Dog Found a Baby Piglet

[Sunshine_Chick]

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Not to be Debbie Downer, but pretty sure it's illegal for you to keep it.

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

Be careful walking your property ( take your big dogs) because if there's a baby there is a momma somewhere possibly with more little ones. Running up on a Momma pig at den is dangerous.

 

[JadeFarms]

Tbh I don’t know if it’s illegal in Florida to keep it, I know a lot of people who have trapped and kept them. Although it is Florida...

 

[Mylied]

Why is feeding out of your hand bad? Genuinely curious.

Because the grown hog will try to eat out of your hand and accidentally bite you. I had a sweet as pie boar who was hand raised. The owner taught him to sit and then take a treat from her hand when he was little. The 300+ lb boar would jump up whenever you had feed. I'd have to feed over the fence. But he'd flop for belly rubs when you scratched him.

 

[black_cat]

Because the grown hog will try to eat out of your hand and accidentally bite you. I had a sweet as pie boar who was hand raised. The owner taught him to sit and then take a treat from her hand when he was little. The 300+ lb boar would jump up whenever you had feed. I'd have to feed over the fence. But he'd flop for belly rubs when you scratched him.

Oh, that makes sense. Forgot how big pigs can get!

 

[orloffer]

I'm hoping he isn't. There are mixed breed piglets that are born with stripes. Being wild, he would have very limited possibilities. Wild boar don't grow so big as domestics. I think most of them are mixes in Florida.

Oh, okay. I am not familiar with the animals of Florida.

 

[Mylied]

Oh, that makes sense. Forgot how big pigs can get!

The pigs I raise are considered small too. Lol. Most of them are 150-200 lbs. Other pigs get a whole lot bigger.

 

[Araucana Nest]

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Not to be Debbie Downer, but pretty sure it's illegal for you to keep it.

Thank you. I'm pretty sure he isn't a pure wild hog, which are what require permits. He is most likely the more common escapees from homesteader families that are mixed, almost positive, but I will call ag this morning to find out what my responsibilities are. There is a snow ball's chance in hell I will hand him over to anyone however so if I need a permit, I'll apply. I'm familiar with the permitting and it isn't a difficult thing at all.

 

[Araucana Nest]

Call the FWC: Report incidents online or call 888-404-FWCC (3922). Cellular phone users can also call *FWC or #FWC, or send a text to [email protected].

Not to be Debbie Downer, but pretty sure it's illegal for you to keep it.

I just called my agricultural extension agent and he told me I "can keep him... can make a pet out of him.. can eat him...can do anything" I wanted to do with him. The only thing I can't do is transport him without a feral swine license.