Miniature Pigs - The Pig Guide

A lot of people take interest in miniature pigs as petsintelligent and people loving.
nowadays. Even celebrities like Paris Hilton showedDespite the general name mini pig, there are also
her support for the same by adopting one. Butthose who are not so small in model. Yucatan Pig, or
before letting you run to the nearest pet shop toa Mexican Hairless Pig can run up to two hundred
purchase one as well, read this article and try topounds in weight and shoot up to twenty four inches
familiarize yourself with the different breeds ofin height, in comparison to the Juliani pig, which are
miniature pigs known to all right now and see yourtruly small and diminutive averaging only up to sixteen
options.inches in height and weighing from fifteen up to fifty
The notably most famous breed of miniature pig rightpounds.
now is the Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs. Famous forLastly, there is the Ossabaw Island Pig, with an
their exaggerated potbellies and swayed backs,average of fourteen to twenty inches and weighs up
these pigs weighs about fifty pounds and have theto ninety pounds. They are strong and can live up to
average height of fourteen inches.twenty five years.
African Pygmies, in contrast to the potbellied pigs,There may be other breeds aside from these
are taller with an average height of fourteen tocommon ones. But always remember that having a
twenty two inches and weighs about twenty topet is not merely a luxury, it is a chance and a
forty pounds. These pigs have straight backs, highlyprivilege to be responsible in taking care of a life.