pigs are nervous, and some pigs will always be like this, other pigs will be tame within a few weeks others could take months, they are all different :)

i bribe mine with food lol mine wheek when they hear me come up the steps, fridge door opening, or a plastic bag, anything associated with food!! :)

when they come out for lap time give them pieces of their favourite veg, alot of us sit at their cage (or in their cage) and talk to them and offer them veg :)
 
i have 11 piggies and they are all different in there personalitys i have two sisters that i had since babies i can do anything with and they wait for me to put food in there bowl and take it out of my hand and never run off when i approach there hut my tamest is a boar who loves having his tummy stroked and he is very tame the rest of my piggies are shyer and everything is on there terms i make a point of handling them all every day just give them time
 
I have 2 boys. Treacle is noisy, wheeks every time I come home or go into the kitchen, I used to have to chase him around the cage but 8 months on he will now take food from me and sit still when I'm stroking him.

Scampy on the other hand will not take food, will not sit still and is very quiet around people. I don't think he's every going to be a snuggling pig. BUT I do just grab him from the cage trying not to "chase" too much, he'll then sit onl my lap, for the first minute he'll sit still and scared, but after that he'll eat his salad and let me stroke him.

All pigs are different. Mine both know my voice now and Treacle responds to that. Just sit with them, talk, be patient and just hold big chunks of cucumber / lettuce / carrot in your fingertips, or close to your hand, they'll come around I'm sure.
 
All piggies have different personalities.
Some are easier to "tame" then others. I have some that are coming up to the cage door the minute I appear others are straight hiding in the house. Some are racing to get the goodies out of my hand and then others are just scampering away and wait until my hand is out of the hutch again before they approach the food bowl.

Teddy, one of my boys, loves to sit on top of my chest and he snuggles up under my chin for comfort...he can sit there for hours if I let him. Caramello on the other hand just sits "stunned" in my lap and does not move for the first 20 minutes then she relaxes. When I lay on the floor they all come up to me and snuggle beside me.

It all takes time and patience. So don't give up yet. Talk to your piggy when you get them out of the hutch and when you have lap time with them, offer them goodies - that's really all you can do to get them tame. Remember they are a prey animal in the wild and they will always have the instinct to run and hide first.
 
My pigs don't like to be caught. Connie is really difficult to catch where as Eliza isn't as bad. When they are on my knee, Connie will snuggle up for hours if she could but Eliza gets fidgety after about 15 - 30 minutes
 
My girls are nearly 1 year old. Even now I have to chase Daisy round the cage to pick her up whilst Blossom just lies still waiting to be picked up. Don't think Daisy will ever like being picked up. It took them a while but they have eventually learnt to trust me - although they can still be wary.

Definitely hand feeding them their favourite veg is a good way to bond and to earn their trust. Also just spending a lot of time with them. Mine have learnt to like me more just by me having my computer beside their cage and just sitting there.
 
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