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I have several questions...
-My piggies hutch turned over in the night. The side with the opening doors on was facing the floor. My piggies are pretty shaken, but my mum says there's no point to keeping them inside for a few days, and that there's no point going to the vet. Is there anything I can do to calm them down?
-I have two piggies. Tobii and Rocket are brothers. I got them when they were ten weeks old, so now they're 10 months 2 weeks. Tobii is rather relaxed and calm, unless you disturb him while he's eating/sleeping/relaxing. Rocket is a different story. He freaks out over everything and won't let anyone near him. Unless he is really shaken up/scared/hungry he won't go near anyone. The first time he cuddled me was this morning when his hutch tipped over and he was scared. What can I try to get him used to being handled? I've tried putting him in towels, speaking softly, tempting him with fod everything..
-I'm terrified of putting my piggies outside this summer. I've heard about flystrike and mites being a bigger threat outside, and don't want them to suffer. I also don't want them to overheat, as my back-garden is sunnier than a beach. Where could I place them where they won't be at risk of this, or what can I do to prevent it? Seeing as they aren't allowed inside, I'm pretty stuck.
-And finally, I'm concerned about their weight. To me, they seem pretty big/heavy, and the vet said they were the best piggies he's ever seen. But when I put them on the scales this morning, Tobii was 763grams and Rocket was 794grams. For their age, this is rather small. Should I be concerned?
Rancor
-My piggies hutch turned over in the night. The side with the opening doors on was facing the floor. My piggies are pretty shaken, but my mum says there's no point to keeping them inside for a few days, and that there's no point going to the vet. Is there anything I can do to calm them down?
-I have two piggies. Tobii and Rocket are brothers. I got them when they were ten weeks old, so now they're 10 months 2 weeks. Tobii is rather relaxed and calm, unless you disturb him while he's eating/sleeping/relaxing. Rocket is a different story. He freaks out over everything and won't let anyone near him. Unless he is really shaken up/scared/hungry he won't go near anyone. The first time he cuddled me was this morning when his hutch tipped over and he was scared. What can I try to get him used to being handled? I've tried putting him in towels, speaking softly, tempting him with fod everything..
-I'm terrified of putting my piggies outside this summer. I've heard about flystrike and mites being a bigger threat outside, and don't want them to suffer. I also don't want them to overheat, as my back-garden is sunnier than a beach. Where could I place them where they won't be at risk of this, or what can I do to prevent it? Seeing as they aren't allowed inside, I'm pretty stuck.
-And finally, I'm concerned about their weight. To me, they seem pretty big/heavy, and the vet said they were the best piggies he's ever seen. But when I put them on the scales this morning, Tobii was 763grams and Rocket was 794grams. For their age, this is rather small. Should I be concerned?
Rancor
I used a frozen water bottle last year and they loved it! I'll definately use that again.
