Hi everyone! I've been lurking this messageboard for a while and decided to join the other day. I'm a pre-vet college student, and I do a little photography on the side just for the fun of it. I've also been volunteering with a local animal rescue group for a little over 2 years now.
I adopted a pair of boars from a lady in my area about a week ago and named them Maddux & Nolan. The lady originally bought the 2 little boys from a petstore for her 2 year old daughter. Little did she know it was a bad idea since her daughter would squeeze them and not handle them properly. When I brought them home, they were really skittish and afraid to be held, but they're coming along pretty good now. They wheek everytime I bring them their veggies in the morning!
A friend of mine recommended a well respected vet hospital in our area who specialize in exotics, so I took Maddux & Nolan in for their first check up yesterday afternoon. Over a hundred dollars later, we found out they both have a URI and have to be on antibiotics for a few weeks. It was good that we caught it at it's early stages. I'm taking them back in for a recheck after they're done with their meds.
Right now, they're in a 2x3 C&C with a 1x2 second floor, but I'm going to extend it to a 2x4 when they get bigger. They're still very small, I'm guessing approx. 2 months old. They're eating Cavy Performance and Oxbow Timothy hay. They go crazy for the hay!
The other members of our family include a Beagle/mix named Jade, a Beagle named Raiden, and a Siamese cat named Mariah, all adoptees. This website has really been an informative resource for me, so I'm glad to be a part of it. I've added some pictures of my crew below.
Maddux
Nolan - What breed do you think he is? We were guessing American/Silkie mix?
And here are pics of my 3 other furry kids...hope it's okay that I posted pics of them, too.
Jade
Mariah
Raiden
