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Pet Chat: Forums pig as a pet???? Pet Chat Forum Index » horse/donkey/goats Printable Version  Goto page 1, 2  Next  View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message shadylady TopDog Joined: Dec 21, 2006 Posts: 1495 Age: 22 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: dog 2 hamsters 2 snails 2 guinea pigs 3 cats and 6 rabbits Karma: 36 Thank Medals: None 6587 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: pig as a pet???? hi peeps i have just been offered a pig for free and was wondering whether i should take it as a pet????? i mean it is so cute and the person offering me it said it wont grow bigger then a west highland terrier, but personally i think it would be cruel to deprive it of a farm life.. i have been thinking about it for ages now and would love to here your views thanks... it is a boar and i think the owner of it, is stopping breeding them. ____________ Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:06 pm Hcollie85 TopDog Joined: Nov 13, 2006 Posts: 2908 Age: 23 No.Of Pets: 1 Pet Types: dog, jack russell Karma: 19 Thank Location: Isle Of Mull, West coast Scotland Medals: None 5653 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: pig for pet Id say no, but if you want one keep it outside in a shed or something but i do have a question to ask Do you know what pigs eat? Heather Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:18 pm honeydlc TopDog Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 642 Age: 26 No.Of Pets: 5 Pet Types: dogs, cats,amazon parrot Karma: 13 Thank Location: Jersey Medals: None 2700 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: Aww, I love pigs, they are very intelligent (apparently more so than dogs) BUT I'd never get one as a pet. Alot of people have been given/sold pigs that they are told will be small but grow into enormous pot bellied pigs and end up in rescue or worse! I'm no pig expert but a friend who is a farmer keeps medium sized ones in a large straw filled pen in a barn. I suppose if you live on a farm, have the right facilities (and bank balance ), have done all the research, and have insisted on seeing both parents of the piglet (with proof of parentage) to confirm that it really is what they say it is, maybe it would work. Also remember that boars of puberty and older can be VERY aggressive. HTH ____________ Georgia, Honey Bear, Rosie, Obi, Timber, Mia, Oscar and Mango XXXX Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:34 pm shadylady TopDog Joined: Dec 21, 2006 Posts: 1495 Age: 22 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: dog 2 hamsters 2 snails 2 guinea pigs 3 cats and 6 rabbits Karma: 36 Thank Medals: None 6587 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: i sort of know, they eat a grain mash, (a combination of oats, corn, and barley mixed with water and milk.) they also eat slops which is a combination of all kinds of vegatables, and kitchen scraps. and of course they eat grass. and anything else they get there snouts into lol ____________ Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:36 pm Twig TopDog Joined: Feb 14, 2007 Posts: 513 Age: 18 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: Dog, 2 rabbits and lots of fish! Karma: 15 Thank Medals: None 2271 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: what breed is it? I wouldn't keep any pig as a 'pet', especially not a boar! They do need to be outside, and I would be VERY cynical of it being THAT small....if it really was that small, he could sell it for quite a lot. Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:41 pm Hcollie85 TopDog Joined: Nov 13, 2006 Posts: 2908 Age: 23 No.Of Pets: 1 Pet Types: dog, jack russell Karma: 19 Thank Location: Isle Of Mull, West coast Scotland Medals: None 5653 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: pig for pet they can eat bread and whey and you'll know when they havnt been fed and when they've been fed Heather Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:42 pm shadylady TopDog Joined: Dec 21, 2006 Posts: 1495 Age: 22 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: dog 2 hamsters 2 snails 2 guinea pigs 3 cats and 6 rabbits Karma: 36 Thank Medals: None 6587 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: with your replys i have decided not to get the pig as it would be quite hard work and i havent really got the facillities so i emailed the owner of it and he said he will find it a home in a farm or somebody who has the facillities i asked him why it was free aswell which put me off as he said its quite rowdy and he cant touch as it goes for him so no im not getting it, its a kune kune, i thought this breed was a nice breed and could be kept as a pet?? i have enclosed a pic of a kune kune for you though its not the one i was offered.. ____________ Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:52 pm _Jules_ Packleader Joined: Jun 25, 2006 Posts: 458 Age: 43 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: Labrador,Labrador/Golden Retriever, Lurcher, cats, bunnies and Guinea Pigs Karma: 8 Thank Location: Essex Medals: None 169 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: There are no breeds of pig which are the size of Westies once they reach adulthood.....This guy is taking you for a fool...walk away. eidted to say....I was posting at the same time as you....glad to see you refused his offer. ____________ Jules and the Ark Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:53 pm honeydlc TopDog Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 642 Age: 26 No.Of Pets: 5 Pet Types: dogs, cats,amazon parrot Karma: 13 Thank Location: Jersey Medals: None 2700 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: Very cute but I have to say I think you've made the right decision. If you want something like a pig get a Labrador, they share a few habits ____________ Georgia, Honey Bear, Rosie, Obi, Timber, Mia, Oscar and Mango XXXX Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:56 pm _Jules_ Packleader Joined: Jun 25, 2006 Posts: 458 Age: 43 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: Labrador,Labrador/Golden Retriever, Lurcher, cats, bunnies and Guinea Pigs Karma: 8 Thank Location: Essex Medals: None 169 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: They are between twenty four and thirty inches high, and one hundred and twenty to two hundred and forty pounds in weight. This is the size of a Kune Kune....a darn sight bigger than a Westie. ____________ Jules and the Ark Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:57 pm shadylady TopDog Joined: Dec 21, 2006 Posts: 1495 Age: 22 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: dog 2 hamsters 2 snails 2 guinea pigs 3 cats and 6 rabbits Karma: 36 Thank Medals: None 6587 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: oh my god didnt no they grew that big, i cant believe he said that imagined if i got it and it grew i would be wondering why, i think he must of wanted to get rid of it asap, ____________ Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:00 pm honeydlc TopDog Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 642 Age: 26 No.Of Pets: 5 Pet Types: dogs, cats,amazon parrot Karma: 13 Thank Location: Jersey Medals: None 2700 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: OMG, that's about 55kg at the lightest!!! More like the size of a short fat Great Dane than a Westie! ____________ Georgia, Honey Bear, Rosie, Obi, Timber, Mia, Oscar and Mango XXXX Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:00 pm Rooster HouseTrained Joined: Feb 05, 2007 Posts: 62 Age: ? No.Of Pets: 1 Pet Types: Doggie - Black Labrador Karma: 0 Thank Medals: None 362 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: Lucky escape me thinks Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:28 pm Twig TopDog Joined: Feb 14, 2007 Posts: 513 Age: 18 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: Dog, 2 rabbits and lots of fish! Karma: 15 Thank Medals: None 2271 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: Funny, I thought it might be a Kune Kune and they are deffo one pig you can't keep in the house, they do much better in orchards as they are vegetarian pigs and many keep them in apple orchards so as they can eat the fallen, rotting apples, and also like to wallow to keep their skin healthy, so you'd need a mud pit in your garden. Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:45 am Sponsor Josh Packleader Joined: Feb 22, 2007 Posts: 286 Age: 16 No.Of Pets: 3 Pet Types: Dog / Rabbit / Fish Karma: 7 Thank Medals: None 1470 PetPounds Items Status: Offline Post subject: I would have said no even though pigs are nice animals Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:23 pm Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  All times are GMT Pet Chat Forum Index » horse/donkey/goats Printable Version Goto page 1, 2  Next  Jump to: Select a forum Pet site information----------------Updates & AnnouncementsWebsite HelpSuggestionsFurbabies News Pet Forums----------------Pet HealthIntroshorse/donkey/goatsBird Chat ForumsHealthPet ChatExotic Pet ForumRodent chatFish ForumsPet StoriesRabbit Chat ForumPet Breeders & BreedingPet RescueOff TopicLost PetsFound PetsDiscountsRainbow BridgeDiet Cat & Dog Forums----------------Dog ForumsCat ForumsAgilityShows  Related topics  Topics   Replies   Author   Views   Last Post  A subtle joke - think about it!!!! 14 spottydog 1192 Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:27 pm Kiri what do u think 13 sambo 1274 Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:50 pm herbiedog bunnies r great 13 shadylady 683 Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:29 pm sweetieangel176 Think ive cracked it 7 sambo 823 Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:07 pm sambo   All times are GMT Ported for PHP-Nuke by nukemods.com Powered by phpBB 2.0.11 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group :: Theme & Graphics by Daz Forums ©

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