when will they love us !

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well we've had alan n pebbles 2 weeks now ( i know this is still a short period of time) but they dont seem to make any noises that suggest they are happy, they are fairly quiet and dont make much noise at all ! :( also alan still makes all the dominant noises, bum swaying when he and pebbles are close ? will this improve, they have gone to nip each other but no blood (touch wood yet) they are brothers but just wonder if the change in environment has thrown them and they now dont get on.

I desperatly want them to respond well to us (my daughter is having low self esteem issues at mo mainly at school, she is only 7 ) and I was hoping a positive response from the piggies would be helpful. I have routeen with them, hold them in cosy sacks daily, everything that suppose to but they still dont seem to love us back yet :(( I really want them to be happy but I'm not convinced ?
 
aww sweety, it just takes time, but i would be worried if the pigs are fighting. how old are they? it could just be a display of dominance with puberty hormones (typical teenagers!) and upheaval might not have helped, but if they carry on it might be best to seperate them for a while and see how they get on at playtimes before letting them live together again. i find bribery always helps, the way to a piggys heart is through his stomach, so plenty of veggies at lap time will bring them round, i find that when i'm giving them veg and cuddles making a certain noise that they will associate with food and stuff helps to get their confidence up with you. if i wheek at my piggys now they wheek back and come to me x
 
I got my piggies about 7 weeks ago & I can honestly say those weeks make a lot of difference! I have tended to handle them myself though so far, as to gain their trust & Daisy will stand still to let me pick her up, Petal still runs away but will sit happily on my lap for a cuddle, & Ziggy will run when I try to catch her, but will sit happily for cuddles too. In fact all of them come to my hand when I poop pick daily (the dustpan is a fascination for them rolleyes ) & will sniff my hands ready for their food. You have to be very patient, gentle & kind to them (which I am sure you are) to gain their trust & that takes time. But it is really worth it :))
 
not sure if this will help but I rehomed two piggie boys in august....having never been handled they were untame and scared stiff of people....its a slow process...some helpfull piggie owners here gave me lots of information and stressed that time is what it will take to make the piggies trust and enjoy being with you...and every day we have little break throughs...they have just started to relax when held...its taken me untill this week, giving them 10 mins cuddles twice a day to build up to what is now an enjoyable experience....I have the scars to prove it! lol they still do not enjoy being stroked but will lay down in my arms now.....both also give me an almighty run around when trying to catch them to pick them up...I deploy either a chew tube from wilkos....£1.50each...perfect for transporting them and also invested in a couple of the fleece pouches for them ...they will climb in them so i can carry them and sit in them on my lap....so I guess its all to do with time ...mine were a year old so they have bonded well ( am told they are brothers...they are almost identical)
so I hope this post helps you and it sounds like your doing all the right things so far...just keep at it and your daughter so she gets a sense of responcibility and sense of accomplishment when they do respond....I make my youngest in charge of putting the piggie food in...she checks them every morning and evening...and they have started to weeeekkk at her when she goes to see them x
 
thanks this is all really helpful. just needed reassurance, want them to be happy so just bit worried dont make loads of noise when people told me previously how noisy they are lol! they do smell my hand and will usually let me stroke them a few times in cage. I will keep going and hope soon they see the love we have got for them ;)
 
they are around 1 but the rescue centre couldnt be 100% sure, hoping it is just dominance, they do squeek for each other if one out of the cage and other is still in, not all the time but sontimes, so they may love each other after all :)
 
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