You can read the story and how to transition your pig here. If you wouldn’t give your kids something, don’t give it to your little piggy! *Update: I now have three pigs who are two years old and almost one and they live outside full time now. Once your pig reaches maturity they do not need supplemental iron.Īfter talking with a local vet they too said to remember that pigs digestive system are very similar to humans. I choose to give him more iron-rich foods. After doing a little research I have decided to give him this twice a week. The person we bought Bently from said to give a half Flintstones Kids Multivitamin with Iron daily. No reason to pressure, scare and have them shivering. He is perfectly happy inside at the moment. If your pig is driving you crazy in the winter here are my best ideas to try and keep them entertained.ĭon’t expect to take your mini pig outside if it’s cold. We tried to get him to go outside when it was 45 degrees here in January by leading a trail of treats out the door and he wanted no part in it. He also loves leaning against the dryer when it is running and the oven. Our heat is set at 66 degrees and he loves hanging over the heating vents. Once they get older it’s not their favorite but they can handle it just fine. I have found that younger pigs aren’t too fond of the cold. Related: Frugal Ways to Keep Your Pig Entertained in the Winter Check out the food we feed our mini pigs and the food that didn’t work for us HERE. He tends to recognize the word, No and after a couple yells of “No Bently” when he is in the cupboard he comes squealing over to us. I am happy to report that in the time he has been home with me. Remember that mini pigs have no desire to please you as a dog does. I have to say after having him for over a month now he follows me around just like our German Shepard Lab dog Jake. He did climb up in our laps on the second day here, but it was on his time. It was an adjustment to get used to the fact that for the first few weeks our pig Bently didn’t want to just come by us. Take the characteristics of a begging dog that follows you everywhere you go and the characteristics of a cat that comes to you when it wants attention, and boom you have a mini pig. Mini Pigs are a cat and dog combined in our opinion. Related: How to Build a Mini Pig Pen From Palletsĭon’t Expect A Mini Pig to Act Like a Puppy So, of course, I would Google about mini pigs.īut what did I learn that Google failed to share with me? My husband did all home repairs and more thanks to Youtube. I taught myself to start a blog by Googling a LOT of it. Where do we go when we don’t know how to do something? Google. Go to the library and get a book from 5 years ago- who does that anymore?! ( okay I still do go the library for gardening books and others but not as much) Surely I wouldn’t really know what I was doing with a mini pig- would I?Ĭould it be any better living in today’s world of technology? None of my friends have raised mini pigs in their home. On that drive, we were excited and a little bit scared. I can’t spend that much money on a pet.Ĭheck out our Mini Pig Halloween costume roundup here! One reason I didn’t push a mini pig was that everywhere I saw was close to $1,000. My husband was scrolling through craigslist and saw mini pigs for $100. I have always wanted a mini pig and now that we have a country house it seems the options are endless. Did I really know what I was doing? I raised two pigs for market in my whole 32- years of living. The emotions were excited and a little bit scared. ![]() ![]() The day after Thanksgiving 2016 we drove out just my husband and me about 45 minutes away to pick up our first mini pig. If you want to see my recent articles on our pigs who are now 2 years old go here. I wrote this post just weeks after we picked up our first ever 10-week old pot-bellied pig.
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