We got a new friend, named Peaches, end of october...
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| This is what she looked like at the shelter. She was observing everything curiously from her house |
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| Slaves tried to bond us three with her. She was curious, but very fierce, teeth chattering and even snorting at us |
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| As this led to a lot of agitation, we were separated. Peaches turned out to be very scared, also for our slaves. We had to find out who our new boss was after Daisy died. |
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| Peaches got used to slaves, but also got really bored. Bonding attempts failed... |
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| At the end of the Christmas holidays, slaves tried to bond us again |
Their plan was as follows:
1. Put all of us in a big run on neutral ground, with a fence in the middle. Peaches on one side, us three on the other side. They kept us in the run the whole afternoon, after about an hour it settled down a bit.
Having hay near the middle fence really helped there (Food = distraction and eating = social activity)!
2. The next day we switched sides. Again we were distracted with food.
3. Later that day the fence was opened, both the middle and the surrounding fence. This way we were given a bigger area to explore and to get to know each other. This way we could get away from each other if we wanted to. Berke did a great job protecting his ladies Woopy and Roos.
4. The fenced of area was closed again, making the area with all four of us smaller again. Again Berke kept doing a good job, and at some point Peaches accepted that. Victory!
5. We were put together in a thoroughly cleaned cage.
2. The next day we switched sides. Again we were distracted with food.
3. Later that day the fence was opened, both the middle and the surrounding fence. This way we were given a bigger area to explore and to get to know each other. This way we could get away from each other if we wanted to. Berke did a great job protecting his ladies Woopy and Roos.
4. The fenced of area was closed again, making the area with all four of us smaller again. Again Berke kept doing a good job, and at some point Peaches accepted that. Victory!
5. We were put together in a thoroughly cleaned cage.
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| All four of us together in our cage! Sorry for the bad picture quality. Roos is in stealth mode. Her red brown color and the red brown cage wall make her practically invisible. |
Slaves had a hard time putting us together, and they want to say keep trying as long as nobody gets really hurt (blood drawn). Also don't try to separate us too quick, Mikey found it really hard to not separate us once we started chattering and nipping at each other.
Greetings from our cage!
The guinygirlz
Woopy, Roos, new girl Peaches and boar Berke
I recently went through introductions, too! It's such a stressful thing. Congrats on the four of you getting along!
ReplyDeleteThat's the perfect way to introduce a new piggy to an established group. Never be too quick to remove an offender even if things look rough unless real fighting starts and blood is drawn. Rumbling is to be expected.
ReplyDeleteWe are so pleased to see that you are all getting on now.
Well done Slaves! It may take a while before a new group is happy together but never give up.
awwwwwwwwwwww big big welcome to you little sweet Peaches. You are one lucky gal to be able to find your way to the guinygirlz home. You are adorable
ReplyDeleteWelcome Peaches and remember the golden rule leave my Lil Woop alone ;)
ReplyDeleteIntros can indeed be stressful, especially with opinionated guinea pigs! I somehow thought guinea pigs were social and loved everyone until I tried to do my first intro haha! But yes, patience and taking time to let the pigs ease into it almost always pays off. I am so happy Peaches is part of the herd now and not so bored!
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