Hello....New here
My name is Julie and I am mom to one beautiful pig named Gunner. Problem is that I didn´t know better until finding this site that you DO NOT BUY animals from petstores. That is where my Gunner came from complete with mange mites :( He is currently being treated with ivermectin as per my wonderful vet. Also residing in my family is my husband, three children, our cat named Kisses, and our hamster named Arthur.
I am happy to have found such an informative site to help my family and I raise this wonderful and loving furbaby. He is just a sweetie. I have also found the reference for the C and C cages and have the cubes and will soon be getting the Coroplast.
I also wanted to say that I am smitten with the three piggies pictured in the right hand corner of the web pages and was wondering if they belonged to someone here and how I might go about adopting piggies that look like those. I love black and white because I had a kitty who has long since passed away who was black and white. My family does plan to adopt another piggie through our local rescue but I really want one that looks like the ones here, especially the long haired blk and wt one. Any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
I hope to get to know some of you better.
Love,
Julie and Gunner
I am happy to have found such an informative site to help my family and I raise this wonderful and loving furbaby. He is just a sweetie. I have also found the reference for the C and C cages and have the cubes and will soon be getting the Coroplast.
I also wanted to say that I am smitten with the three piggies pictured in the right hand corner of the web pages and was wondering if they belonged to someone here and how I might go about adopting piggies that look like those. I love black and white because I had a kitty who has long since passed away who was black and white. My family does plan to adopt another piggie through our local rescue but I really want one that looks like the ones here, especially the long haired blk and wt one. Any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
I hope to get to know some of you better.
Love,
Julie and Gunner
- RavenShade
- Thanks for the Memories
Welcome, Julie.
I suggest you look in the Cavy Placement forum. There are quite a few rescues and shelters out there. Pigs of every description pass through their doors. See who is close to you and start asking. I´m sure someone has the right friend for you and Gunner. Some places have a wait list where you can request a particular breed or gender and they´ll call you when they have one.
Good luck!
I suggest you look in the Cavy Placement forum. There are quite a few rescues and shelters out there. Pigs of every description pass through their doors. See who is close to you and start asking. I´m sure someone has the right friend for you and Gunner. Some places have a wait list where you can request a particular breed or gender and they´ll call you when they have one.
Good luck!
Hi Julie, welcome. Those pigs belong to GP Lover/Carol. Their names are Sophie, Elsie and Angel.
I have two black and white long haired pigs too. I´ll give you a link to some pics.
Here are some of our members´ holiday photos, my pigs are in there, checking out the bar and eating the snowman´s nose!
https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/threa ... &styleid=5
Don´t feel too bad about getting your pig from a pet store, we all learn through our mistakes. Just remember next time to try a rescue or shelter. I´m sure there´ll be a next time!
I´m glad you´ve found a good vet and hope those mites clear out fast.
I have two black and white long haired pigs too. I´ll give you a link to some pics.
Here are some of our members´ holiday photos, my pigs are in there, checking out the bar and eating the snowman´s nose!
https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/threa ... &styleid=5
Don´t feel too bad about getting your pig from a pet store, we all learn through our mistakes. Just remember next time to try a rescue or shelter. I´m sure there´ll be a next time!
I´m glad you´ve found a good vet and hope those mites clear out fast.
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Thank you Pig Pal and after I type this I am on my way to see those pics!!!!!! Also, I just emailed Rachel with Baraboo Pig rescue in Wisconsin and hopefully she will be able to help me find the pig of my dreams!!!!!!! Thank you for the welcome. I wish I had a digi camera so I could post pics of my adorable Gunner. I do love seeing all the pics of everyone´s sweet and adorable piggies. Thanks again.
Love,
Julie and Gunner
Love,
Julie and Gunner
Hi again Pigpal. I just checked out the pics....your pigs are gorgeous!!! So were everyone else´s too. Great photo taking also I must say. Can I ask, are your piggies pure breds? What breed are they? How about Carol´s ? I hope I can rescue one that is black and white and either medium or long haired. Just soooo adorable. Thanks again for the link.
(((Hugs))) from
Gunner and Julie
(((Hugs))) from
Gunner and Julie
Thanks for your compliments on my boys! They are Peruvians (which is one type of long haired guinea pig). One is a called a "dalmatian", his skin is spotted (that´s the one with most white). The other is called a "blue roan", which is a mixture of black and white hairs, giving the gray effect.
I don´t know if they´re purebred, though they could be. I adopted them from our local Humane Society after someone abandoned them in a shopping center parking lot. Most of us have adopted "mutt pigs", they´re all equally lovable and have their own distinct personalities.
Rachel has some lovely pigs, I hope you find one that´s just right for you and Gunner.
I don´t know if they´re purebred, though they could be. I adopted them from our local Humane Society after someone abandoned them in a shopping center parking lot. Most of us have adopted "mutt pigs", they´re all equally lovable and have their own distinct personalities.
Rachel has some lovely pigs, I hope you find one that´s just right for you and Gunner.
- Stacy
- Supporter in '11
Welcome Julie and Gunner! Good luck on your search for a second pig! There are a lot of wonderful rescues and humane societies with pigs looking for good homes. I got my pig, who is a peruvian, from my local humane society, and he is a real sweetie! I hope you find a new friend for Gunner!
- KarasKavies
- For the love of my girls!
Welcome!
Wheeks to you from my girls, Penny, Tubbit and Lilly. Penny, my first pig, came from a pet store too... I think a lot of us "didn´t know any better!" There are many on this forum with LOTS of experience with piggers.
Kara
Wheeks to you from my girls, Penny, Tubbit and Lilly. Penny, my first pig, came from a pet store too... I think a lot of us "didn´t know any better!" There are many on this forum with LOTS of experience with piggers.
Kara
Hello Julie and Gunner and welcome! I too am one who got my first and second pig from the pet store. It was only when I started having problems with the second one that I started doing some research on the Internet and found this site and forum.
I´ll never buy from a pet store again and really struggle with the quality of life issues for pets which results in me spending soooooooo much of my life, trying to make their little live´s better.
This is a great group, very knowledgable, friendly, and fun!
I´ll never buy from a pet store again and really struggle with the quality of life issues for pets which results in me spending soooooooo much of my life, trying to make their little live´s better.
This is a great group, very knowledgable, friendly, and fun!
Hi Stacy, Kara and Sunny, so great to meet you and thank you for the warm welcomes. I am very grateful to have found this site. As soon as I find out anything from Rachel about rescuing a piggie I will be sure to let you all know. I am very anxious, to save a pig especially after purchasing one from the pet store and then finding that sooooo many need homes. I look forward to learning more and hearing stories about all of your piggies. (((Hugs)))
Gunner and Julie
Gunner and Julie
- Dobby
- I gave what I could!
Hi Julie. I´m kind of a recent joiner here myself, but I know how you feel about being grateful for having found this site. I didn´t realise the whole petstore thing myself until I logged on here for the first time. But around here, the shelters don´t have any stray, homeless pigs, so if I want one, I have to get him from the petstore. It is awful to support them, but I wanted Buddy SOOO bad! As you can see, he was worth it.
It´s great that these guys know what they´re talking about....except for Evangeline. She just likes to pretend she´s smart.
Good luck finding your second piggy!
It´s great that these guys know what they´re talking about....except for Evangeline. She just likes to pretend she´s smart.
Good luck finding your second piggy!