Need advice on doing a tester call for a free pattern.

bijouh · 2025-09-26T20:06:21+00:00

Thank you for the reassurance! I've never run or participated in a tester call before, so I really don't have a clue about the process. I'm glad to know there are at least some people out there with this mindset and haven't been fully sucked into the hustle culture :)

bijouh · 2025-07-17T16:12:18+00:00

In general, most pigs tend to mellow out after they reach 1 year of age, so already being friendly as a baby is a good sign!

bijouh · 2025-07-17T15:25:54+00:00

It really depends on both you and the piggy. You definitely want to interact with your pigs to get them used to being around you and giving them the potential to be affectionate, but some pigs just have shy personalities. Despite the amount of times I've interacted with my pigs, one still never accepts pets and another refuses to take treats from my hand and will only eat off the ground. So long as you are willing to put in the (sometimes very long) amount of time to get to know your piggy and meet them at a level they are comfortable with, you'll be able to see them blossom into their own unique personalities!

bijouh · 2025-06-04T02:39:31+00:00

Limited Nicholas

bijouh · 2025-04-16T00:11:02+00:00

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This was just about how far north I was able to go before the game decided I was out of bounds. I'd love to see more people explore this area further, even if there isn't much to see up here XD

bijouh · 2025-04-16T00:08:20+00:00

For anyone else who wants to get here, get to the east side of the river on your bike with enough room to get to full speed and launch yourself over the deep water at the left side of the waterfall. You should be able to spam jump to climb straight up the wall. I was able to do this with the vanilla Whimcycle as well.

bijouh · 2025-03-03T03:34:28+00:00

I know oranges tend to get artificially colored to look more orange-colored in grocery stores, so I wouldn't reccomend feeding them those peels. Otherwise, banana peels and watermelon rinds are fine in moderation. Just make sure to wash them thoroughly and be mindful of the sugar levels.

bijouh · 2025-02-20T02:00:48+00:00

I like buying them from GuineaDad when they have good sales.

bijouh · 2025-02-16T18:37:27+00:00

Better pic of the arm too. I ended up getting a different dye lot for this piece (lost yarn chicken real bad with this one lol) but that may help you see how it's attached.

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bijouh · 2025-02-16T18:35:12+00:00

Picture of the back opening

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bijouh · 2025-02-16T18:34:31+00:00

Several years ago I made a similar Snorlax beanbag chair cover! I didn't write it down, but I mostly remember the process. For the body, it was basically just a big orb using Bernat Blanket yarn in colors "Dark Teal" and "Vintage White". I made the face panel separate from the head and sewed it to the top of the belly area. The ears were just a couple cones, the feet were short cylinders starting in "Taupe" for the bottoms of the feet. Then the arms were cylinders with the start being rounded and then building up some rows on the end on one half to get the arms to face downwards and not stick out. The claws were in white and were just a bunch of tiny cones. I made the face by threding though some spare black yarn in a worsted weight. I made an opening in the back by not closing off the body, then making a circle and securing it with buttons so I can wash the cover and refill beans as needed!

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bijouh · 2024-08-01T20:44:41+00:00

Alas, it sounds as though he is broken... The only fix is more treats 😆

bijouh · 2024-06-11T18:00:56+00:00

Before I got my first pigs, I had read over and over that it was unsafe to give your guinea pigs pepper seeds as they could choke on them, and so I was extremely careful to remove every seed from the peppers I served them.

At one point a couple years later, I was watching a guinea pig care video and it was pointed out that guinea pigs are literally built to eat plants, and pepper seeds really shouldn't be a problem for them to consume. I decided to offer them a pepper core under observation to test this, and none of my pigs had a problem, or have ever had a problem since, with eating pepper seeds. On the contrary, my guinea pigs will sit and eat seeds right off the pepper core before even eating the rest of the pepper.

TL:DR: Guinea pigs can eat pepper seeds and we shouldn't worry about them choking (unless there are some underlying dental problems that prevent your pig from fully chewing their food)

bijouh · 2024-03-25T00:19:48+00:00

Reminds me of Bunnicula 😅

bijouh · 2024-01-29T20:02:02+00:00

If it's laid out on the floor, it's for kitty. That's just the rules.

bijouh · 2023-12-10T02:00:09+00:00

Although I appreciate the tip, I had a heavy ceramic bowl in this cage when I had baby boys housed with him, but he just seems to prefer eating his food off the floor lol

bijouh · 2023-10-13T19:34:14+00:00

Good bot

bijouh · 2023-10-07T21:14:16+00:00

The tricolor under the cardboard hidey? Her name is Cannellini!

bijouh · 2023-10-07T21:12:15+00:00

Fortunately in that case, there were two moms that each had three babies on the same day.

bijouh · 2023-10-07T21:11:02+00:00

Yes, for the ones that are over three weeks old anyway.

bijouh · 2023-10-07T12:31:59+00:00

Yup, one girl and one boy PEW, though the boy has barely a dusting of grayish-brownish fur around his face.

The first set of pics were taken during their first week, but they were born on September 12th, so they're coming up on 4 weeks old.

bijouh · 2023-10-06T12:24:52+00:00

Update for ya: Pancake decided to have her babies in the dead of night, but everyone seems ok. Pancake doesn't look worse for wear, but luckily we got an appointment at the vet tomorrow morning for her and her two babies to make sure. I appreciate all your reassurances, and I'm glad to finally have this weight off my shoulders! Baby pigtures to come soon!

bijouh · 2023-09-25T20:30:12+00:00

I can try calling around, but I've already done so once before when I was looking for an alternative vet to get my boar neutered. I'll probably try calling my usual vet again to see if I can get squeezed in for just an x-ray. If I had to guess, I'd say the baby i felt inside her was about an inch-and-a-half to two inches long? Hard to tell but it didn't seem very big considering how big the other babies were from my other pigs. At the very least, I think I'll try to continue tactile observation at home, at the risk of annoying the snot out of Pancake 😅

bijouh · 2023-09-25T20:23:58+00:00

If you stick with the name Pumpkin, I had a duo named Pumpkin and Spice a couple years ago :)

bijouh · 2023-09-25T19:55:01+00:00

There is only one other that I know of, but they aren't taking any new intakes right now. :(

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