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Ack, help, friends! I'm a longtime piggy owner, but for the first time I have a pair of sows who burrow under every type of bedding I've tried with them. A bit at my wit's end here. Hoping y'all have some suggestions. I'm currently using GuineaDad liners, and really like these for our 5 cube x...

Hi, friends! I'm typing this with a squirmy, chatty pig on my lap...I'm sure y'all can empathize! :) My Ruby Mae's poops suddenly look different than I've ever seen them. Normally hers are oblong, cylindrical, and black. Tonight they're flat, teardrop-shaped, and lighter in color. I see no...

Our petsitter's out of town on vacation, so my piggy Ruby Mae and I are pigsitting Peanut for a long weekend. Oh boy--two piggies to love! :love: The girls have met before, though mostly at Peanut's home when I was travelling. Ruby Mae is definitely the turfier of the two. At the moment...

I had the worst night at work tonight--the company bully decided to use me as his emotional punching bag, and I never saw it coming. Ow. I took Ruby Mae out for some lap time and she was her usual squirmy self. Finally I just told her I felt horrible and needed some piggy lovin'. Don't ask me...

Just had to rave about my wonderful new petsitter! Ruby Mae needed her nails trimmed. I live alone but can't do it myself because she's a champion squirmer. Her regular vet is awesome, but on the opposite side of town and they charge $60 for a well-piggy checkup including trim--too much time...

I use fleece and towels in Ruby Mae's cage, and am pretty happy with them. But the part I still haven't figured out is: how do you brush fleece effectively? I generally take the fleece outside and shake well to get off hay and poops. But then, how do you get the rest of the hair off? I own...

If piggies had Olympics, in what sport would your cavy medal? Today, Ruby Mae is clearly a contender for Happy Cage Zoomies. While I camp out on the couch watching gymnastics, she is running lap after lap. Wheeeeee! lol

Ruby Mae will NOT.STOP.WHEEKING. Looooooong, tortured, "HOW COME YOU NEVER FEED ME?!?!" screams. She has been known to wheek *while there are still uneaten vegetables in her cage.* Sheesh! Can you tell I don't have any kids?--because I totally do not have a real mom's ability to ignore the...

Anybody here have webcams on their pigs? (Are the Happy Cavy folks on this forum? Love their site.) I'd love to ask a few questions of anyone who keeps an eye on their pigs "remotely." Thanks!

Everyone, please meet Ruby Mae! She came home with me from the rescue today. Do not be fooled by this sweet & innocent photo! She is a sassypants, for sure! She talked the whole way home. She chews on EVERYTHING. She has a head bob from an old ear infection, and moves like a total spaz...

Some of you followed the story of my sweet Rosie, who I had to put down a few weeks ago after she fought the good fight with cancer. Much to my surprise, I'm feeling ready to spoil more piggies! I thought it would take longer, but happily, I'm ready. Thankfully, it doesn't feel like I'm...

In memory of my sweet Rosie, who crossed the rainbow bridge this morning, peacefully and in my arms. I will never forget your love of watermelon rinds, Brady Bunch reruns, and Sly & the Family Stone tunes. I love you so much, and I know you're happy, sitting there at the Great Big Salad Bar In...

Hi, everyone--I could use some emotional support, if y'all have any to spare. Rosie is quickly reaching the end of her little life. She has sarcoma, and had a tumor removed in early April, so I've known since then that this was coming. I did a lot of grieving about a month ago, when she had a...

Anybody know if piggies can have green onions aka scallions, either the white bit or the green bit? I'm cooking with them today and wondering if Rosie can have the scraps. I notice there are no onions of any kind on the piggy nutrition chart and wondering whether that means they're...

Hi, everyone--Rosie has a lump on her chest, in between her front legs. I don't think I've ever felt it there before, but I am a new pig mommy and it's always possible that I just never noticed it. I checked out the lump pages on Guinea Lynx. Of the possibilities there, it looks most like a...

The weather is so gorgeous--I'd like to take Rosie out for her first outdoor time. I was thinking: could I just take the coroplast out, turn her cage upside down, put it on the grass, and let her run around underneath it? I'd still keep an eye on her, of course, but then at least I wouldn't...

YIKES--I just got the fright of my life! I hope someone can reassure me. Rosie was on my lap, wrapped up in a towel. She was very relaxed, stretched out, eyes closing. Then, suddenly, she started twitching. Her eyes rolled about halfway back into her head. The twitching lasted maybe two...

Hi, All, Rosie's taking her first trip to the vet tomorrow since she came to live with me. She's fine, she just needs her nails trimmed and I can't do it by myself (and don't happen to have anybody around right now whom I can enlist to hold a squirmy piggy). Any tips for making our trip as...

Just wanted to be happy on a forum where others will "get it"--I am a fairly new pig momma, and I cant get over how much I love just sitting here with Rosie, doing nothing! I'm typing this one-handed because the other arm is snuggling a pig. I get the biggest oxytocin kick just from petting...

Rosie has one watery eye...is this something I should take her to the vet for? It's just the one eye. Watery to the point that when she was on my lap tonight and her eyes started to narrow, her eye was covered. The discharge is clear. Both eyes are a little crusty, but that's typical for...