Piggy Picnic...Pignic

My mom bought us this little pig-carrier that we can take to the vet, or, as I decided yesterday, on a picnic! The pigs were nervous-squeaking the whole walk (which is like 2 minutes) to the green area at the center of our apartment complex.

 

"IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO COME OUT OF THIS CARRIER, YOU THOUGHT WRONG!"

"Oh, you brought parsley? You didn't mention that..."

"Um, excuse me? What incentives do I have here?"

"Oh, well, this is acceptable."

(I LOVE this photo! Hahaha!)

Here's Biscotti the Not-So-Brave. For all of his rumble-strutting, he is the most nervous in situations like this. He is cautiously testing the waters, here. 

Carrots make everything easier.

Isn't that right, Scotti boy?

Xabi Chops, being cute. (And in focus, for once!)

Eventually they all got out of the bag! Aren't they adorable?

Favorite Spot

Now that we have a loft, the pigs have found their new favorite spot. It is on top of a little bed that my mom made, that I put in the corner of the loft. 

Post-feast fatigue. "So...full...can't...move..."

 Xabi has a fiesty side-eye. Reminds me of Lucille

Biscotti, the bossiest of them all, taking a nap. Probably exhausted from all of his rumble-strutting.

 Isn't he so cute? This is before they spread hay everywhere. Here Biscotti is soaking up the morning sun on a weekend. (Although, to guinea pigs, every day is a weekend)

Harvey, settling down for a 15 minute interval of sleep before going back to the regularly schedule program (eating).

More Loft Pictures

I'm really happy because the piggy boys seem to be really liking the loft. In fact, it is now Xabi's new favorite place. This doesn't surprise me because he has always loved getting up high. Whether it be his barn or on top of the pigloo, he always wants up high. 

I'm also really happy because 1) I have been able to feed the boys separately much more easily. And 2) the loft gets messy with hay all over, but the rest of the cage doesn't. 

Clean(ish) cage. You can see Harvard in the Pigloo and Xabster up top.

"Everything the light touches is my kingdom."

Messy loft. It will be much easier cleaning one small blanket than a full sized blankie. 

Cage Expansion...again

I recently made yet another expansion to the pig cage. It is something I'm both proud of and a little embarrassed by. I'm not sure how long it will last, because it's going to be a pain to clean, buuuuut, let's just let the illusion play itself out, shall we?

Ta-daa! A new loft! We'll see how long it lasts. They don't seem overly excited about a new ramp. I'm not entirely sure they know how to climb it yet. They can also run all the way around underneath the loft, and there is a little cubby with a bed, too. 

Fancy ramp with side walls.

Xabi, the forever black blur.

"Oh, you just spent hours expanding our cage to an even larger size and added on a new fancy loft? That's nice. I think I'll sleep in my tiny, shabby, old teepee instead. Night night!"

Fresh Cage

Yesterday the piggies got a nice, fresh, clean cage. They are always much more active and curious when this happens. I wish I started recording right when we put them in. I also wish the lighting was better, but oh well!

Sleepy Xabi

We're not sure if Xabi is starting to become less skittish, or if his natural defense mechanism is to shut-down, but recently while I was cleaning the cage, I put all 3 pig-pig-pigs on Justin's lap. While the other two were stress-squeaking, Xabi just laid down and fell asleep while Justin stroked his little nose. As soon as Justin would stop he would look up like "hey, what's wrong with you? moaaaar!"

"I'm getting sleeeeeepy..."

"This lap is so comfy, if only I could get a nose rub"

"Oh, it feels so good"

 

"This is the beeeeest"

"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!?

"That's right."

Xabi Waddle Butt

Dinner Time!

Young Pigs

I found this video from back in July. Aren't they adorable!? They all look so young! Especially Harvard. 

Cuddle Time

 Aren't they cute? I love how Harvey does a little turn-around like cats and dogs do before laying down. Also, Xabi's ear twitch is adorable. He is practically asleep there! Biscotti was content staying in his little tunnel. (aka the arm sleeve of my robe)

Phone

Guess who has a new phone that has a camera with FLAAA-AAAASH!?

Pig Weigh-In

By the way, grams to pounds, Biscotti is 2.33 lbs, Harvey is 2.46 lbs, and Xabi is 2.24 lbs.

Little porkers!

Haircut

I've been wanting a haircut for a while, but that isn't what this post is about. This post is about Xabi "Chops" Alonso Kazoo's haircut!!!

 If you don't know, Xabi He is notoriously difficult to photograph. He is very dark and you sometimes can't tell which end is which.

 Here is his before picture: "Are you tired of not being able to tell the front end of your guinea pig from the back?"

 WELL NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO!

Welcome

As if I didn't have enough blogs already, I have created another one! This blog is dedicated to my 3 little piggy-boys.