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Old 10-15-05, 12:43 pm
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Re: when an older piggie dies...

The question is how much space do you have and can you take care of 3 for possibly years? Mischief died at 9yrs old. I have dated photos and know the year he was born. If you get another young pig now you could end up with 3 for many years and the oldest one might not even be the first to pass on. Also getting a younger pig means you'll be in this situation again when the current younger one gets older. My preference is to pair up similar aged adult pigs. They will usually either get along or not get along quite plainly. A baby is more likely to get along in the first place and less stressful introduction but you can never tell if they will get along long term or start arguing when the baby grows up. I'd rather go through the stress right off of introducing them than have problems some unknown day in the future.
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