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Hi guys,

I've had my two girls Pepsi and Milly a few months now and they still aren't very tame. Pepsi is quite shy but Milly is quite bold and will follow me around ( with that I mean watch me intently while I fill up their food bowl or get in the way and try and eat my jumper while I spot clean the cage with a dustpan and brush etc) they do take food from my hand and will, let me give them a tickle under the chin or ears but only while they're munching on something nommie. But if I try and stroke them or anything they either buck or run or push my hand away and then Milly especially scratches where I've touched her. I really want to pick my girls up but what's the point if they don't like being touched? xx
 
a lot of pigs don.t like being picked up or stroked when they are 'exposed' in the cage. Take my benson for example. He will normally run away if we try to stroke him in the cage UNLESS he is in a corner where he settles down and seems to enjoy it. He resists being picked up but once he is snuggled into an arm crook he loves it. He is our shy one. Initially he used to toss his head when being stroked. Then we found he liked to have his head hidden and body stroked. Now he.s a lot braver and pops out with lots of happy sounds. He never tosses his head now. So i think it is worth experimenting with cuddle cups etc and seeing if your pigs feel happier when they are securely held. Remember they like a firm(ish) pressure when stroked. Try to be confident with handling and you will get there
 
tabelmabel said:
a lot of pigs don.t like being picked up or stroked when they are 'exposed' in the cage. Take my benson for example. He will normally run away if we try to stroke him in the cage UNLESS he is in a corner where he settles down and seems to enjoy it. He resists being picked up but once he is snuggled into an arm crook he loves it. He is our shy one. Initially he used to toss his head when being stroked. Then we found he liked to have his head hidden and body stroked. Now he.s a lot braver and pops out with lots of happy sounds. He never tosses his head now. So i think it is worth experimenting with cuddle cups etc and seeing if your pigs feel happier when they are securely held. Remember they like a firm(ish) pressure when stroked. Try to be confident with handling and you will get there
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Thanks, what sound do they make to let you know they're enjoying it? :)
 
only 2 of my 7 let me pick them up - but nearly all like to be cuddled / stroked - some dont like the feeling of being enclosed - and will sit happily on your lap if you stroke them - some want to be cuddled and stroked - and 2 of my boars like a full back massage rather than a stroke!
 
thanks for posting that link, piggyfan. All i can describe the happy pig sound like is 'a belly full of tweeting birds' the happier my pigs are, the louder the sound. It.s simple to tell they are happy. It.s a bit like warbling, like lots of birds warbling. You'll know when you hear it. Cozy your pig in and stroke firmly. It.s like getting a cat to purr!
 
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