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LOL! Shes so scary./..drdoolittle said:
Would You Take Him Back?***UPDATE---Very, Very Happy Ending!***
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Yes you should take the piglet back & you should put him in quarantine for 30 days. Your hubby is perfectly correct to be concerned. That piglet could have picked up anything whilst away. This means that the chances of you selling him in the future is unlikely as you will not want him the house where your other pigs are etc. Quarantine means keeping him completely separate which is not healthy for a pig but I wouldn't take the risk here.
Pigs are susceptible to human diseases so if that family has a nasty cold the piglets could bring it back with him.
I'm sorry but I just don't get why folks want to keep pigs in the house. Especially ones with young kids. Maybe I am missing something but pigs are not like dogs in many respects. Goodness if we had a young piglet in here for our kids to pull on etc that poor thing would bite too. Now our LB's are very docile & our kids do go out & run the bellies of the mature ones in the pastures but that is different. In all honesty I do not think I would replace the pig - I would give the lady a full refund & tell her that you don't think that her situation is suitable for a pig at this time. If you do give her a replacement, be prepared for her to call you again in 4-5 days! Just like a dog, once it bites, it will bite again. I would not rehome the piglet she is bringing back - too much of a risk - into the freezer he needs to go. Pigs are smart & once they learn a habit they do not forget it.
We give our customers strict instructions to NEVER hand feed their piglets. It is SO dangerous. A pig's teeth are so sharp & I don't care how docile a pig is if you have food in your hand, one day that pig is going to mistake your hand for food & chomp down on it. Maybe PB's are a completely different breed but I have a hard time believing that.
No offense meant here to anybody - I know many, many folks enjoy pet pigs.
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Well, the people brought the piglet back this afternoon-----after the husband called and said he had made the decision not to have a pig while their children are so small.
So, they didn't get another piglet, and I refunded half of what they paid for him and told them that if they would give me their address I would send them the other half if and when I sold the piglet.
They said not to worry about refunding the other half of the money and were very apologetic about the situation.
I still intend to re-sell the piglet----he seems just fine to me. He hasn't tried to bite any of us----other than kind of nibbling on my fingers (he didn't eat the entire time they had him, but ate half a banana for me). He seems perfectly calm---only squealing when picked up---which is quite normal. Pigs don't enjoy being picked up or squeezed/hugged. They do enjoy laying next to a person though, and he even likes his belly rubbed after only being here a few hours.
I believe that those people's house was just way too chaotic for a pig (three small children, a boxer and 2 chihuahuas). I don't see him having an attitude issue, I think he was just really scared and the wife was probably nervous when dealing with him and the pig sensed that making him even more freaked out.
Anyway, for now the piglet is in a play-yard in our front porch with food and water and a nice little dogbed and a towel. I suppose I should keep him up at the house for the 30-day quarantine----by then he won't need to be with Momma and can just go in the pen that is just for weaned piglets.
So, they didn't get another piglet, and I refunded half of what they paid for him and told them that if they would give me their address I would send them the other half if and when I sold the piglet.
They said not to worry about refunding the other half of the money and were very apologetic about the situation.
I still intend to re-sell the piglet----he seems just fine to me. He hasn't tried to bite any of us----other than kind of nibbling on my fingers (he didn't eat the entire time they had him, but ate half a banana for me). He seems perfectly calm---only squealing when picked up---which is quite normal. Pigs don't enjoy being picked up or squeezed/hugged. They do enjoy laying next to a person though, and he even likes his belly rubbed after only being here a few hours.
I believe that those people's house was just way too chaotic for a pig (three small children, a boxer and 2 chihuahuas). I don't see him having an attitude issue, I think he was just really scared and the wife was probably nervous when dealing with him and the pig sensed that making him even more freaked out.
Anyway, for now the piglet is in a play-yard in our front porch with food and water and a nice little dogbed and a towel. I suppose I should keep him up at the house for the 30-day quarantine----by then he won't need to be with Momma and can just go in the pen that is just for weaned piglets.
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Uh-oh, now I'm kind of worried. 
My DH was out in the porch with the piglet and called me out there saying, "Come here, now I'm really ticked!"
I went out there and he said, "Watch this," and started petting and rubbing the pig all over----the pig LOVED it! Now my husband is saying, "Maybe God brought this piglet back to us for a reason----maybe he's a really special pig."
Kind of makes me think of "Babe". I may now have a pig here that is actually a pet----which means he's here for no other reason than that we like him. This is especially contradictory to how my DH views all my other "livestock" (pigs, goats and chickens). He doesn't want to keep any that don't pull their own weight----the chickens give us eggs/chicks to sell, the pigs produse piglets to sell or butcher and the goats produce kids to sell. What is this world coming to?!?
Don't get me wrong, we both love all our animals and care for them extremely well-----just wonder where this is going. I'm pretty sure DH would NEVER suggest we have a housepig-----but the farmer's wife in the movie "Babe" probably never imagined in her wildest dreams that her husband would try to herd sheep with a pig, let alone win the trials!
I will be sure to post any crazy updates and I will post pics of the little guy tomorrow.
My DH was out in the porch with the piglet and called me out there saying, "Come here, now I'm really ticked!"
I went out there and he said, "Watch this," and started petting and rubbing the pig all over----the pig LOVED it! Now my husband is saying, "Maybe God brought this piglet back to us for a reason----maybe he's a really special pig."
Kind of makes me think of "Babe". I may now have a pig here that is actually a pet----which means he's here for no other reason than that we like him. This is especially contradictory to how my DH views all my other "livestock" (pigs, goats and chickens). He doesn't want to keep any that don't pull their own weight----the chickens give us eggs/chicks to sell, the pigs produse piglets to sell or butcher and the goats produce kids to sell. What is this world coming to?!?
Don't get me wrong, we both love all our animals and care for them extremely well-----just wonder where this is going. I'm pretty sure DH would NEVER suggest we have a housepig-----but the farmer's wife in the movie "Babe" probably never imagined in her wildest dreams that her husband would try to herd sheep with a pig, let alone win the trials!
I will be sure to post any crazy updates and I will post pics of the little guy tomorrow.
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How is this a bad thing?drdoolittle said:Uh-oh, now I'm kind of worried.
My DH was out in the porch with the piglet and called me out there saying, "Come here, now I'm really ticked!"
I went out there and he said, "Watch this," and started petting and rubbing the pig all over----the pig LOVED it! Now my husband is saying, "Maybe God brought this piglet back to us for a reason----maybe he's a really special pig."
Kind of makes me think of "Babe". I may now have a pig here that is actually a pet----which means he's here for no other reason than that we like him. This is especially contradictory to how my DH views all my other "livestock" (pigs, goats and chickens). He doesn't want to keep any that don't pull their own weight----the chickens give us eggs/chicks to sell, the pigs produse piglets to sell or butcher and the goats produce kids to sell. What is this world coming to?!?
Don't get me wrong, we both love all our animals and care for them extremely well-----just wonder where this is going. I'm pretty sure DH would NEVER suggest we have a housepig-----but the farmer's wife in the movie "Babe" probably never imagined in her wildest dreams that her husband would try to herd sheep with a pig, let alone win the trials!
I will be sure to post any crazy updates and I will post pics of the little guy tomorrow.
You get a housepig !! 
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Take the hint.
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So glad you have him back and he is happy. My son sooo wants a pig (we read Charlotte's Web last year and he was adamant that we needed one to go with the pet tarantula----spider has since died since she was almost 10 years old but he still wants a pig). I told him he could as soon as he buys the property next to us and builds his own barn
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LOL! Glad it all worked out for you & that the people were very reasonable - that makes a huge difference.
Happy Monday everyone
Liz
Happy Monday everyone
Liz
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About a week and a half ago I got a call from a family looking for a pot belly piglet for a mainly indoor pet. I only had 2 piglets left from the younger litter, the one that is the topic of this thread and his brother. The family came out, and suggested that this little guy (I had been calling him Nathan) would probably be the best choice----he was quite a bit smaller due to his week w/o food. They ended up choosing him!
Got a call last night: Nathan is doing just wonderfully at his new home! They have taught him to sit and walk on a leash and he is potty-trained! They just are completely in love with him and stated that he has been the easiest pet they've had----much easier to housetrain than a puppy! I am so thrilled that Nathan's story had such a happy ending after that questionable start.
Oh, his brother also got to go home with a family the very next day!!!
Got a call last night: Nathan is doing just wonderfully at his new home! They have taught him to sit and walk on a leash and he is potty-trained! They just are completely in love with him and stated that he has been the easiest pet they've had----much easier to housetrain than a puppy! I am so thrilled that Nathan's story had such a happy ending after that questionable start.
Oh, his brother also got to go home with a family the very next day!!!
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Just reading this thread and I'm so happy it worked out. Hope you won't miss your housepig too much though!
