Thoughts on keeping pigs as pets?

>>2322282
no

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Only if you actually have real land and are willing to take care of them after they stop being cute

>>2322282
Don't pigs go "crazy" after a certain age/size and *really* need a lot of land?

>>2322282
I think the whole "teacup pig" scam has probably soured people on them.

Pigs are fine as long as you understand the small pet pigs are small in pig terms, but are still pretty damn big animals.

>>2322282
My mom has pet pigs, they are great animals, very smart. But they are not house pets, they do get pretty big and need a stable and a place where they can dig around and be outside

+ adaptable af diet
+ you get bacon at the end

- land
- pig shit
- pigs rolling around in their own shit

>>2322282
I've met a lot of pigs and they are fucking wonderful animals. Not for an owner who doesn't have time, space, and money though. They wag their tails like dogs and will squeal for attention. I do mean the big nasty market/meat pigs, by the way. They love belly rubs just as much as potbellies do. They're very smart animals, which means they're not easy to care for. They're pretty destructive.

>>2322445

can you eat the pig meat when it dies of age?

you can fuck them I guess, so there's that.

>>2322478
Why.jpg

>>2322476
For normal meat pigs, you have to butcher them at a bit later than 6 months of age when they get to market weight.
Apparently any older than that they start to end up with more fat than meat.

>>2322476
Older animals seem to be generally considered much less desirable for meat. And in some species, "older" is past 4-6 months. I mean, it'd absolutely be edible, but perhaps not the best quality meat. I would have a hard time believing you could raise an animal as a beloved pet for 10 years and then cut it up, though.

>>2322476
Yeah, but old pigs are stew meat like old hens. Would still make good bacon though.

>>2322476
any old meat is pretty smelly and you can tell even by over seasoned sausage or dumpling meat
but if it's about already dead animals, those are processed into pet food.