Little help please

[micah wotring]

Yaaayyy!!
There's always a few that don't make it.

Glad to here the Mom's fine too!

Sorry so many died.

How big are they??

 

[Mouse14]

They are teenie. Like 4.5" I don't even know what to compare them to!! Lol

 

[misfitmorgan]

snickers fun size candy bar? lol

Congrats again!! We are still 3 months almost from our next litter...i cant wait.

 

[TAH]

Congrats!
Sorry some didn't make it. Boy is that tiny!!

 

[Mouse14]

As for iron shots where do I get them and what is it called? When do I need to give it to them? I was going to get some dirt and fill a small kiddie pool with it and give then some play time, but I wasn't expecting them to be so small lol. My pig is being so sweet. She's not aggressive at all!

 

[Mouse14]

Yeah that's a great comparison! Closest thing to it.

 

[micah wotring]

They are teenie. Like 4.5" I don't even know what to compare them to!! Lol

Wow!!
OK, I've gotta have a few pot bellied pigs now! XD

 

[misfitmorgan]

The Iron for pigs is called Iron Dextran...TSC has it in 100ml bottles for $10. We usually dose at 1ml per piglet on day 3 but i have no idea if mini pigs require a smaller dose. @Ferguson K ?

We also cut milk teeth at the same time as the iron shot or sooner if the sow shows a lot of damage or reluctance to nurse. Thinking about it we more often give shots on day two i guess and clip teeth...we started doing it on day 3 and sometimes still do...kinda depends...so

Iron shot day 2-3
teeth clip day 2-3
Ivermec wormer day 3 if we are handling them, if not day 5
Castration day 10-14 (have heard of farms/people waiting until day 28..personally think thats to long seems to make them stress more, fight more, etc.)
We do not ear notch or dock tails.

 

[Mouse14]

Do you know about how much castrations cost? They won't find furever homes til it's all done. I didn't plan on cutting their teeth either. I've heard mixed reviews on doing it. Only altering I planned was sterilization

 

[Mouse14]

One of the babies mouth looks deformed. I'll try to get it posted. It seems to be the only one like that