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jencamcavies · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject: Whats the Oldest ??

Just a little qusetion for you all !

Whats the oldest Piggy you have ever owned ???

mine was a pet cinammon agouti boar called Squirrel - 7 years 8 months !

and i have a white and cream aby cross sow called ice - 7 years old today !

I just wondered if anyone else has had a piggy for this long or longer !? i know satins are shorter in life span but its normaly the pets that out live the purebreeds ? well in my shed any way ?
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lilaccavies · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject:

I think the oldest I have had to date was about 6 years ish. He was my beloved Aztec, my first lilac/cream/white Coronet boar! Smile

You so kindly did a drawing of him for me Jenny Very Happy

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I wonder if the bitza's live longer because they have a much bigger gene pool, unlike the purebreds! Maybe the same as heinz 57 dogs and purebreds? Wink

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Pingley Dell Cavies · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject:

My oldest piggy was Fluffy, a rescue tri aby-cross. She was arthritic, and blind with cataracts when she finally passed at the age of 6 years 8 months. Most of my pigs have gone around the age of 3 or 4, and I have several over 5 still up and running! Precious is 6 years old.

Pets and mixes will tend to be hardier and live longer, as pigs with a narrow gene pool (many pure breds are related or inbred a little) will tend to show up faults more often and more severely. Short-nosed pigs--those lovely pug nosed show types-- tend to get chest infections and breathing trouble, and teddies tend to be prone to dry skin and fungal probs.

jencamcavies · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject: My Baby Chip ! RIP

I thought i sould mention my piggy called Chip !
he was the second oldest in my shed! and i thought he would make it to his birthday but April was just too far away for him!
he is wonderful in every way and loved his cucumber loads !
he was a cream and chocolate Agouti ! with lilac under colour ?
and a big white strip up his nose !
he reasontly had a litter with my cherry and i sold them on this site ?
but unfortunatly at the ripe old age of 6 years and 9 months he has left me ?
he was one of the first piggys i got when i moved into my house in 1999 !
i will truely miss him ?

so loads of love Chip ! and may you rest in peace ! Crying or Very sad

(this picture was taken 6 months ago ?)

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Pingley Dell Cavies · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject:

awwww Chip:( Rest in Peace baby boy.

I'm sorry Jen (((((((HUG))))))

lilaccavies · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject:

I am so sorry for your loss Jenny.

R.I.P. at Rainbow Bridge Chip Crying or Very sad

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lovemypigs · New Member Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 13

My 1st 2 pigs we cross breeds & I had them when I was a little girl.
Bubble the rossette cross lived until he was 7
& Squeak the rosette x peruvian lived until he was 8

rohraen · New Member Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 2

my oldest was a rex boy who lived to 8,
sadly had to be put to sleep as he had a massive cancerous growth on his leg..........that`ll teach me never to tell a vet how old piggies are!

i have a seven year old coronet still going strong, lol

cam_gord · New Member Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 14

ma cuzins budgie 11 or 12 years old
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countrysidecavies · New Member Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 9

My oldest piggies was squeak. She lived to be about 8 and a 1/2 years.