MICRO mini pot belly pigs?

[comptonkids]

Is there such a thing?
A guy near me is trying to move his piglets
They usually sell for 250 but he's been extra busy and hasn't had a chance to try to sell them

He's letting them go for $20

I've been reading all day about them, and from what I understand there isn't actually a micro pig?

I'm meeting him at 530 to look at some and plan on bringing home a male and female to start my own small pig farm

 

[BBQJOE]

I'm going with BS.

 

[comptonkids]

What did you find? I hope they are well taken care of. IMO Anyone TOO busy should not own animals.

I picked up a male and female
They were not very tame at all

The male got out before I could finish the pen and my dog chased it into a field somewhere

The female has been doing good
I just picked up 2 more a regular potbelly and a mini, from someone who was moving and couldn't bring them with

I have now, 2 females and 1 male...my Penelope us the smallest
There is a bit of 'pecking order' going on

 

[melaniekemp]

I have three mini pigs. They are Juliana/mix. I absolutely adore all three. They live in the house with me (and two teenagers, a dog, some chickens, a huge green iguana and a big fat Cayman Rock Iguana LOL). They are so smart and so snuggly. We love them : )
They are roughly 25-30 pounds each and about a year old. Of course they will still grow for a few more years, though not as quickly. I could see them reasonably ending up at probably 40-60 pounds each? Not sure, only time will tell. Plus I refuse to starve my piggies just to keep them small. Ugh. Mine are definitely pig-shaped! LOL. But not overweight. I want them healthy : )
As far as size goes, think Bulldog or Bassett Hound sized.

 

[melaniekemp]

@cavemanrich
Sure! Let me see if I have anything recent

 

[BzosChickie4971]

Micro- mini requirements are that they are under 16 inches tall, full grown. Weights vary depending on how you feed them. I have a male & female and just had 2 babies born 7 weeks ago!

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how come all my pics didn't show up?

 

[kynz7]

I have experience with these types of pigs. Let me tell you... THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A MICRO PIG! People sell these pigs when they are still young. But pigs can grow up until they are three years old. And they can breed at 9 months old. So even if you see the parents, the parents could still be piglets themselves. There is such a thing as a mini pig or potbelly pig though. These pigs can grow up to 100 pounds. If your lucky maybe 80 pounds. If you get a mini pig, please don't starve it. Pigs are pigs. They love to eat! While having an overweight pig is not good, starving a pig just so it can stay small with cause health problems later on. Also you need to have a large yard for the pig to play in. Mini pigs are still pigs and love to go outside, dig and run around. But if they eat a dangerous plant it can kill them. This is why so many mini pigs or "Micro pig" end up dead or in overcrowded shelter before they turn a year old. Please think twice before getting a mini pig of any kind!!

 

[cavemanrich]

Good luck on your adventure.. I know a limited amount about these small pigs. An acquaintance had one. To keep them small, you need to feed them an appropriate diet. If you let them eat like pigs, then they will grow BIG. They do get sick somewhat easily, just like a dog would. Will need to see a veterinarian in times like that. Again, not all dogs get sick, so not all piglets will get sick. I see the stated value as $250, which would put many questions as to why would that person be willing to peddle them at $20. ???????????
EXTRA BUSY IS A LIE HE MAY WANT TO TELL HIS MOTHER.

WISHING YOU BEST

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

I am always a bit leery when people call their pigs "micro" pigs. I've seen small potbellies (remember it can take pigs five years to reach full size!) but any micro pigs I've seen have had some shady stuff going on with their diets. Too many breeders seem to practice starving their pigs to keep them small and that's a major contributor to why these micro pigs tend to get sick so easily. They just don't get the nutrients needed for proper development as youngsters, but breeders are able to sell them so they don't care much after that. A true potbelly can be 250-350 pounds easy, and sometimes larger!

However, for $20, it's not a huge loss to get a couple and breed them. I would avoid breeding brother/sister unless you were just going to raise the offspring for meat. Unfortunately you won't be able to tell much about size unless you see parents that are 5+ years old.

 

[waddles99]

I seem to remember reading an article where someone bought a "micro" pig and it grew into a giant farm pig weighing over 500 lbs. Im pretty sure most are scams. Im not really a pig person but i think the smallest you can get is a mini potbelly pig and they can get up to 90 lbs. As chickerdoodle said $20 isn't all that much if the pig ends up a 500 lb behemoth. I have seen micro pigs go for $800, talk about a loss of money! If you live on a farm or have the space, you could even raise that pig up for meat.