My fiance and I have two girls, Penny and Callie, short for Penelope and Calliope. We got them from a local, family-run pet store. Before you start telling me of the foibles and dangers of pet stores, let me say there are no pig rescues around here that I know of. The one animal shelter in town barely survives, and has cats and dogs only. I'm not entirely sold on this "pet stores are evil" thing, but I'm always willing to do my own research as well as ask for suggestions and advice, taken with a grain of salt.
They are currently in a too-small cage, and I'm saving up to remedy that. I hope to place my order for a C&C in two weeks, when my big paycheck comes in. I'm actually rather excited about it, as I have some ideas about storage. I only wish I could find the materials in town, so I wouldn't have to wait for shipping! But no one sells coroplast anywhere within even 50 miles, that I could find in my searching.
Our girls are sweet. Callie is a black and white, an Abby, a little bolder than her sister. Penny is brown and white, probably part silky. She's shy, and likes to run into her pigloo a lot.
They love hay, celery, carrots, apples, and parsley and cilantro! When they hear a bag rustling, they think it's treat time! Penny is very grabby when it comes to treats. She likes anything leafy. Callie likes apples a whole lot, and it's funny to hear her scraping her teeth on the apple flesh.
The girls are getting used to baths, and being outside when it's nice. The other day, our power went out, so everyone got to go outside. The piggies, the ratties (they belong to a friend who's here for a couple months), and the birds. The rats and the birds got to sit in the shade, with a spray-bottle rain, while the pigs ran around in the grass. And eating the grass, of course. It's so funny to see them lounging around.
Anywho, that's my intro. I've never really had small pets before, when I was younger; we only had a cat, so I'm learning. We did have one case of mites, that I treated with ivermectin, thanks to guinealynx.com. There was a feed store somewhat nearby, so I was able to get them treated fairly quickly once I realized what it was. The trick was getting them to swallow it! Cough, splutter. :yuck: Poor girls.
They are currently in a too-small cage, and I'm saving up to remedy that. I hope to place my order for a C&C in two weeks, when my big paycheck comes in. I'm actually rather excited about it, as I have some ideas about storage. I only wish I could find the materials in town, so I wouldn't have to wait for shipping! But no one sells coroplast anywhere within even 50 miles, that I could find in my searching.
Our girls are sweet. Callie is a black and white, an Abby, a little bolder than her sister. Penny is brown and white, probably part silky. She's shy, and likes to run into her pigloo a lot.
They love hay, celery, carrots, apples, and parsley and cilantro! When they hear a bag rustling, they think it's treat time! Penny is very grabby when it comes to treats. She likes anything leafy. Callie likes apples a whole lot, and it's funny to hear her scraping her teeth on the apple flesh.
The girls are getting used to baths, and being outside when it's nice. The other day, our power went out, so everyone got to go outside. The piggies, the ratties (they belong to a friend who's here for a couple months), and the birds. The rats and the birds got to sit in the shade, with a spray-bottle rain, while the pigs ran around in the grass. And eating the grass, of course. It's so funny to see them lounging around.
Anywho, that's my intro. I've never really had small pets before, when I was younger; we only had a cat, so I'm learning. We did have one case of mites, that I treated with ivermectin, thanks to guinealynx.com. There was a feed store somewhat nearby, so I was able to get them treated fairly quickly once I realized what it was. The trick was getting them to swallow it! Cough, splutter. :yuck: Poor girls.