Nutty’s Guide To Bringing Up A Naughty Piggy!
You probably all know that Nacho, my new cage mate is furry young. Between 9 and 10 wheeks old in fact! Well like most babies he is causing a lot of trouble and it’s up to me to keep him under control and teach him all he needs to know . . .
Nacho?! Nacho, What are you doing over there?!! Behave!
Sorry about that, now where was I? Oh yes. There are many lesson he must learn, like, how one should eat the green spaghetti in the garden really really fast then look up at the hoomans with the hungry face
Speed nomming, the whippersnapper’s not half bad!
And how to bounce around in a cute way so the hoomans go “D’awwwwwww”
How to wheek at the top of your lungs to make the hoomans hurry up with the noms, be it hay, veggies or breakfast! He’s not to great at this one, whee will have to film it because it’s quite funny! When he gets really excited he actually can’t squeak, he just puffs out lots of air and dashes around. Whee got the vet to check this was ok on his first ever vet trip and she said there’s nothing wrong with him, he’s just super duper excited!
And how to share a tent . . .
Ok, so he hasn’t quite got the hang of that one but these things take practice!
The final art I have been working on with him, is the art of adorable snuggling on the hoomans . . .
He’s getting good at this one! Wait! Nacho! What are you doing? Where are you going kid?! Naughty Nacho!!!
Ah well. Whee might need to work on that one too!
What other lessons do you think efurry young piggy or pet should learn?
Happy Monday efurryone!
Nutty
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Posted on July 28, 2013, in Piggy Blogs and tagged animal, animals, baby, blogstar, british, cavies, cavy, competition, cute, funny, guinea pig, guinea pigs, learning to wheek, naughty, naughty baby piggy, naughty little guinea pig, naughty pet, pet, pets, photo, photos, rodent, rodents, silly, small furries, small furry, smile, story, summer, sweet, teaching a baby guinea pig, teaching a baby pet. Bookmark the permalink. 36 Comments.
Oh Nacho! Nacho! *shakes head*
My thought exactly. Hopefully he’s a fast learner!
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Nacho’s supper cute and so little. Better be careful not to squish the little fella. New pets have to learn not to chew on stuff. I had to teach my kitties to only scratch on place. Sometimes they forget 😛
Hmmm I have been teaching him to chew on the bars to get the little hoomans attention but Mummy disapproves of that particular lesson!
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The first thing to learn is how to beg for food. Everything else is secondary if you’re hungry.
Very good point. Whee have got the begging going well. In fact he might be better at it than me!
It melts the hoomans hearts to see little him all hungry more than it does to see chubby old me begging!
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Dear nutty, young uns need to learn etiquette – good thing you are around to teach Nacho how things should be!
I know. He’s quite a good student when he is listening!
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Does Nacho know you don’t have a milk bar? That last photo makes me wonder…
From the antics of 23 years of piggy friends (do NOT let Basil read this…)
Mastering the art of hiding veggies and duping a second human into believing you never got anything (Sam and Maurice had quite the little con going on for a few months when my mother and sister would get home from work).
Insisting that your water be chilled in the fridge and standing in-front of the water bottle screaming in protest if it was not (at one place the water was in a fridge filtration pitcher, so when we moved and I switched to filtered bottled water from a filtration store I stored at room temperature, cantankerous Teddy pitched a fit).
Mastering the art of using a toilet paper tube as a ninja weapon before killing it.
Learning all the hiding spots that will require humans to need to disassemble furniture (Wentworth, queen sized mattress and box spring, I don’t want to talk about it).
Remembering that all injuries should be scheduled for major holidays when only the emergency vet is open.
Chewing on ceramic dishes whenever you don’t get what you want (Cecily would hear me coming up the walk and would start this while I was still outside; the sound has all the appeal of listening to tile cut with a circular saw combined with a jackhammer on concrete).
That kicking dirty bedding outsiide the cage after digging everything up makes them feel better about their job security as your slave.
Smouldering adorableness sometimes covers a multitude of sins.
Inventing an imaginary friend and claiming total ignorance to whatever mayhem because you didn’t do it, it was __________ is useful.
Wow what great tips. Whee like the ninja tube one! Whee have been throwing our willow twigs at each other so much Mummy doesn’t really let us have then anymore!
Whee have defintiely got the poor and dirty bedding throwing part. The hoomans don’t know what’s coming. Mwah ha ha ha ha!
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It’s really fun when you stuff a toilet paper roll with timothy hay first.
The top lesson is learning about cardboard boxes – how to push them around when you are super excited and how to “taste test” one to see if its the right thickness for nibbling and gnawing.
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Stevie and Squeaky
Whee has nibbles all the cardboard things. Now whee are having a good go at the plastic pigloos too!
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Aw what a good teacher you are Nutty! Nacho is going to grow into a fine guinea pig in no time!
I’m so proud of him 😛
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I think you’ve covered the most important food-related lessons. Tent sharing (and cuddling) is kind of important, and will be good practice for lap snuggling. You’ve got this well in control, B.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
I think I’m covering all the impawtent things. He’s a pretty fast learner when he’s paying attention!
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Seems to me that the baby piggy training is coming along nicely……and I’m sure you’re being VERY patient with little Nacho…..I’m glad you two are happy together and no doubt Nacho is picking up tips from his wise older brother Nutty and soon will be just as good at getting the trained hoomans to do his bidding as you are!! Tee Hee
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
The hoomans are surprised by how patient I am with him as usually I get grumpy easily. But I understand he is just a baby so I make allowances!
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He is pretty big for being so young…I guess you piggys grow up fast!
Whee do. But to be fair I am a very small piggy anyway (I was the runt of my litter) and he is one of the biggest from his litter!
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O that sounds so cute!! Typist just wants to give you both a big hug!
*snuggles* Whee loves you too Basil’s Typist!
Nutty & Nacho
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I think it’s important to learn how to make the perfect “It wasn’t me-face” :o)
He already has that one! He seems to need it a lot too!
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Nutty the other important thing to learn is how to do naughty things so it looks Cheeky rather than naughty….like I do…hehehe,xx Speedy
Hmmm good point. Whee will work on that tomorrow!
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Alfalfa approves!
Hehehe and he is the expert on naughtiness!
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I think Nacho needs to perfect his innocent look 🙂
He’s doing very well at that. Though when he does I am getting the blame! I don’t think he needs anymore help with that one!
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He’s very cute, so he’ll probably get by!
He can use the cuteness to his advantage in most situations! ^_^
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Nacho shure nose how to snuggle under doezn’t he?? MOL/SOL!!!
Me iz shure he will grow up n bee a guud Piggie!!! He haz ya to menter him! 😉
Lub Nylablue xo
I am trying my best. He seems to be convinced that I am his Mummy sometimes even though I tell him I don’t carry a milk bar under me he has to go and check. Silly baby! ^_^
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Yow me finkz diz iz a compleemint cause he feelz safe enuff to go underneath…what do ya fink Nutty?? He will figure it out as he getz older 😉
Nylablue xo