Background Information on Pot Belly Pigs

One of the most interesting aspects of human beings is to breed animals and pets. Many domestic animals like cats, dogs, birds etc are adopted as pets. Pot bellied pigs or generally abbreviated as PBP's are one of a kind of pets that many find very interesting to breed as pets.

Pot bellied pigs originated from native Vietnam. These pigs are known to have fourteen sub species. A fully grown up pot belly pig would weigh about 136kg and look like a large breed dog. These pigs have all desirable qualities of a pet. They are intelligent, affectionate, very playful, highly hygienic and extremely clean. Pigs are available as readily trained and hence the owner may not find it too difficult to adopt them into the family. We can see lot of families who breed these pigs are their pets and make them a part of the family. Children easily develop a strong emotional bondage with the pigs very easily.

It is important to take care of a few points before buying a PBP. Firstly we must get the pig from authentic and reputed breeders. Pot bellied pigs are fond of food explicitly. They need regular feeding of quality food. Else we can find them dig out every possible location in the house from laundry bags to trash bags in search of food. Just as any other pets, the pigs also need timely vaccination and health check ups. Regular consultation of local Veterinary doctor is always advised. Of last we need to remember to check with the local authorities if it is permissible to breed these pigs as pets.