The Legend of Barry Jenkins

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For the Love of Pigs

Post   » Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:44 pm


How exciting! That picture of him snuggling - :D

Is this the little guy you were wanting before you went out of town?

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:06 pm


That's him! He's about 2.9 lbs by my scale, but it's difficult to tell how accurate that is since he's a little bit too big to sit on it and he didn't like sitting on it. He doesn't seem to have any difficulty moving around when he wants to. There's no telling what kind of life, environment, diet, etc he had prior to being surrendered to the humane society. I plan to just keep giving him love and all of the exercise I can. Hopefully he'll get better.

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For the Love of Pigs

Post   » Mon Jan 13, 2020 1:53 pm


Oh, I'm so glad you got him. He's going to be so happy with all the good care you give him.

CleoCharity

Post   » Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:15 pm


He looks like such a sweetie. I'm so happy for both him and you. He's gotten a great home!

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:10 pm


BJ just isn't a big veggie eater, I suppose. Still offering lettuce, but he just doesn't want to eat it. Tried Kale and no go there either. Didn't eat much parsley. Tomato, red and green bell pepper is a no go as well. The only veggie he readily eats is carrots and I don't want to give him that every day. Going to try the orange and yellow bell pepper. I'm a little bit puzzled. He eats hay and pellets pretty regularly, so I'm pretty sure he's eating enough.

I've never had a piggie that didn't like lettuce unless it's sick, but BJ doesn't look or act sick. He even comes to the cage door to nibble the wire for attention. I went back to the humane society to ask if they had any ideas as to what greens he had been eating while he was there. I'm waiting for a call back. I'm a bit of a worry wart after what I went through with Scruffy. I don't want to buy a bunch of stuff that he's not going to eat unless I have to, so hopefully the caregiver at the humane society will be able give me some info.

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ItsaZoo
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Post   » Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:43 am


Have you tried the baby lettuces that are packaged together? I get one from Aldi’s that has 4 different types of baby leaf lettuces and maybe he would like one of those.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:41 am


I tried baby spinach and the fully grown leaves. Tried collerd greens too. The humane society said that he likes those, but he didn't eat any of that. Carrots are the only fresh vegetable he'll eat so far. I haven't given him yellow bell peppers yet. I was thinking of trying that living butter lettuce too. Hay and some pellets is what he likes and what he eats plenty of. I'm going to keep offering him fresh greens in the hopes that he'll learn to like them.

On another note, I hold him every day and he's such a snuggler. I really enjoy having him. He stretches both hind legs behind him when he lays on his belly. He also kicks one of them out when he lays on his side and curls up into a ball. It's so adorable! I tried to get a picture of it but I disturbed him and he got up and nestled under my chin. I'll try to snap a pic and post it.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:49 pm


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Lazy piggie! He loves to lay like that. He does it in his house too. I thought I'd give him a fleece forest too and he enjoys it. Happy little guy. I just don't understand how anyone could give him up for adoption. Every day I'm glad I made him part of my guinea pig family. He's eating his leafy green veggies a little more now than when I first got him. Probably wasn't fed them before now.

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Lynx
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Post   » Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:38 pm


He looks like he's in heaven.

Or at least in a very ritzy hotel ;-)

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:57 am


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Peek-a-boo! I just love this little one! So glad he was still available to adopt when I got home! It was meant to be. It couldn't have been scripted any better!

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daisymay
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Post   » Tue Jan 21, 2020 3:23 am


That is it! I am going to start swimming and hopefully get there one day to pignap this one! The girls will love him. So mellow and looks so squishy! Can just picture him laying next to me head on the pillow laying in bed. NEVER seen a pig like this one! I am so jealous! A handsome gorgeous boy! LOVE the leg too! Sexy chops!

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:35 pm


He is the sweetest little guy. He lays with me a lot. I have a very thick fleece blanket for him. He loves to snuggle against me on it.

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