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What's Included
Stop Aggression
Stopping charging, head swiping and aggression with my 10 step guide
Teaching Tricks
Learn how to teach your piggie tricks like sit, play dead, bow/curtsy, stay, fetch, spinning & figure eight, playing musical instruments, shaking hands and playing golf, slam dunking a basketball, pushing a pram and jumping through hoops!
Controlling Social Hierarchy
Tips to control the social order to make sure you stay the boss hog of the herd
Feeding Habits
How to feed your piglet, when and how much
Controlling Rooting
Tips on how to control rooting and save your garden
Pot Belly Pig Answers
Category Archives: Tips
Refusing to Walk
Is your pig getting pig-headed when you try to take them for a walk? When you first got your pig, was he happy to go for walks but now you have to almost push your pig along before he gets … Continue reading
Nipping when hand feeding
Nipping your hand when feeding is a behaviour in tea cup pigs that needs to be stopped as early as possible. Sadly, it’s a behaviour that’s probably been learned when the pig is very young and depending on how much … Continue reading
Grinding Teeth
Teeth grinding in potbellies can be extremely annoying, it can sound like crushed rocks being ground together. In the wild, pigs grind their teeth to sharpen them with male pigs sharpening their tusks in this way. So in this sense, … Continue reading
Jumping on your lap
Are you a little bit tired of your tea cup pig jumping on your lap? It was cute when she was a baby, but now it’s getting a little out of control! Well, she’s probably jumping on your lap because … Continue reading
Tea Cup Pig Sizing
Over the last few years, the media have run reports of “tea cup” pot belly pigs that are smaller and lighter than a cat and can be carried around in a handbag like a chihuahua. Unfortunately this is a blatant … Continue reading
Chewing Household Items
Pigs love to explore and forage and get bored very easily as they are very intelligent. They need something to do to pass the time and occupy themselves with. If their owners don’t provide something acceptable for them to do, … Continue reading
Fear of taking a bath
Most pigs don’t like the feel of water – except when they’re very hot and using it to cool off. They also don’t like the slippery, wet tiles in the bathroom as they can easily lose their footing. Getting in … Continue reading
Begging for Food
Don’t forget that miniature pigs are still a PIG! They will try to eat everything in sight and if they can smell something, they will try to get at it to eat that too. All pigs live to eat and … Continue reading
Pot-bellied Pigs and Children
How are They with Children? In general, Pot Bellied pigs do get along with children, once they realize their role in the big scheme of things. Pigs are a herd animal and need to either establish dominance or be dominated. … Continue reading
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