piggl
Forum Donator 2024/25
Hi everyone, it’s been a while since i’ve posted on here.
I have a four and a 1/2 year old boar who has recently became bereaved, losing his life-long pal.
He was doing really well the first couple days, to my suprise, as he is a very timid and skittish pig and has been his whole life.
It’s been around a week and a half since losing his friend and he is starting to show some signs of loneliness.
He is more subdued, he was even losing weight for a bit, generally being around 1120g and this past week dropping to 1080g.
We’ve been socialising more with him, he’s getting loads of cuddles and treats and I often leave some sort of video or tv show playing for him at least a couple hours a day.
He has been eating quite a few of his poops today, which is very unlike him as I make sure he gets every nutrient he needs.
Although I am aware sometimes they just excrement too much nutrients for example and need it back in their bodies, I am fearful his grief is making him ill, can this happen outside of the initial grieving stage?
As for getting him a new friend, I am looking to stop the well known piggie cycle, meaning the search for a friend becomes way more difficult.
I need a older single boar and aside from the one rescue a couple hours away from me the options are very limited. (they do not have anything suitable right now)
There are sometimes older pigs that come up on gumtree and such but I am a little hesitant not knowing their background.
Is there anything I can do to make him feel less lonely, I imagine it’s quite scary during the quieter times of the day and nighttime etc, having to be in the ever haunting silence of his now passed friend.
I have a four and a 1/2 year old boar who has recently became bereaved, losing his life-long pal.
He was doing really well the first couple days, to my suprise, as he is a very timid and skittish pig and has been his whole life.
It’s been around a week and a half since losing his friend and he is starting to show some signs of loneliness.
He is more subdued, he was even losing weight for a bit, generally being around 1120g and this past week dropping to 1080g.
We’ve been socialising more with him, he’s getting loads of cuddles and treats and I often leave some sort of video or tv show playing for him at least a couple hours a day.
He has been eating quite a few of his poops today, which is very unlike him as I make sure he gets every nutrient he needs.
Although I am aware sometimes they just excrement too much nutrients for example and need it back in their bodies, I am fearful his grief is making him ill, can this happen outside of the initial grieving stage?
As for getting him a new friend, I am looking to stop the well known piggie cycle, meaning the search for a friend becomes way more difficult.
I need a older single boar and aside from the one rescue a couple hours away from me the options are very limited. (they do not have anything suitable right now)
There are sometimes older pigs that come up on gumtree and such but I am a little hesitant not knowing their background.
Is there anything I can do to make him feel less lonely, I imagine it’s quite scary during the quieter times of the day and nighttime etc, having to be in the ever haunting silence of his now passed friend.
