Joy What drew you to piggies?

[Field-of-Dreams]

Just curious- what draws you to piggies? The look? The way they act? The sounds they make? All of the above?

I just find them fascinating. The silly things they do, the way they greet me when I come home (yeah, they just want snackies, but still....), the cute pouty lips, all the different colors and hair types.... just an appealing little creature!

 

[mufasa]

I'm drawn by their amazing personalities. I initially got Mufasa for a practical reason. I review pet products professionally and wanted some type of rodent to try things out on. Piggies seemed appealing, and we chose Mufasa because he came right up and sniffed my husband's hand at the pet store. When we got him home, we were shocked to discover he had a very distinct personality. I thought piggies would be bland creatures that pretty much just eat, sleep, and poop. Mufasa was sweet and very opinionated...I remember the first time something startled him and he did his baby growl at it, or the way he'd croon with pleasure when hubby petted him just right. We were devastated when he died, even though we only had him 15 days.

Next, we adopted Borat and Amy, and they continued to show us the wonder of piggy personalities.They're direct opposites, with Borat being as laid back as any creature can be and Amy being excitable and enthusiastic over any little thing. I love how they both greet me when I come by their cages, how Borat knows that if he sits up and begs, I'll get them treats, and how they love it and wheek and popcorn when I hand out a favorite goodie. We've only been into piggies for a couple of months now, but I can't imagine our household without them.

 

[Mastershroom]

@unaspirateur and I first met Quee when she belonged to a friend of ours. She was a solo pig and didn't get too much interaction, so she was quite shy, but it was hard to not love the wheeking she did when she heard the bag of hay rustling. Since then, this friend of ours has moved out of the state, and we took Quee into our home. She stayed in her store cage and without a cagemate for a few weeks while we did some research online and took her out for floor time daily, but pretty soon after that, we put together a 2x4 C&C cage, and found Quee a cagemate, Kwee. We brought Kwee home from Petsmart (yeah, I know, we've learned our lesson) and introduced them, and they got along great. After a little mutual floor time, we introduced Quee and Kwee to their new home.

 

[PiggiPower]

All of the above

 

[BlueButterfly]

They're the perfect lap pet. They're just the right size, very friendly, and so soft! They're also so fun to watch, and have such fantastic little personalities. And it's just so satisfying when they bond to you, and they're so easily excited!

 

[LitaRutherford]

Fond memories of a little black fuzzball of a piggy! And the pet store had two, one i really wanted and the other...well i only got him because i remembered when we had one he was sad till we got a friend. After that I was hooked. i love both my boys so much, cant imagine a world without them. Both have such distinct personaliies and fill a diffrent place in my life. Piggies will always be here in my life now. Always. Them an cats. I'm a crazy cat lady AND a crazy cavy lady!

 

[Nix16]

I got one initially for my son (for me really but he was a good excuse) on a bit of a whim, then discovered the next day they should have a friend so bought one of her cage mates the nextday. They are so sweet and funny to watch. Now we have five girls in 2 groups and they allhave such different personalities. I just love them all to bits

 

[Crazy Cavies]

Wow, where do I start? Their wonderful personalities, their little piggy lips, their funny piggy feet, their piggy noses, their soft fur, their little piggy eyes, well, I could ramble on for hours. Oh! Their little noises they make for different emotions and their popcorning!!