I'm very excited, my first pignic with my piggies, but I'm a little concerned about something. what if two different people have similar guinea pigs,
how would you know your pig? Have people ever accidentally taken other people's pigs home? If so, any suggestions?
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Posts: 4114 05/14/09 08:18 AM Moderator |
We get this question a lot at pignics. But no, we have never had anyone take home the wrong pigs. No matter how similar they look, they're all a little
different. Everyone knows their own pigs. I guess the only mix-up could be if you have some solid colored pigs, but we have yet to have any that really looked
similar. You'd need them to not only be the same color (and the exact same markings), but they'd have to be the same sex, weight and shape. Once
you've been to a pignic, you'll see how varied they can be!
Depends on which pignic you go to, too. The Boston pignic, I suspect, is a bit unusual in that we allow all same-sexed pigs in a single pen. Many pignics I read about have separate pens for each person's pigs, or at least in smaller groups. Also, many pignics are small -- a dozen or two pigs at most, so that makes the likelihood of finding a chance even more unlikely. Lastly, if you are truly concerned of a mix-up, keep them in their own pen. |
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Posts: 30 05/15/09 02:17 AM |
Ok, thanks for the advice.
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Posts: 4 08/31/09 05:50 PM |
I just learned about pignics today, and my daughters and I are interested in the Boston area one in September. Is there an approved list of things we should
bring? Our own pen or...
We have two piggies: Tama, who is about 2 and a half and Patch, who is only a few months old. |
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Posts: 4114 08/31/09 09:00 PM Moderator |
Bringing your own pen is a good idea. We have a large common pen, and hope to have smaller pens available, but its hard to anticipate how many will be there.
Not all pigs get along with each other, so its good to have a way to keep them separate.
Bring something to sit on, bring something to eat, or money to buy food. Bring your questions. There is an overview of what the pignic is like on the Pignic Central page. Its a fairly informal affair. (gads - Its September tomorrow. I need to start cross posting about the Boston Pignic! - thanks for the reminder!) |
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