Heck of a Deal

[fixer1958]

Craigslist North KC

Needing to sell adorable baby teacup pot belly pig. I bought this a couple weeks ago for my son in hopes he could raise it like a small dog (they make excellent pets) but unfortuantely my near 3-year-old son has terrorized the poor thing. He chases it around the apartment so much that I am worried for the little guys safety. He is mostly black with white paws, approximately 4 pounds and is potty trained. I will give all his accessories away with him to the new owners. I paid over $1200 for him and am hoping to recoup as much of this as possible. Please call (deleted for her sake)



Must have golden hooves and gets the paper and coffee ready in the morning.

[tnokie]

Its hard to believe that some people,even city people,can be so gulible as to pay that kind of prices for something!Yet it happens everyday! Wonder how those people sleep at night,or worse how they are going to face the Master on judgement day!

[olivehill]

Ahh, come on. $1200 isn't bad. It's a pig with white paws you could make a fortune off the thing at the circus.

[thimblethepig]

maybe contact the breeder and see if they can refer someone,Pet Pigs are like cars they depriciate very quickly as they grow up, unless they have some special skill ; ]

[DENALI]

This so reminds me of a conversation i had about a pot bellied pig on freecycle a few years back, below is a cut and paste of each email exchange...... ok, so i admit it wasnt the nicest thing to do but it was kinda funny.

So the conversation went like this....

Sent:

Hello
How much does he weight? What type of feed have you been feeding him? Some feeds make them taste bad so i want to be sure i am getting a quality animal for our BBQ this weekend. I can pick him up anytime, just let me know when you will be around, Thanks

They replied:

Are you crazy? This is a family pet just getting to big for his yard.


I replied:

I dont care, times are tough. My family needs fed and you offered it for free. will take it. Thanks

Never heard back from them...

[highlands]

Is it really going to stay "teacup" sized? I've heard that these "teacup" pigs still get fairly large. Not 1,000 lbs like a farm pig but still several 100 lbs.

[Gailann Schrader]

I just butchered a two year old sow that was very small when I got her. Horrible hair, hooves, ricketed legs, blind, deaf, you name it. I found out they'd only fed her rice to keep her small.

*horrified look on face*

I fed her as she should be fed. She grew and had nice bone but never got over her extreme crabbiness (which ultimately led to her demise - she got very close to a major vein in my leg this last time).

Unfortunately, she had a nice, large litter earlier (11) but due to the blindness and deafness? She ultimately neglected them all. The last piglet alive was sucking on dirt. I then realized she HAD NO MILK. NONE. The rice diet messed her up top to bottom. Literally.

*shaking head* The horrible stuff we do to animals for the sake of dwarfing and the 'pet' trade. They are LIVESTOCK. The Asian Heirloom Hog is LIVESTOCK. I have or have had pet horses, cattle, goats, chickens, ducks, etc. But they are still LIVESTOCK. I'm charged with treating them humanely and properly as a livestock owner. And feeding them properly too.

She butchered out nicely and had 8 1/2# hams. Just right for me. 3" fat pad across the neck. Perfect for soap and grinding with deer. I was pleased at the outcome and NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED with the pet trade. She ended up weighing ~100# from a beginning weight of ~35# almost a year ago.

[Rogo]

Yep, those who advertise 'teacups' are practically starving the pigs. They don't live very long.

A true Potbelly weighs about 100 - 120 pounds. Still smaller than a hog, but no teacup!