Is your miniature pig a human?
We
didn't ask if you treated your pig as a human. We asked if the pig
IS a human?
If it
isn't, then why would you expect it to live a life excluded from
its own species? Who will it truly communicate
with?
Would
you like to live isolated with only 1 other non-human species? If
you said "yes" then please DO NOT read the message
below
Our organization is regularly contacted by miniature pig owners concerned because their single-pig family member has become aggressive.
This behavior makes sense if you think about the nature of a pig herd and the inability for many new pig owners to understand the true nature of the animal and its subtle aggression behaviors as a piglet. Your pig may now be living a life of confusion and "pig lonliness". Imagine yourself living exclusively with another species. It is good to love and provide everything for an animal but it is not okay to humanize them to a point of not allowing them to be their own species.
When introducing a new pig into the herd, It is natural for them to fight to determine which pig will be the herd leader. Pigs can seen equivalent to a sumo wrestler; bouncing each other around until 1 clearly understands they can not defeat the other. In the 16 years we have been rescuing and introducing new pigs to one another, there have never been any 2 that have not eventually gotten along within 2 weeks of living together. Yes, they may get their ears bit/ripped and bodies scratched (and in some cases minor leg injuries) but we have never encountered anything serious medical issues with introducing 2 pigs to one another.
There can be varied reactions when introducing a younger pig to an older pig and in some cases male to female.
Please email us if you have a specific behavior issue. pigpalsofnc@gmail.com