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03-05-2006, 09:04 PM
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#1 | | <-- Pumpkin
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON
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| Fostering a Skinny Pig..
I am currently fostering a skinny pig named Pugsly. He's 6 months old. I was interested to know if anyone here has a skinny pig and what (if any) precautions you need to make with them. I know that they should be kept in a warmer temperature.. away from drafts etc. I also want to know what type of bedding I should use. He has occasional sneezing & I'm monitoring him.. He had been on pine shavings when he came to us.. I switched to Aspen... and may switch to Carefresh this week (when I get paid)..
I will try to get a picture of him soon.. he's adorable! (my batteries are being re-charged at the moment)
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03-05-2006, 11:48 PM
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#2 | | Red, the devil
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada
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| Hi Sue,
I skinny pig sat for a few weeks last year. Keep them warm and if they have dry skin add some vit E. The ones I was looking after had hedgehog bags to live in during the winter and those pig loos igloos to sleep in. Hope this info helps Sue....I'm more of a fish,cat, and hedgehog person but I have animal watched my kinds of diff animals...Oh, make sure that you keep their back end clean as the poop gets stuck in the folds of the skin.
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03-06-2006, 08:31 PM
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#3 | | <-- Pumpkin
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON
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| Thanks Red..
He has an igloo and I brought home some old towels to cut up for disposable blankies for extra warmth.. I haven't heard any sneezes tonite.. yet.
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03-06-2006, 08:39 PM
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#4 | | <-- Pumpkin
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON
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| Here's a few pics of Pugly..
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03-06-2006, 08:51 PM
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#5 | | Head of the BTI : Bureau of Troll Investigations
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brampton, Ontario Age: 51
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| He's cute in his own sweet way! How come you have to foster him? | |
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03-06-2006, 09:25 PM
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#6 | | <-- Pumpkin
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON
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| I'm just fostering him to see if he's sneezing due to a URI or if he might be reacting to the shavings.. He doesn't appear to be ill really.. He probably won't be here very long..
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03-07-2006, 06:07 AM
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#7 | | www.antisealingcoalition. ca
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Halifax, NS Canada Age: 43
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| Look! It's the North American House Hippo!!!!  I love skinny pigs - the way their ears wiggle when they run - so cute!
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03-07-2006, 07:49 AM
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#8 | | Kiss the birthday girl!
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin
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| Okay, he is cute! Dumb question for you....is this just a thin guinea pig you're talking about(doesn't look like it to me), or is there a type of animal called a skinny pig?
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03-07-2006, 10:01 AM
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#9 | | Trained by Professional Chins
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Burnaby, BC Age: 29
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| skinny pig is an actual animal but it means they have no fur, just skin.
Sue, he's cute in his own little way 
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03-07-2006, 03:05 PM
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#10 | | Kiss the birthday girl!
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin
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| Thanks Sophie. So other than the hair how is different from a gp? Are there different feeding/caring requirements?
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