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Old 05-09-07, 11:19 pm
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FINALLY!!! My new piggie!!!!!! YIPEEE!
His name is Nikko, and I just practically rescued him from a shelter.

They had the poor guy in a 2 or 3 story wired bar mouse cage. So tiny.

He is not a big piggie himself, but still!

I know that wired bar flooring is not good for them, and he had a really steep ramp. Unfortunaley he was the only piggie there. And he became adoptable yesterday!(You should have seen the HUGE Boa in the same room as him!!!!! In his own cage.. but.. EKKK!!!)

I have a friend that said I could have her old piggie, he is blind and deaf and loves other piggies(including males). His buddies died not too long ago, so he is all alone. They are both male, but we are going to try it anyways.--Don't bash me for that! I don't want to hear it.

Anyways, I will get pictures either tonight or tommarrow!!!! He is so cute!

I don't know much about his temperment yet, but he is very friendly and curious.

He LOVES his orchird grass hay.

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Old 05-09-07, 11:27 pm
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Here is my pretty boy!!

Everybody, meet Nikko!....



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I have a friend that said I could have her old piggie, he is blind and deaf and loves other piggies(including males). His buddies died not too long ago, so he is all alone. They are both male, but we are going to try it anyways.--Don't bash me for that! I don't want to hear it.
Why would someone bash you for doing the right thing and having a buddy for the pig you just adopted. Just make sure you do a 3 week quarantine in separate rooms before introducing them.

Are you going to make a C&C cage? You will need at least a 2x4 for 2 males as they are more territorial.
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Why would someone bash you for doing the right thing and having a buddy for the pig you just adopted. Just make sure you do a 3 week quarantine in separate rooms before introducing them.

Are you going to make a C&C cage? You will need at least a 2x4 for 2 males as they are more territorial.
I don't know, some people don't like two males together, etc.

Anyways, I plan to upgrade the cage, yes.

Thank you! Also, I am going to go put in a fleece throw right now.
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I don't know, some people don't like two males together, etc.
You won't find that attitude on this site. We encourage everyone to have at least 2 piggies because they are very social.

Oh and your new piggie is really cute.
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You won't find that attitude on this site. We encourage everyone to have at least 2 piggies because they are very social.

Oh and your new piggie is really cute.
Alright.

And thank you!
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Congrats! He is an adorable little bug-a-boo.
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Thanks!

His adoption fee was only....$5!!!
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Congrats. Have you verified that it is a male though? Shelters frequently missex them.
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Congrats. Have you verified that it is a male though? Shelters frequently missex them.
The shelter didn't even know/check.

The person handing Nikko to us held him so we could check. My "friend" is pretty sure Nikko is a male. I will have the owner of the other piggie, that will hopefully be Nikko's new buddy, check Nikko out again to tell.--Maybe I will take him to the petshop as well(we are friends with the owner).

Thanks for the concern.
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He is a cutie, you should have a vet check him over pkus to sexhim for you, instead of a pet store, just to be 100% sure.
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That's brilliant! I'm pleased you finally have a piggy and could even be getting another! Fabulous.
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He looks so adorable and healthy ^^. I love the colour.
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Thanks!!

How do you check their age??? Or would a vet have to do that? He looks pretty young...to me.
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Or his breed.....?
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Weight can give you a general idea of how old he is as can looking at his nails. If they are very thin and sharp, he is quite young. Their nails tend to thicken as they get older.

As far as his breed goes, he looks like he's a smooth coated American. Possibly some sort of agouti coloring on part of him. Most importantly he's very cute!
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