Today Edmund turned twelve weeks old. Which okay in the grand scheme of things, no biggie, but it makes me happy. He's been with me for eight weeks now and I haven't ruined his coat!
This week has been a terror migraine wise so not much has happened for the furkids. However I have been slowly and steadily working on the cages. Fortinbras and Feather have moved to their new permanent cage in one half of the bottom bank and seem to be quite content. Edmund is now living on fleece in one of the pet store cages (more on this soon) and Ebony continues to live it up in her 16 square foot of apartment.
Weight wise Ebby is still gaining even with all the running she does and is up to 970g. I'm hoping she doesn't put on much more as she's a chubby miss now and I need her to stay in breeding condition. If she keeps on like this she'll be beyond show condition pretty soon. Edmund is doing wonderfully and is now 580g. He looks like he'll be turning into a very solid adult boar. Feathers a bit light on at 840g and Fortinbras is starting to really worry me at 495g. But he is gaining and he is growing so maybe he's just a runt. I'm going to start giving the sheba boys a bowl of straight Formula Three as well as their usual bowl of mix to see if I can boost there weight at all. They won't eat their lupins either so maybe adding molasses or something might help. I don't want to kill their stomachs either (too much sugar can lead to an overgrowth of bacteria in the gastric system which then leads to bacterial enteritis) so will just try straight grain first.
I made the first fleece pad for Edmund the other day and I have to say I am in love! The bed pad stiffens it and takes it from cushy comfy surface that's impossible to run on to a hard flat surface with enough give to be comfortable but also easy to popcorn on. The absorbency is out of this world as well. Atti (the parrot) destroyed Edmund's water bottle the other leading to 500ml of water to be dumped in his cage and the liner easily dealt with it. It didn't even feel wet!
So I need to make three more to fit the pet store cages. Then I'm going to replace the corflute in the wire cage and make two changes of pads for that cage as well. Sewing is very slow because of the aforementioned migraines but I'll get there eventually.
I was also thinking about housing the new addition/s. I'm still waiting on a reply from the breeder about buying/borrowing a boar but hopefully that is all go. But I'm thinking that after a good wash and clip I'll pop him straight into Ebony's cage. Once he's done his duty so to speak I'll move him to the cage next door to the sheba boys for now. Then eventually either he or Eddie will be neutered (once they've provided heirs) and allowed to leave long peaceful lives in the sow run. I will admit I am rather fond of boars. If I do find a sow (unlikely but you never know) she can live in one of the show cages until Ebbies pregnant then move in with Ebbie to help with the babies.
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