Max did not grow up on a farm or around farm animals, but about 10 years ago he saw some videos online and started doing some research and decided he needed a pet pig. Before getting a pig he would watch funny and cute videos online and became obsessed with them and from there he realized he wanted

Does your pig like to ride in the car? Most pigs don't. Pigs have a high fear instinct. That instinct in the wild is what keeps them alive. When we bring them into our world and introduce them to people things, like riding in a car can be very difficult for them if that skill hasn’t been practiced o

Have you ever heard of something called salt toxicity? Pigs and salt do not go together well. The pig's body does not regulate salt/sodium well. Too much salt can cause huge problems. What happens when a pig has too much salt? Too much salt causes a pig to become very thirsty so they drink as much w

I have a pet pig. Can I still go on vacation? The answer is yes! It will take a good bit of planning but for the most part, we can definitely go on vacations. I know many people who even take their pig with them on vacation. This can definitely be done if you start while the pig is a very young age

Jenny got Charlotte on August 8, 2020 from a friend of her neighbor who also has a pig. A couple months before Charlotte turned 1, she had a wasp sting her on her left eyelid, which caused a permanent droop in her eyelid that resulted in a sight impairment.

We all know that pigs are constantly rehomed for many reasons. One reason that is often overlooked is that people rehome their pig for being a pig. They think the pig will or should stop doing things that are natural pig behaviors and instincts. What are some of the natural pig behaviors that cause

Piggy Paint was created by Melanie Hurley (a Mom & former Teacher!) in 2008, when her girls were 2 & 4.  For the past 15 years, Melanie’s mission has been to create non-toxic, premium, FUN products that are completely safe for kids (and animals!). 

Pigs have been wild animals for thousands of years. We have mildly domesticated the farm pig. It’s only in the past 40-50 years that we have been truly domesticating pigs and bringing them into the house to live with them like a pet.

In 2018 I started the page The Guitar Pig on Instagram posting videos of me playing guitar beside him. We’ve grown a community of over 90k followers across our different social media platforms.  Matt tells us what personality Lido has and what life is like with him.

I get many calls from people that think that they have been in contact with me and they paid a deposit but their piglet was never delivered. I have been informed that there are a couple people out there that are using photos of me and my family and our piglets trying to be me and