Little One
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2013
- Posts
- 190
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2013
- Messages
- 190
Hi everyone! I'm a new pig owner and new to the site, so go easy on me 
I seem to be having a hard time figuring my pig Herman out. He doesn't really move much in his cage, he spends most of his time hiding away in his hay tunnel. When I try to get him out he usually rumbles at me, he doesn't even come out for veggies. I have tried hand feeding him veggies, and talking to him but have had no such luck. When I do get him out for play time, he runs to a hiding place and does not come out. Not even for a piece of carrot or celery leaves, which are his favourite. He is very cuddly, once we have gone through the dance of me getting him out of hiding and out of his cage, he cuddles right up against me and makes happy squeaking noises, but he seems to have this fear of doing anything, and I'm running out of ideas. Herman did come from a home where he didn't get much , if any, play time and he lived outside in a cage he could hardly turn around in. I'm wondering if this is part of the reason he doesn't seem to do anything. I'm not sure how old he is, I'm guessing 2 or maybe 3. I've had him for almost 4 months now. He is still in a petstore cage (but a larger one) because I'm still in the process of building his new large cage (almost done yay!). Because he's in a petstore cage I try to get him and his buddy out for lots of floor time.
Any suggestions? Ideas? Thoughts? I'm really running out of ideas.
I seem to be having a hard time figuring my pig Herman out. He doesn't really move much in his cage, he spends most of his time hiding away in his hay tunnel. When I try to get him out he usually rumbles at me, he doesn't even come out for veggies. I have tried hand feeding him veggies, and talking to him but have had no such luck. When I do get him out for play time, he runs to a hiding place and does not come out. Not even for a piece of carrot or celery leaves, which are his favourite. He is very cuddly, once we have gone through the dance of me getting him out of hiding and out of his cage, he cuddles right up against me and makes happy squeaking noises, but he seems to have this fear of doing anything, and I'm running out of ideas. Herman did come from a home where he didn't get much , if any, play time and he lived outside in a cage he could hardly turn around in. I'm wondering if this is part of the reason he doesn't seem to do anything. I'm not sure how old he is, I'm guessing 2 or maybe 3. I've had him for almost 4 months now. He is still in a petstore cage (but a larger one) because I'm still in the process of building his new large cage (almost done yay!). Because he's in a petstore cage I try to get him and his buddy out for lots of floor time.
Any suggestions? Ideas? Thoughts? I'm really running out of ideas.
