butterflylover5
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2017
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- Joined
- Oct 8, 2017
- Messages
- 68
About 2 months ago I got a pig that I named Peggy. The previous owners were getting rid of her because their child didn't want to care for her anymore. I had 2 girl pigs already and was excited to possibly add her in with them after a few weeks. I had asked the owners what kind of veggies she liked so that I could be prepared when we got her and they said they never gave her vegetables. Since it was just one pig, I asked if she has always been alone (she's around 2 years old) or if she had been with another pig, but she's always been alone. I asked what kind of pellets and hay they gave her and, to no surprise by now, they gave her hay about once a week and gave her a really crappy brand of pellets. But all of that information made me more excited to get her because I knew she was going to have such a better life!
Now here's the thing. When I got her I took her to the vet and everything was fine. She wasn't taking any of the veggies I was offering her but I figured she wouldn't take to them right away. Over 2 months later and she still hasn't eaten a single bite of veggies! She LOVES hay and eats very good quality pellets now (Small Pet Select) and she is now in a cage with my 2 pigs who are obsessed with veggies but guys...she is deathly afraid of them! If you even set a vegetable or a fruit next to her she BOLTS. She won't eat treats either...only pellets and hay.
Now here's another thing. She doesn't really socialize with the other pigs much, she just sits in the corner. They all get along, they often sniff each other and the never fight, but Peggy just prefers to be by herself.
Has anyone else experienced either of things in a pig? Any tips or tricks to get her to eat veggies or to socialize more? I just feel so sad seeing my 2 pigs playing and then she's just sitting all by herself. She doesn't care to be held either and it just breaks my heart! Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!
Now here's the thing. When I got her I took her to the vet and everything was fine. She wasn't taking any of the veggies I was offering her but I figured she wouldn't take to them right away. Over 2 months later and she still hasn't eaten a single bite of veggies! She LOVES hay and eats very good quality pellets now (Small Pet Select) and she is now in a cage with my 2 pigs who are obsessed with veggies but guys...she is deathly afraid of them! If you even set a vegetable or a fruit next to her she BOLTS. She won't eat treats either...only pellets and hay.
Now here's another thing. She doesn't really socialize with the other pigs much, she just sits in the corner. They all get along, they often sniff each other and the never fight, but Peggy just prefers to be by herself.
Has anyone else experienced either of things in a pig? Any tips or tricks to get her to eat veggies or to socialize more? I just feel so sad seeing my 2 pigs playing and then she's just sitting all by herself. She doesn't care to be held either and it just breaks my heart! Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!