Pigs

[xxbilleigh-joxx]

Hi all,

Another random question... Does anybody know anything about pigs? I've always wanted a pet pig but i'm after a breed that doesn't grow too big, about the same size as a small dog but don't know what kind to look at.

Thankyou in advance, you knowlegable bunch, you

[Robw]

http://www.bestofbreeds.com/countrybreeds/pigs/pigs.htm

[Diverbaz 1]

Vietnamese potbelly make good pets.

[Scunner]

And only grow to the size of a dog. A Great Dane!

[Elsa Padfield]

They're a flippin nuisance, we use an electric fence to Keep them out of our garden.  They dig it up so that it looks like a ploughed field.  Quite why farmers buy ploughing attachments for thier tractors is beyond me.  They should just get a few piggys  

[KKOB]

Have a look at Micro Pigs. They're the "must have" at the moment. Retailing at about £700 each.

http://micropigsuk.co.uk/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1274360/Can-micro-pig-mummy-The-stars-love-whats-really-like-home.html

[kayakebab]

micropigs- oh my god, I want one!

[Jacqui Harvey]

My friend and neighbour kept pigs. She had two black pot bellied pigs.  Pigs have to be cleaned out every day, as they smell really badly, they must have shelter as they can get sunburnt as their skin is very like ours.  They also have to be kept out of the rain as they can get a chill.  They dig up any ground around  them as it's their nature to root around in the ground, so you have to be careful where you keep them, they can dig up a small field in a couple of weeks and make it into a bog.   They can also live up  to 25 years.    In short, they are a big liability.

[dycedon]

And when they are overgrown they will make a lovely bacon roll.

[Colwyn]

Here's a story from two days ago about a woman who bought a £700 micropig as a pet. It now weighs 7 stone.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9041000/9041848.stm