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    • About Us
    • Meet the Farm
    • Mini Pig University
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      • The General Store
      • Custom Belts
    • Sale Barn
    • Transportation
    • Professional Associations
    • "Alumni Animals"
    • Adoption Application
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Meet the Farm
  • Mini Pig University
  • Shop
    • The General Store
    • Custom Belts
  • Sale Barn
  • Transportation
  • Professional Associations
  • "Alumni Animals"
  • Adoption Application
  • Contact Us

Mini Pig University

Step 1 to mini pig ownership is understanding, as much as you can, the world of mini pigs. We believe informed parents/families make the best forever homes for our babies, and we want to equip you as best we can!


Our goal with "Mini Pig University" is to provide you with as much information as possible about what to expect as a future mini pig owner, along with information around our mini pig adoption process.

So you're thinking to add a mini pig to your family...

GENERAL CARE 101

GENERAL CARE 101

GENERAL CARE 101

Mini pigs are *highly* intelligent and *highly* emotional animals. 


This means they require love, time, stimulation, and interaction. Make sure to consider how much of each of these you are able to dedicate to your new family member.


Ideas like play time, trick and potty training, haltered/leash walks, space to run and play, and an area to 

Mini pigs are *highly* intelligent and *highly* emotional animals. 


This means they require love, time, stimulation, and interaction. Make sure to consider how much of each of these you are able to dedicate to your new family member.


Ideas like play time, trick and potty training, haltered/leash walks, space to run and play, and an area to root around (even if that means in the blankets and laundry) are all wonderful concepts to consider as you prepare.


It's also important to establish qualified vet care for your mini pig. You can find an AMPA vet near you by using this LINK.

WHAT DO I NEED?

GENERAL CARE 101

GENERAL CARE 101

ENVIRONMENT

- A safe space to play

- Securing fencing

- A shelter/housing unit for your mini pig to get inside

- Litter box (pine pellets or pine shavings, no cedar-type, it's toxic!)

- Bed or bed area


NUTRITION

- Food (small package, included)

- Skin & coat supplement (included)

- Food bowl (included) & water bowl

- Grooming brush (included)


ENRICH

ENVIRONMENT

- A safe space to play

- Securing fencing

- A shelter/housing unit for your mini pig to get inside

- Litter box (pine pellets or pine shavings, no cedar-type, it's toxic!)

- Bed or bed area


NUTRITION

- Food (small package, included)

- Skin & coat supplement (included)

- Food bowl (included) & water bowl

- Grooming brush (included)


ENRICHMENT

- Toys/stimulating items: balls, squeaky toys, fun treat dispensers, anything geared towards enrichment

- Harness/leach combo (included)

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

GENERAL CARE 101

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

It's very important to us to make sure we send our pigs to their forever homes as perfect as possible and that we help you feel prepared, too. Every piglet that leaves our farm comes with the following:

  • Spayed/neutered
  • Microchipped
  • Preventative deworming
  • Socialization & desensitization training
  • Beginner potty training (litter box)
  • Lifetime supp

It's very important to us to make sure we send our pigs to their forever homes as perfect as possible and that we help you feel prepared, too. Every piglet that leaves our farm comes with the following:

  • Spayed/neutered
  • Microchipped
  • Preventative deworming
  • Socialization & desensitization training
  • Beginner potty training (litter box)
  • Lifetime support from us (we're only ever a call/text away!)


STARTER CARE PACKAGE

  • Tote bag
  • Snuggle blanket
  • Pig harness & leash
  • Bowl
  • Grooming brush
  • Puppy pads
  • Starter package of mini pig food
  • One bag of skin & coat supplement


IMPORTANT INFO FOLDER

  • Birth certificate
  • AMPA registration
  • Health certificate from a USDA-certified veterinarian
  • AMPA Deworming Dosage Chart & Schedule
  • Emergency Medicine Cheat Sheet
  • Toxic Plants & Food List
  • Body Conditioning Chart
  • The American Mini Pig New Owner’s Guide (digital access to the 180-page book)
  • Copy of the Bill of Sale

NEXT STEPS

GENERAL CARE 101

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

  1. Complete our mini pig "Adoption Application" to let us know you're interested
  2. Once approved, we will reach out to connect with you regarding your preferred piglet
  3. To reserve your piglet, submit your non-refundable $300 deposit (expect lots of cute pictures and videos of your piglet during the weaning period)
  4. As we get closer to our go-home d

  1. Complete our mini pig "Adoption Application" to let us know you're interested
  2. Once approved, we will reach out to connect with you regarding your preferred piglet
  3. To reserve your piglet, submit your non-refundable $300 deposit (expect lots of cute pictures and videos of your piglet during the weaning period)
  4. As we get closer to our go-home date, pay the remaining balance ($700) prior to pick-up/delivery.
  5. When the "go-home" date arrives, be ready for pick-up, partial delivery (central location), full delivery, or shipping ("go-home" date + logistics will be determined during weaning period)

The Mini Pig University Library

Mini Pig Education

Mini Pig Size Classification

LINK

Mini Pig Breeds

LINK


Mini Pig Nutrition

Healthy Pellet Diet

LINK

Supplements for Mini Pigs

LINK

Healthy Foods for Mini Pigs

LINK

Natural or Raw Diet

LINK

Toxic Food & Plants

LINK

How to Help an Overweight Mini Pig

LINK


Mini Pig Health Care

Dippity Pig Syndrome

LINK

Symptoms of a Mini Pig UTI

LINK

How to Care for Mini Pig Constipation

LINK

Fevers in Mini Pigs

LINK

Help! My Mini Pig Gorged on Food!

LINK

How to Help a Vomiting Mini Pig

LINK

How to Help a Choking Mini Pig

LINK

CPR for Mini Pigs

LINK

Pre/Post-Op Surgery Care for Mini Pigs

LINK

Vaccinations

LINK

Deworming your Mini Pig

LINK

Hoof Trimming

LINK

Dental Care & Hoof Trimming

LINK

Comprehensive "Items to Have" List

LINK


Mini Pig Training

Potty Training Tips

LINK

Basic Skills & Tricks

LINK

Enrichment Ideas for Mini Pigs

LINK

Intelligence in Mini Pigs

LINK

"Move the Pig" Technique

LINK

Socializing Mini Pigs

LINK

Traveling with a Mini Pig

LINK

Library Credit: The American Mini Pig Association

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Email: 4tfarmandserviceco@gmail.com


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