Hello, All!
I have two girls, one is somewhere close to a year old, the other is a little over two. They were (my) classroom pets originally, but have come home to stay for good. The youngest, Cloud, seems thrilled to be here. She has always been an extremely shy, nervous pig, and being in the busy classroom on floor level was just too much for her. She has settled down considerably since being away from all the curious faces, and though she's still terrified of being held, will now come up to sniff me during floor time if I pretend I don't see her, and will even take treats from my hand when she's in her cage.
Sparkle, the older of the two, has had a more difficult time adjusting to the change of scene. She is such a curious, social (though not cuddly) little thing. She used to spend all of her floor time at school trying to get into the lunch room to see the children and had to sniff, greet, and inspect every new person or thing she came across. For the first week she was at my house she barely came out of her igloo and spent more of her time on the floor cornering and rumbling at cloud than exploring or interacting with the family at all. She has since returned to her old self where people are concerned, but she still seems more aggressive with Cloud than I'm used to. I worry that she misses the school where she had more space and more activity to watch.
My other worry is that the two of them seem to be running through hay
like crazy and doing a lot more laying about when they are in their cage. When I let them out for floor time, they walk plenty, but Cloud's the only one who's done any real running or popcorning. I just want Sparkle to perk up. She is such a special pig.
In any case, I'm thrilled to have them here with me where I can give them better veggies, think about things like outside playtime, and not have to worry about them being alone all night. I'm also excited to keep learning from this forum. There's so much good information here, and I'm hoping to correct my mistakes from these guys' early lives as I learn more.
I have two girls, one is somewhere close to a year old, the other is a little over two. They were (my) classroom pets originally, but have come home to stay for good. The youngest, Cloud, seems thrilled to be here. She has always been an extremely shy, nervous pig, and being in the busy classroom on floor level was just too much for her. She has settled down considerably since being away from all the curious faces, and though she's still terrified of being held, will now come up to sniff me during floor time if I pretend I don't see her, and will even take treats from my hand when she's in her cage.
Sparkle, the older of the two, has had a more difficult time adjusting to the change of scene. She is such a curious, social (though not cuddly) little thing. She used to spend all of her floor time at school trying to get into the lunch room to see the children and had to sniff, greet, and inspect every new person or thing she came across. For the first week she was at my house she barely came out of her igloo and spent more of her time on the floor cornering and rumbling at cloud than exploring or interacting with the family at all. She has since returned to her old self where people are concerned, but she still seems more aggressive with Cloud than I'm used to. I worry that she misses the school where she had more space and more activity to watch.
My other worry is that the two of them seem to be running through hay
like crazy and doing a lot more laying about when they are in their cage. When I let them out for floor time, they walk plenty, but Cloud's the only one who's done any real running or popcorning. I just want Sparkle to perk up. She is such a special pig.
In any case, I'm thrilled to have them here with me where I can give them better veggies, think about things like outside playtime, and not have to worry about them being alone all night. I'm also excited to keep learning from this forum. There's so much good information here, and I'm hoping to correct my mistakes from these guys' early lives as I learn more.