It was a sad weekend for us. Our oldest piggie, Rebel Rebel, who we adopted earlier this year, passed away on Saturday night. He had been very sick for a couple of days, and despite a lot of snuggling and hand-feeding, he withered away to a little bag of fur and bones. He never seemed to be in any pain, thankfully, but we are grateful that he is now at peace. From what we could gather, he had a hard life before we took him in, so we only hope he was happier during his time with us.
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At last, I can finally report that Pigtopia is complete and structurally sound! We had to shift the cinder blocks and add a few more, but now all three pigs can run around and nothing shakes. It was a great deal of work, and I know my husband is glad it's done (as am I.) I'll try to get some pictures up this weekend.

Last night was fun, because of course, we took all the pigs out (in case of collapse like last time) and it became total Pigdemonium! They were in separate pens, but they...

Got the first of the lofts set up: corroplast, doors & walls, but no bedding. The boys haven't used ramps before, and they didn't seem very interested when I first attached them.

This morning we were in for a great surprise! Nate had gone upstairs and left us some beans as evidence. Then as I was leaving for work, I noticed that Chest was halfway up his ramp! Success! I am totally excited to get home today and finish off both lofts so the boys can enjoy their two stories!
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My husband came up with the great idea to use cinder blocks as a base instead of more grids. This way the cage wouldn't be so tall (it's 3 stories!) & it would be sturdier. Sometimes he is so much more clever than I!

This past weekend, we got all the supplies together: the cinder blocks, a piece of carpet to put under them to protect the main carpet, some wood to support the upper levels. I was super-excited to finish off Pigtopia and get the boys in their lofts and move the Princess...