hi all
I've had 8 lovely pigs over 20 years so not exactly new to the world of pigs but- mum and daughter rescue pigs got 2.5 years ago. Not much known but mum seemed to have been used to churn them out by breeder and her daughter was the only baby kid left with her. So I came along and happily took them in. Loved them both dearly but sadly mum passed away last week while we were on hols. Was desperate to get back to daughter and give lots of cuddles (as she adored mum) but she seems surprisingly ok. Chirpy, eating well, lovely fur etc and we've had some lovely cuddles.
Now for the dilemma!
3 options-
- Leave as is, no other pigs. She is very very chatty so i assume she would love another pig to communicate with
- Would love to go down rescue/adoptions route again but the only pigs needing home are sets of 2 girls pigs, 1 are sisters and the other 2 girl friends who were dumped by some bins. We have a pretty long/lovely wooden hutch that I think 3 pigs would still be pretty comfortable in. But is suddenly introducing 2 pigs too much for the daughter? And in her same cage?
- Go down the pet shop route (hate the thought of this as know it encourages/funds some nasty practices) and just get 1 other female pig.
Any thoughts much appreciated.