Fred is afraid of his parsley!!

[Feylin]

Fred has been with me for about 3 weeks now. He has been in his C&C cage for about 2 weeks. Before I got him, he had lived in a small petstore cage and only eaten pellets and water from a bowl.

It took him until this week to warm up to eating romaine, carrots, ect. He's still mostly playing with his hay, but he pulls pieces from the rack all the time.

3 Days ago I added parsley, green peppers, and cilantro to the mix. The problem is that when he goes to sample the parsley or cilantro, it makes little rustling noises and he RUNS AWAY wheeking very loudly. He is fine until the parsley leaves (they are they curly crinkly edged kind) rustle!

I've tried holding him and offering parsley but it produces the same result as soon as the parsley leaves move. The other greens make rustling noises...but I guess there's something about the parsley leaves?? I really don't know!

[newpiggiemommy]

LOL! That is too funny! You could maybe try to cut it up smaller so it is not as intimidating. LOL! Still laughing!

Keep us updated! I would like to know who wins the piggie or the parsley!

[cavyinhawaii]

Cracking up!! Poor Fred and that big mean parsley.

[Feylin]

It really is rediculous! Things go like this:
Me: *makes the piggy salad*
Fred: *is excited!!!*
Salad: *is delicious*
Fred: *Dives in*
Parsley Leaves: *rustle, rustle*
Fred: IEEEEEEEE!!! IT'S GOING TO KILLL MEEEEEE *runs to hide in his cozy*
Me: Look! Its fine! *puts parsley on the edge of cozy*
Fred: maaaaayyybbbeee.... *sniffs* *takes a nibble*
Parsley Leaves: *RUSTLE*
Fred: *hides in cozy*

So yeah, I'm hoping that when we go to adopt Fred's new friend on Saturday he can show Fred that vegetables are not out to kill him.

[chexxy]

Yeah, why dont you chop it up real small, so it doesnt rustle. I saw the title of this thread and had to look! So funny!

[newpiggiemommy]

ME: *Rolling on floor laughing*

Well I hope you new piggie can teach him how it is done!

[fourboys4now]

You better not put a paper sack in the cage he may never come out of his pigloo!

[julsie]

Poor Fred! When I feed Kyle parsley, I offer him the stem end first and he takes it out of my hand. He munches his way up the stem, and when the leaves come to his mouth, he tries to eat them all at once. Silly pig.

Hope Fred figures it out soon!

[Feylin]

Well, we adopted the new friend on Saturday. Except for some initial fighting (a bath fixed that) they get along just fine. Fred does EVERYTHING CJ does.

Except eat parsley.

Now, CJ is convinced that there's something suspicous about the parsley because he eats it last and very slowly. He used to love it!! Fred needs some profesional help I think.

I'm going to try cutting it up or buying the flat leaved kind.

[socal805]

LOL so now Fred has convinced his new buddy that there is a parsley monster! Poor Fred, makes you wonder if he was "attacked" by a huge bunch of parsley at some point!

[steve_and_pigs]

Perhaps Italian parsley is less terrifying?

[Feylin]

I think Fred must have been the victim of a vicious parsley attack before I got him. There is no other explination for this rediculousness! Poor little Fred.

I hope the flat parsley works because CJ really liked to eat parsley.