Thank you all for your support. It means a lot.

I don't post often so don't know everyone on the forum very well, but this is the only place I could think to go to share my heartache and know everyone would understand. My little "Baby" died sometime in the early hours of this morning. He's the white one in my avatar. He fought a valiant fight...

Congratulations! Are both babies close by so you can get in lots of snuggles?

My piggies' hair "puffs" out when they are cold. I know that's a strange description, but they sit in one place and seem to double in size because they have their hair all puffed out to give extra insulation. It's the same thing you see birds do when they are just sitting around on a chilly...

My piggies get the most enjoyment out of piles of hay. They can play the most creative games peeking at each other through the hay, pushing the pile of hay around the cage, and then squashing it flat by buldozing through it. Hay seems to be the thing they play with most.

Congratulations! How exciting for you. Now you have a whole new experience to research.....how to take care of new babies. I know there is tons of info on this site and plenty of folks who will give you lots of help. I've never had piggy babies to take care of, so I'm no help there. Just...

He's just wonderful! What a handsome guy! He's lucky, too, having people who care as much as you apparently do.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. My heart goes out to you.

I have two male pigs who take turns with the "who is dominant now" routine. They do exactly what you have described, keep it up for most of an evening and then get back to regular behavior in the next day or so. No one seems to get hurt....just annoyed. It's probably more distressing for us...

I'm so sorry to hear about your losses recently. My heart goes out to you.

Welcome! I'm glad you've already found the wealth of knowledge this site provides. It's amazing what the members of this forum know. Glad to have you aboard!

One of my piggies has the occasional "spur" on his feet. He had one during a vet visit and I asked what to do about it. The vet said to clip it close to the skin....being careful not to clip the skin. It will probably grow back or may move to another part of the foot. The "spurs" or "tags"...

I have one Abby and one American and they seem to take turns being "the boss". Neither one seems more assertive than the other.

We had our first boar for over a year before we added the second, younger boar. They are now 2 years 6 months and 1 year 3 months. We worried about adding the second boar because we had the first one for so long by himself and we had heard the warnings that "boars will fight". We decided to...

We use Kleenmamma's Timothy pellets. They are available online at kmshayloft.com. I have also used Oxbow pellets and they are excellent. But our piggies prefer Kleenmamma's pellets (her hay is the best, too).

Happy Birthday! Hope it has been wonderful so far!

Hope you have a TERRIFIC Birthday Voodojoint! Make time for yourself today.

Welcome to the forum! Your little Checkers is a sweetie. This forum is the place to learn everything you ever wanted to know about piggies. Welcome again.

I feed my two piggies KMs pellets, too, and they don't eat as many as with the other brands we've used in the past. I fill their bowl once a day (sometimes it isn't quite empty) and it holds a little less than 1/2 cup. I feel KMs pellets have so much more "useful" nutrients that the piggies...

And......here I am sitting in the desert southwest with 12 inches of snow in the front yard.....that has melted down from the 24 inches we got a week ago. Another small storm came through last night giving us 2 new inches. The temperture is 30 degrees at mid-morning. It seems the weather trends...