Snickers' friend search (anyone got any baby sows?!)

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Snickers has come home!

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After a stay at Aunty Pebble's (originally to try and bond with one of her boys, but they didn't exactly get on!) she has now come home to continue her quest for a friend.

So far this has not gone well - she fell out of the trio she was in, bit my girly Whiskey when we tried to add her to the herd, showed no interest at all in Bruno, didn't get on with two of Pebble's boys, and even tried to pick a fight with Bumble who is the most laid back pig I have ever had :{

Her issue is as soon as another pig tries even the slightest show of dominance, she freaks out and goes on the aggressive as a form of defence. She is great at interacting through bars, but awful when they are in her own space.

So the next plan is...baby piggies! Just as an older boar often gets on with a baby boy, as there is no challenge there, we are hoping Snicks will be the same with a baby sow. I am going down to the rescue Bruno came from on Saturday as she has a teeny tiny baby she has called Mouse who looks suspiciously like a Swiss or Texel or something very hairy (so basically right up my street!) who we hope might work with Snicks.

I plan to try the baby for as long as I can if Mouse doesn't work, so if any rescues have pregnancies suspected please keep us in mind!

The last resort will be to set up a hutch with divider and adopt a piggy of a similar disposition to live side by side, but I will try as many other options as I can before we go for this.

Snickers has meanwhile been settling in and getting her confidence back as she is quite a nervous piggy (another fab reason to not chuck pigs in with rabbits then hardly handle them...!)

Just checking Facebook...

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Look I got even cuter while I was away Mum!

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Despite the fact she basically needs a therapist and has bizarre psychological issues, I love this pig so much and am determined to do right by her.
 
Oh bless her, she sounds just like my Terk. Hope she gets on well with Mouse. Keeping everything crossed.
 
Poppy'sMum said:
Oh my goodness she is gorgeous! I wish I was nearer I would have willingly had her lol! :)
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Thank you, she is such a pretty girl, she has grown so much at Pebble's house!

We have decided she will be staying with us now, Mum is keeping three of my pigs when I move out so I have plenty of space for her and whoever she ends up with.
 
Aggressive as a form of defence... I know that one! *Cough*Teaser the horror pig*cough*

I hope all goes well with little Mouse and she finds a piggie that she doesn't feel threatened by! :)
 
Doeylicious said:
She is very much like Terk (from what I have read of your threads :) ) has she had any luck yet?
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No not yet, we tried her again with Star who she interracts with a lot through the grids, she lasted 5 minutes. She is lovely through the grids but put her with another pig and she gets way too dominant. We were looking at a baby sow but the one we were possibly going to try with her fell through so need to look at other options for her.
 
I must admit I am a bit smitten with Fancy Nancy on your site too lol! What are your two little girlies like?
 
helen105281 said:
No not yet, we tried her again with Star who she interracts with a lot through the grids, she lasted 5 minutes. She is lovely through the grids but put her with another pig and she gets way too dominant. We were looking at a baby sow but the one we were possibly going to try with her fell through so need to look at other options for her.
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I am prepared for a long search to be honest, unless I am lucky enough to find a litter in a rescue, plenty of baby boars being chucked out but the girls get held on to - baby machines rolleyes :(

I'm not averse to boars in any way but by the time one is old enough to be neutered he will be old enough to try it on with her, and so far she does NOT mix with boys!

Everytime I hear someone say 'ah girls are easier than boys!' I feel like saying 'oh do come over to my house and meet Snickers!'
 
Poppy'sMum said:
I must admit I am a bit smitten with Fancy Nancy on your site too lol! What are your two little girlies like?
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Nancy is bit of a favourite here, being the first rex in so long. Very laid back and bit of a star gazer, most photos show her piggy lips :)) Which girls are you asking about? I have quite a few :) feel free to pm me or email [email protected]
 
Doeylicious said:
I am prepared for a long search to be honest, unless I am lucky enough to find a litter in a rescue, plenty of baby boars being chucked out but the girls get held on to - baby machines rolleyes :(

I'm not averse to boars in any way but by the time one is old enough to be neutered he will be old enough to try it on with her, and so far she does NOT mix with boys!

Everytime I hear someone say 'ah girls are easier than boys!' I feel like saying 'oh do come over to my house and meet Snickers!'
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Never met a girl in all my time with pigs that I couldn't bond ;)
 
Doeylicious said:
Thank you, she is such a pretty girl, she has grown so much at Pebble's house!
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Hmmmmm.....I wonder why?


Who's been eating my critical Care mummy?
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Ooops - caught in the act!
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Glad she's settling back in OK and good luck with the search.

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you tried Match.com... you know, they match on deeper levels than just looks!
 
Doeylicious said:
This is the kind of positive thinking me and Helen need :))
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Yep definitely. Terk has lived with another pig before (neutered male Tantor) but since he died she just doesn't want to know. Apparently she was very dominant with him too. Oh well, hopefully the perfect match is out there for both of them.

Pebble, I love that picture :))
 
Best of luck! Tegyd is another one of that breed... mallethead
 
Pebble said:
Hmmmmm.....I wonder why?


Who's been eating my critical Care mummy?
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Ooops - caught in the act!
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Glad she's settling back in OK and good luck with the search.

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Hehehe I was wondering if this photo would surface!

She has been a bit shaky but getting there, this morning she was actually out for breakfast and enquiring as to its whereabouts which is really good for her!

It does make you wonder why we are getting an increase in the number of seemingly unbondable girls, I remember when I got Whiskey and Noodles 5 years ago it was just a matter of pop one in with the other and all was well. I personally think a lot of it is down to the wrong interactions when they are young - if you look at your typical pet shop scenario (and I know the previous owner got Snickers from a petshop) it's all the young pigs with no matriarch or father figure to teach them the ropes, people just pick two they like without actually observing which get on (or even get just one, or even worse in some places a rabbit as a friend), the whole herd and social backup isn't there. The sheer volume of animals in pet shops now is so much bigger - I actually had to wait two weeks to get my girls 5 years ago, and this was from Pets at Home, as they just didn't have piggies being churned out left right and centre back then.

When I look at how Tulip (our accidental baby) acts it is so different, she knows her place exactly in my herd as do all the other girls and surprise surprise, Bounty who I got with Snickers took the longest to work out no, she couldn't be boss, calm down!

I wish I could just get paid to study guinea pig behaviour all day, lol!
 
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