[sativa]

  hi we hav just pikup up our new 3-4mnth old kunekune piglet ,when we got him he was living with his 2 other brothers in tin shed car port type looking thing with dirt floor and a wee bit of hay that i think they were eating ..anyway we give evrybdy there goodbyes...put him in th car and off........i held him for the 2hr drive home to re assure him he be safe & he was primo ,,,got em home put em on my dogs harness then introduced him to our dog & chooks our piggy didnt even bother looking round much coz as soon as he hit the grass he startd munching it this went on for bowt 5-10min he then had a bigg drink then started spewing up grass!! he endid coming right after that then nibbled on a peice of bread & few peices of apple..(.day 2) our piglet eating/drinking well then my sis brings all her gremlins round to meet & feed our pigglet ,they had picked a huge bucket of green unripe apples and narshies frm off there tree all these were spread round the yard for him to nibble at ....(day 3) piggy still sleeping by 7.30am ...me wake him up for his brekky ....he dont want to get up .....me-wake him again he gets up.....he goes up the backyard.....has a runny as pooo like greeny liquidy pooo....has a wee nibble not much tho .....spews a little  it was greeny browny  then goes bak to bed  (8.40am)....... he is still in his bed an its 11am now......he is still very grunty and responsive to me when i pet him .......im worried he needs to get up for at least a drink soon ?? how long do they lie around for at this age??.... WHAT 2 DO PEEPS......is it the grass? the unripe fruit?change of diet? he sleeps on peastraw could it be that? hes a free range piglet could he maybe have eaten some chook poo or dog poo by accident coz they all free range? or is he sick ? im so worried i dont want him to die......i have just picked up all th unripe fruit and swaped it with sliced and peeled  carrots aswell as potatoes and a hand full of pig pellets
any feed back be awsme thanks .....NO DUMM SMART ASS SAUSAGE COMMENTS EITHER !!!  WE AINT EATING OUR PET PIG   

[Azzdodd]

1. Pigs shouldn't be kept alone he is proberly depressed 2. You have just driven the poor thing 2 hours he still won't know were he his 3. Leave him alone to settle in don't constantly pick him up and pet him put him in his area and leave him alone feeding a couple off times a day sure it will be fine

[Berkshire Boy]

Buy a book and learn how to look after a pig before you buy one.

[sativa]

 wtf? we dont need to waste our coin on a stupid book !! thats the whole reason for this site aint it?  im sure all pigs are individuals and not 2 are the same in characteristics we have all th info we need from friends who raise pigs an also goggled any extra info we needed to know before we thort of getting one to join us and our other pets .....th thing is our mates pigs didnt go like how our one has and our piglets character isint like any pigglet wev seen on u.tube and google so we are simply telling yous whats up with ours to get an idea incase somebdy out there reading this has been thru wat we are going thru .... we will go with the first comment and let him settle in and suss out hiz new turff he will soon click  and realise hes still in heaven hahaha

[shygirl]

a wind-up im thinking, 

[Berkshire Boy]

god I hope so or the best place for that pig is in the freezer.

[Tudful Tamworths]

a wind-up im thinking,

Judging by the poor spelling and lack of punctuation, I'm thinking a couple who used to post on here under different names.

[HappyHippy]

Just in case it's not a wind up 

Did the breeder give you any of the feed he'd been eating? He'll need a pound of pig pellets/nuts every day for the first 10-12 months to make sure he grows well and gets all the proper vitamins.
Check what he was being fed and get some as soon as possible.

Was he wormed when he was weaned? If not, you'll need to get an injection from your vet too.

Picking him up and putting him in a harness will upset his stomach, as would a 2 hour journey on your lap - it's going to take a few days for him to recover. During this time things should be kept calm and visitors discouraged to let him adjust. Any new food should be introduced GRADUALLY so it doesn't upset his stomach.

I would STRONGLY suggest another pig for company and housing them both outside - pigs are NOT suitable house pets and as others have said, one pig will soon become lonely, bored, destructive and possibly aggressive 

Has he been castrated? If not get him booked in to your vet to have this done as a matter of URGENCY. He'll be sexually mature soon and trust me, you won't want him around you when that happens. It will be safer for you, him, your family and your other pets to get that done NOW.

I think you've got a steep learning curve ahead, but if you can learn to provide him with the correct care and environment you'll have a porcine pal for life, if you don't though it's not going to work for you or your pig.

[Backinwellies]

If you give us your location Sativa then  there is probably a TAS member near who could help out.

 This is a friendly site and encourage everyone to be helpful and sincere, and always better to give more details in your profile so we are able to help in the most appropriate way.


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[shygirl]

a wind-up im thinking,

Judging by the poor spelling and lack of punctuation, I'm thinking a couple who used to post on here under different names.

i thought that too. 

[bloomer]

I agree it feels like a wind up


If the Original poster would care to message me to confirm otherwise that is fine, until then I am locking this thread.