Smart and easy-to-learn mini-pigs touch everyone who meets cute pigs for the first time. Piglets are unpretentious, they have an individual character, demanding respectful attitude. Dwarf creatures live comfortably even in apartments, but owners need to surround pigs with care and learn all the features of their funny behavior.
What grow mini-piha?
The first mini-pigs were taken out by German breeders for laboratory purposes, crossing wild boar beetles with small Vietnamese globose pigs. Received pigs liked the enthusiasts, engaged in breeding of pets for the inhabitants of the apartment. Exactly standardized size does not have a breed. Color of individuals is diverse, in the offspring there may be pigs with bristles of red, sand, tiger, marble and other shade.
The standard dwarf pig grows under 80 kg, but there are small specimens in the offspring, which are called micro-pigs, not exceeding 30 kg, and large animals under 120 kg. Miniature creatures weighing up to 10 kg - rather an exception to the rule. Now we are working on the development of a full breed of tiny growth, in order to consolidate this feature at the genetic level.
Mini-pigi - care and content
The size and weight of the growing pig is influenced by the diet and the conditions of keeping a funny pet. It is advisable to purchase dwarf piglets at the age of about 2 months. Decorative pigs of mini-pi, which fed on mother's milk, are less prone to infections, they have improved immunity. The hosts need to develop a diet for piglets, prepare them a personal space with a bed, pay the necessary time for games and walks.
The contents of a mini-pig in the apartment
Small apartments for pigs are not suitable. It is ideal to allocate an individual room for them, they squeeze and become irritable in the mini-pi cages. Many give these pets an old mattress, a sofa, a large basket, a spacious booth. The personal place of the mumps should be well ventilated, away from drafts. Any change in the condition of the animal is capable of signaling a beginning illness, it is advisable to conduct periodic inspections and consult with veterinarians.
The flooring in the apartment is important, the content of a mini-pie in rooms with parquet, laminate or tile is fraught with permanent falls for a pig. Curious animals are able to open refrigerators and badly closed doors, arranging uncontrolled feasts. It is necessary to hide open wires, electrical appliances, household chemicals and dangerous items from the pet to the boxes and reliable lockers. Well pigs are distracted from damage to the property of fun with sturdy toys for dogs.
How to care for mini-pigs?
Hard surface games for piglets are necessary, the hooves of animals must be washed naturally, otherwise the floors in the house will quickly suffer. It is recommended to cut them once a couple of years, attracting a specialist to help. The house pig easily gets used to the routine, loves to take water procedures, remembers its place in the apartment. She is smart, loves the owner, but indulgence in the process of education spoil the character. Male mini-pigs are castrated, otherwise they become aggressive.
What's eating a mini-pie?
These animals love apples and bananas with pears, eagerly eat many kinds of vegetables. Pumpkin, squash, carrots, turnip, potatoes with zucchini - excellent food, which is loved by a domestic pig, mini-pies eat cereals in the form of mixed fodders. Cereals are better for steaming, pouring with boiled water, fruit and vegetable products are rubbed and mixed with porridges. A couple of times a week the piglets are offered low-fat cottage cheese and meat products. In small doses, they are fed fish, beef fillets, chicken, excluding bones.
Breeding mini-pigs
A mature adult mini-pig should be in the same room as the female in a room familiar to the female. For normal mating, there are enough 15 hours of hanging out together, but many experts recommend repeating the pairing process in five days. Approximately 118 days later, the pregnancy ends and the mumps leads the offspring, so in advance, prepare a pen or nest in the house. Nipples in her on the eve of childbirth swell, and the tummy goes down. It is advisable to boil young animals with mother's milk, rich in the necessary trace elements.
How to accustom to a mini-pie tray?
For piglets specialized tray is not produced, the owners of the pigs use spacious boxes with bumps, small plastic pools. The feline filler is not suitable, its babies are often eaten, which leads to poisoning. It is advisable to put the lavatory in a secluded place at some distance from the bed, a dwarf domestic pig likes to cope with need away from prying eyes.
In the tray you can leave a small part of the litter, it will help remember the dwarf pig, where is his restroom. During the training of the baby to the toilet, a schedule is made, he is put there in a couple of hours to speed up the addictive. You can not beat or roughly punish a pig for disobedience, upset pets will not understand your actions and the positive effect of the hosts will not be achieved. Until six months, mini-pigas are forbidden to walk around the house, piglets forget about the toilet, not yet controlling their natural needs well.
Mini-pie breeds
Often unscrupulous people slip exotic connoisseurs of individuals of incomprehensible origin, growing up in a short period to giant, completely unsuitable for room-keeping sizes. For the house, an officially recognized breed of dwarf pigs from a trusted seller with documented genetic traits is suitable, which is guaranteed to not exceed the standard dimensions in adulthood.
Popular breeds of small guinea pigs:
- Mini-Mayalino - the smallest animals of this species, which is best suited to the name of mini-pi, their individual successful specimens do not exceed comfortable 12kg.
- Vietnamese piggyback pigs are relatively small creatures, but the name of the mini-pie will suit them with a stretch, because the weight of individuals varies greatly from an acceptable 45 kg to an impressive centner.
- Bergstresser is a book - the breed is suitable for home and apartment, small piglets grow no more than 30 kg.
- Göttingen mini-pig - pigs of German origin, outwardly resemble Vietnamese relatives with a weight of 70 to 90 kg.
Diseases of mini-pigs
These warm-blooded animals are susceptible to various diseases , especially colds, which it is desirable to feed food at room temperature without offering cold water in the heat. Pig minigars have good health, but they are highly recommended to be vaccinated against erysipelas, rabies, swine fever, parvovirus, and other common infections. A good veterinarian will quickly tell you how to handle a pet against parasites. The personal hygiene of the host of the mumps should be at a high level, the mini-pigas are able to transmit parasitic diseases that are dangerous to humans.