They have absolutely no clue. I grabbed my youngest one unexpectedly and kinda helped him up the ramp little by little, but I felt bad that I startled him. I
dont want to just grab them while they're eating. That would scare the crap out of me so I'm assuming it would scare them too. I feel really bad that I
did that. I tried putting their salad up there but they just sat there and stared at me and shrieked that they could hear and smell their salad but
couldn't get to it. I'm kind of at a loss for what to do and I would hate for that upper level to go to waste. It's huge and I want them to use
it!! Any ideas?
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How do I get my pigs to use their ramp?
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Posts: 28 05/31/08 10:16 PM |
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Posts: 3566 06/01/08 06:28 AM Moderator |
It takes some pigs days or weeks to adjust to a ramp. Leaving food on the upper level helps, along with leaving a trail of food on the ramp itself. Make sure
the ramp has good traction - pigs do not like ramps that are hard to climb, are too steep, or are slippery. Beyond that, its just practice. Put them on the top
level, for them to figure out how to get down. If they were living together, you could put a pig on each level - one or the other will eventually have to
traverse the ramp to get to the other.
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Posts: 28 06/01/08 06:41 AM |
Thanks Pooksied! Yes, their ramp has good traction. It's held together by two l-shaped bent grids, old kitchen tiling and covered with rug. Bacon had no
trouble getting down, but I had to push him all the way up...just pick him up and place him in various spots up the ramp because he was too scared to move. I
placed veggies up there last night, with a trail going up the stairs, they wheeked for hours because they couldn't find them. this morning I go up and the
plate is still full sitting on the top. Silly pigs!
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Posts: 13 06/01/08 10:53 AM |
Give them time, my guinea pig took weeks to get used to a ramp. He most likely had to go up 'cause all his food was upstairs. Downstairs is his bed. Just
give them time, don't forse them though, I tried to forse my guinea pig down and he hurt his foot really bad, now he doesn't walk the same anymore. He
limps.
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Posts: 28 06/03/08 04:25 PM |
Thanks for the tips everybody! They're going up and down the ramp on their own now.
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