Little help please

[Mouse14]

Her milk area is still decent sized. She's getting enough to eat so I'm assuming it's not an issue. I bet it's just bc she's a sweeter docile piglet

 

[Mouse14]

Can't get a pic bc they're all sleepy and getting situated, but Boots' belly isn't droopy at all. She doesnt have any plumpness anywhere. And mommas milk line is 2 inch long give or take

 

[Mouse14]

Should I supplement the small ones with bottle feeds? With a syringe of course. I have goat milk but it's not raw or powdered. It's from the milk section of walmart. Where could I get powdered if I do need to do that?

 

[Mouse14]

I've noticed the babies have fleas! I'm assuming from momma. Our other animals have had flea pulls so it had to come in that way. That worries me about the babies ad their iron. The girl i notice does fight and ravage the teat but she isn't gaining. All of their skin seems extra dry. I give then dirt 2x a day. Never remove it so it turns to sand. They still rub all on it. Is it possible to have more than 1 runt? I'm starting to the think the girl is definitely more likely the runt over the small boy, unless there can be multiple runts

 

[Mouse14]

The little girl. I thought she was dead last night. She was lifeless, but still really warm so I though I was catching her dying. Turns out she was just in a really deep sleep lol. She perked right up after I laid her back down and gave her a second. Are deaths common after a week? They're 10 days old

 

[Mouse14]

Shots of the rest

 

[Latestarter]

I think with pigs, since they normally have very large birth numbers, you almost always have size variations that can be quite large. So yes, I believe there can be more than one "runt". As for the fleas, you might consider getting some food grade DE and sprinkling it in their pool, rubbing some on them all, and that should help kill the fleas. If you didn't see any on momma pig when you brought her in, they may have been brought in with the dirt you put in the pool. I'd try to get them eliminated post haste before they develop into a much larger problem inside your home I hate fleas!

 

[Mouse14]

You can see how little bitty she is to the rest

 

[Mouse14]

We did had a flea infestation! For 3 months. I tried avoiding toxic powders and such, used DE, then used some enforcer powder, then flea pills. We finally got rid of them before my pig was brought in. I know the male outside has them from going all through the field and down to the creek. I wouldn't be surprised if she came in with them. I'll go sprinkle some DE. Won't that dry out their skin even more though? The piglets have started playing so much!! Even the male runt is rough housing with the biggest piglet! It's so adorable. My son giggles and squeals when he sees them running during a hairy canary haha

 

[babsbag]

They are getting cuter that's for sure. No idea on how to treat fleas on a pig but they can kill a puppy or kitten. Here's an article that Google found for me that might help.

http://www.pigs4ever.com/pot_belly_pig_information/skin_and_hair.php