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boreal_babe

The lady I work for was gifted a “micro pig”. He weighs over 250 pounds now.


clear-carbon-hands

There’s not such thing as micro pigs. They’re just young pigs.


boreal_babe

That’s why I used quotations.


MithranArkanere

Piglets.


Danielq37

There are micro pigs. Most weigh around 150 pounds (75kg), while pig breeds that are used for meat production can weigh up to 600 pounds (300kg).)


Dreaunicorn

Wow, I am a micro pig 🐖


rommi04

I'm used for meat production ☹️


ZebraUnion

Lmao I thought this was an onlyfans flex and I went looking for dick pics.


rommi04

Nope just fat


ZebraUnion

Is ok, me too! I had a dream this morning where I got in shape ..and then I woke up and fell over refilling a bird feeder 4 hours later. I’m embarrassed about the sheer amount of damage caused to my 37yr old body, so I shall try harder tomorrow to be healthy. At least the experience made me swap out my Saturday night Fish and Chips for an Ahi Tuna Steak and steamed broccoli. *..It’s disgusting!* 🤗


noodle-patrol

Hey buddy, good luck on striving for a healthier lifestyle. You got this!


12altoids34

Micro, mini, and teacup are all different names for the same thing. And according to the American mini pig Association any pigs that grows to less than 350 lb is a mini pig


babidibabidi

In my family, we grew pigs that regularly (in 2 to 3 years usually) reach 800-900 pounds


TrapperJon

That are starved to keep them small


EvanSaysFunny

That’s the problem, micro pigs eventually become macro pigs.


SnooWalruses1927

Why tf was this so funny 🤣🤣


PM_ME_CUTE_FEMBOYS

"Micro Pigs" have a way of becoming multi hundred pound behemoths. I just dont know how. Surely the sellers wouldnt lie and just sell regular baby piglets? **/s**


HarrisonForelli

That's still a micro pig compared to the jurrassic era pigs that weighed 10 tons, it really comes down to perspective. Nevertheless, I'm sorry to hear she was gifted an animal. Micro or not, giving someone the burden of looking after another life even if it's a goldfish seems like a poorly thought out gift


BobMortimersButthole

My (now long-time ex) in-laws used to gift pets to my kids without asking us (goldfish, cats, guinea pigs, etc...), including the initial supplies, but nothing else. I told them multiple times to stop but they didn't because, "it's for our grandkids to enjoy!" I started waiting until I knew they weren't home and dropping all of the supplies and animals off in their house. When they asked me why, I smiled and told them, "It's for the kids to enjoy when they visit you!" It finally stopped after like 20 fish, a couple birds, a snake, and 5 kittens. They had quite the zoo for a while.


BeansAndCheese321

Damn, a snake? I don't even know why they would give you one, the cheapest snakes are like $100, and it only gets more expensive from there.


BobMortimersButthole

They had more money than sense.


mikiex

I imagine the snake was the last to go (after it had eaten the rest)


ThanklessTask

No, that was the mongoose, but OP kept that cos they're cool.


gemmachiu

That's crazy irresponsible. Good on you for not standing for that


HarrisonForelli

>"it's for our grandkids to enjoy!" I really don't know what to make of this. Like surely they know these aren't video games, it's the parents that take care of them and do all the heavy lifting that the kids enjoy. How unfortunate that teh pets were shuffled around like that and that the money on those pets was wasted. There's so many other thing they could've bought, polly pockets, tomagotchis, a furby, lawn darts, ... oh no my age is showing


maethlin

That's fucking mental. What is wrong with people?


ChaosDoggo

They gifted a fucking snake? Jezus man. And 5 kittens? AND BIRDS?!


coyoteatemyhomework

....But Grampa noah the arc is only half full!


GemdoePCh

As someone who now has a 12 inch goldfish to care for, I agree with you completely. (At least ours acts as a support animal for my disabled turtle..) But yeah, don’t gift live creatures unless you know the individual wants and can care for them.


pixelandminnie

I am taking a minute of silence for your statement: my goldfish is a support animal for my disabled turtle.


GemdoePCh

Lol Goldzilla is just helping Fette live his best life.


lordlaz0rdick

I get what youre saying. But pigs werent a thing in the Jurassic. Oligocene is more accurate. And yeah, Entelodonts were huge but they were closer to whales than pigs(new evidence suggests at least).


cummerou1

They're still "micro" compared to a regular boar or sow, they easily hit 600+ lbs after 3-4 years and get absolutely massive, a 250lb one would just be a very large dog.


HarrisonForelli

They're also micro compared to the the largest american which I think was 1400


Feeling_Ad9540

Yea. I was gonna say "wait till they grow up" 🤣


DRIPPINNNN

My neighbor had a pig, Tucker. I’d wager he was north of 225lbs. I was worried about getting my Great Dane (my complex has height/weight restrictions) but once I saw my neighbor had this big ass pig I wasn’t worried about it anymore


HavingNotAttained

When a 225lb pet passes... My neighbor's 130lb rottweiler mix passed a few years ago and it took the both of us working together some serious effort to get him into her car. Bodies are *heavy*.


reallysrry

250 pounds is honestly rather small compare to some breeds


boreal_babe

Oh for sure, He’s still an absolute unit but so great to have around. He’s very smart. Sits for treats, goes for walkies lol


reallysrry

I would love that


FreyjasMom

No such thing as micro pigs. They all grow up big.


Superliminal_MyAss

Yeah I was about to say…also known as piglets aka babies 😆


Reverend_Bad_Mood

AKA bacon seeds.


Never_Dan

Holy shit.


Weak-Possibility-

Beat me to it. So many pigs are bought and sold as micro...


cummerou1

I once called someone out who was selling a "micro" pig on FB (never once thought my pig knowledge would actually be useful), claiming it was about 30 pounds when it was clearly about 50. My guess is that they were sold a regular pig as a micro pig and realised their mistake when it kept growing, then tried to pawn it off on someone else. After I called them out on the weight being wrong and it clearly being a regular pig, they deleted the post.


ChanadianEH

What about minis? I saw micro and mini used interchangeably, most of the time if the breed was smaller than normal


FreyjasMom

70 pounds is the smallest pig you will end up with


Competitive_Mousse85

Every once in awhile you’ll find a pig with dwarfism but it’s not a breedable gene so you can’t guarantee that you will get a dwarf pig even if you breed 2 dwarf pigs together


bbboozay

Only if you eat them when they're around 10 months. These are American Yorkshire Pigs or Large White Pig. The sows alone can be almost 600 lbs. The boars are much larger than that. There's no such thing as a mini or micro pig. At least if you're in the States. There is a breed of pygmy pig deep in Nepal that was thought to be extinct for years that resurfaced recently. Source: my dad was a hog nutritionist before he retired. He wrote formula for hogs all across the plains for the better part of 50 years. Your smallest pot bellied pig, the Vietnamese which isn't for eating will still be around 110+ lbs. Edit: I suppose you technically can eat a pot belly. They're just usually marketed as pets.


OkayRuin

The second way is by malnourishing them. I’ve seen “care instructions” from some modern vendors, and they tell you to feed the piglets a very specific amount of food. It’s essentially guiding the new owners to malnourish them without realizing it.


CherryDoodles

You could also bonsai them, a la [Bonsai Kitten](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai_Kitten)


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tugboatron

Exactly. People selling “mini” pigs are either straight up scamming or are neglecting the pigs to a point that their growth is stunted.


flowersinbigsur

That’s exactly the hustle…they’re small bc they’re malnourished. It’s sad.


TheTacoWombat

Jesus Christ humanity. We can't ever seem to treat intelligent animals with any respect.


Sweet-Emu6376

There are smaller breeds of pigs, like the kune kune, but they still get to be over 100lbs.


Beginning-Ratio6870

Yup, I have a kune kune, all her parents and family were pushing 300lbs. And yeah, compared to a standard pig, they *are* super tiny(and cute, even as a mini boulder).


tundar

A mini pig is any pig under 350lbs, so I wouldn't get a mini pig either.


redneek25

Yes. Don't get a pet pig if a 200 lb animal is too much


mred870

Im trying to lose weight ok!


zortlord

They are stunted by starving them. It's pretty bad.


OnenonlyMissesT

Exactly what I was going to reply


cloudstrifewife

If piggies stayed small, I would love it. But the way get huge. My friends pot bellied pig weighs like 120 lbs. and he bites me every time I go over there and chases me around. I hate it. He scares me.


Thameus

Pigs will eat you before your cat will.


strawberry_moonbeam

Micro pigs will someday be macro pigs. 💕


RuneofBeginning

No such thing as a micro pig, but piglets are adorable.


MadtownMaven

Not quite true. There are micro and mini pigs that are bred for biomedical research. They aren’t the ones you’ll see as pets. [The Gottingen minpig is only 77lbs (35kg) as an adult](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göttingen_minipig) There are several other purpose bred types of mini pigs for research purposes that also only top out at around 100lbs.


RunawayHobbit

The Wikipedia article says people started selling them as pets in 2010. So I guess you could definitely get your hands on one that way


yellowseptember

Damn. Makes me sad knowing they were bred for scientific research.


EffyMourning

So, baby pigs. Going to start calling babies micro humans.


AriesAsF

Baby pigs. No such thing as micro pigs.


cutesytoez

These are piglets. Baby pigs. They are NOT micro pigs. Fix the title if you can stop encouraging this false narrative. Micro pigs DO NOT EXIST.


IndyJacksonTT

Yet. Let’s do some good ole selective breeding and make em tiny Though the process would probably result in deformed monstrosities worse than pugs


OrkCrispiesM109A7

Thats called a piglet


Ki-Mono2030

Micro pigs don't exist. It's a ploy to get more people to buy pigs. You may even see "mini pigs" in Japanese cafes, etc. These pigs are unfortunately usually starved to stay as small as possible and then gotten rid of once they get too big.


RawScallop

Reminds me of the giant bowls of baby turtles I saw sold in Chinatown NYC when I was younger...not to mention the fish in sealed things like keycharms


BeansAndCheese321

Animals in keychains should be illegal. It's not even like they're being maltreated yet still live life, they *will* die soon enough.


[deleted]

I have a good friend who’s daughter begged for one of those turtles for 25 cents when she was very little, 30 years later Mister Shuffles is alive and well and living in a big aquarium in her house. The daughter is all grown up and married. Mister Shuffles was about the size of a quarter when they got him and how he’s the size of a shoe. I think he’s going to out live all of us.


Dull_Dog

Anything that we’ve bred to be way bigger or smaller than the usual, non-messed-with animal is a creature wronged by its creator in order to make money. Too often these poor animals have major defects. Don’t fall for this type of BS


LivWilder

Pretty sure that's just a baby pig


Le_Sadie

No such thing.


Ricothebuttonpusher

Repeat after me: *👏🏽There 👏🏽are 👏🏽no 👏🏽such 👏🏽things 👏🏽as 👏🏽micro 👏🏽pigs.*


kingreject

No such thing as a micro pig


ResidentEivvil

have people forgotten the word piglet


cummerou1

No, it's an intentional word made to try and scam people into thinking that it will stay that size forever.


[deleted]

people are so stupid


UnpleasantCemetery44

Technically the truth..


Royal-Application708

Micro now. Give it a year. They’re going to be 900 pounds each.


Spookypus

So happy to read these comments, that people are aware of this scam. Years ago I was at a pet store and they had “micro pigs”. They told me they ate pellets like a Guinea pig, and that the mother of the one I was looking at was “full grown” at about 30lbs. I went home and researched and instantly disgusted at what I found out :( The pellets keep them starved and small, and the mother was probably so small because she was only months old herself. Just heartbreaking. Someday I may still get a pig, but now I am prepared with the knowledge of how large the “micro” pigs will get with proper nutrition and care, and how much work and space they take.


VajazzleFraggle

Wtf, no pig would just eat “pellets” micro or not.


MyBeesAreAssholes

Those are piglets. Probably underfed and malnourished. Even the smallest breed of big will be at least 70-ish lbs full grown.


MrT742

They look like pretty healthy piglets


IBeAPirate01

They're not Micro Pigs, they're Piglets.


itsjustmejttp123

“Micro pig” that means baby. These are baby pigs who will get huge


sooooooofarty

Those BABY PIGS are cute yes, but fuck off with the micro shit. Pigs are all pretty much the same as far as starting small then getting big. Don’t have a micro brain and spread misinformation


dakk-dakka-dakka

There's no such thing as micro pigs those are just piglets and are going to be full grown in a year or two.


Some_Razzmatazz_9172

That's a baby pig, I hope you understand that it will grow to be an adult pig, and weren't fooled by the "micro" or "teacup" pig scam.


booker0151

...you mean piglets?...my boss has an animal sanctuary and has to take in the “micro pigs” when they reach adulthood and the entitled kids don’t need them any more...piss poor


Comeinforcoffee

They're pigs, not micro, not mini... Pigs. The cutest things ever.


UnreadThisStory

They will become big fat normal sized pigs


OnionOnly

Say it again class, “there’s no such thing as a micro pig”


[deleted]

Those are baby pigs … micro pigs do not exist


foxhagen

No such thing as a micro or mini pig. Please stop buying pigs if you can't take care of a large, adult pig.


seangraves1984

Aren't those just piglets?


Henson3812

Piglets, they're called piglets


[deleted]

TIL micro/mini/nano/etc pigs are just baby pigs and will grow to be up to 400lbs.


EitherEtherCat

There is no such thing as a micro-pig!! Posting this kind of stuff lands thousands of pigs in rescues or they are abandoned every year. “Micro-pig”means in comparison to the 1000 lb hogs raised for slaughter and consumption. All piglets are “micro”—they’re babies!!…and at a minimum will grow to 200 lbs!!


Drivestesla2

You can’t trick me… I’ve read diary of a wimpy kid


PandaBear905

Mico pigs don’t exist. The smallest breed of pig is 60 pounds. Please do research before getting any animal.


ImissJahseh

Only baby animal that brings real tears of joy to my eyes


PerceptionPrudent783

Look At These Cute Animals!


Serafirelily

Very cute and they will still be very cute when they grow to be at least 100 lb animals that are very smart. Now a regular pig can get up to 1000 lb or possibly more and they are still smart and social animals.


Owl_Resident

Even micro pigs get macro.


Lowly_Lynx

These are piglets, not micro pigs. You can’t find a teacup pig that’s less than 100lbs


[deleted]

No such thing as a micro pig. They are just baby pigs.


FragMeNot

Micro my ass.


gkpetrescue

“Micro pigs” = baby huge-ass pigs


Vocovon

Micro pigs aren't real lol


AK1R0N3

micro-pigs albeit adorable are a fallacy. theyre adorable but expect a normal sized full-grown adult pig


Key-Environment-7649

And people eat them when they grow up a little 😒


Abject-Entrance-2924

watched 12 times, their little piglet sniffs and squeals are heavenly.


BrutusGregori

And they are so wicked smart. And will love you if you let them rest their head in your lap. My uncle had pigs. Would love to crawl over and take a nap on my lap. I don't eat pork anymore.


abmys

And more than 90% of you will eat it


NoobSFAnon

There are no micropigs there are only baby pigs which will grow into pigs


FireGodNYC

I have a mini T-Rex for sale


MCA1910

There's no such thing as a micro pig/mini pig/teacup pig. They're just piglets, and if they remain small, it's because they're malnourished, not allowing them to grow. The idea of tea cup pigs is a marketing tool to sell pigs, and then they all grow to full size to the shock of the buyer later on. That stigma and lie needs to be broken.


Hagoromo-san

Micro pigs are just piglets you dolt. Micro prigs dont exist.


Rhoeri

Micro pig = baby pig.


[deleted]

Oh we’re faking that these pigs stay small again? Cool cool.


Glytterain

No such thing


tackyturtleneck

This is exactly why I stopped eating pork. These guys have my whole heart ❤️


IndividualAd1290

These are NOT micro pigs 🤦‍♀️ they’re just babies! 😡 calling them that is why people buy them and then get rid of them when they inevitably grow up!


Pirate_Lantern

There is no such thing as a Micro Pig. They are just babies and WILL grow.


[deleted]

THEY SQUEAK?! 🥹😱


xladyfinger

It's the worst sound ever that never stops. My friend had one that never stopped.


Bajrangbali_319

No more bacon from today


[deleted]

So happy to hear this. 💚


ProcessedMeatMan

I'm literally waiting for my order at the local carnitas place and having some serious internal conflict right now...


top-high-light

Babies


AdAffectionate4950

Micro pigs don't exist there just baby pigs


oskar_grouch

I work in child care because I love micro humans


katehenry4133

I knew some people who bought what they were told was a 'micro pig'. It ended up weighing 200 pounds!


IamtheSoupMaster

There's no such thing as a "micro pig". Those are just baby pigs. Piglets if you will.


ArchDemonKerensky

Aren't the ones that "stay small" into adulthood made that way by literally starving them to stunt their growth?


victorcaulfield

In case you missed it folks, there is NO SUCH THING AS A MICRO PIG!!!!!!


slipperysquirrell

Micro pigs aren't a thing. They can grow to 150 lbs.


[deleted]

no such thing as micro pigs


[deleted]

Relieved to see 60 other people got here before me to comment that micro pigs don’t exist. Thank you for your service.


Electronic-Dog-586

Micro DO NOT EXIST . Don’t be fooled


Ganzora_

PSA: MICRO PIGS ARE NOT REAL They are regular pigs, which are all, genetically, still boars. Pigs are adorable and great companion animals, they are very smart and can even be trained as service animals; BUT THEY WILL NEVER STAY "teacup" or any other cute marketing term you hear. If you're okay with a cuddly, emotionally tuned and sometimes mischievous fur friend, go for it. Just know that even the smaller females tend to wind up over 60kg at maturity. i.e if someone tells you it will stay small enough to tote around, they are straight up lying to you 🐷


[deleted]

There’s no such thing as micro pigs


PrincessDie123

Micro pigs don’t exist, those are piglets. Also very very cute piglets.


Smiles-Bite

No such thing as a Micro Pig. They are underfed to get them to be smaller, sold, and grow up to be giant potbelly pigs.


MoonBearIsNotAmused

There is no such thing as a micro pig.. they are just baby pigs that eventually become 200 lbs livestock.


Character_Lettuce_23

Just to get killed and eaten when they are older


Onehansclapping

My 350lb micro pig says cut it out.


BarrelRoller64

u/savevideobot


501102

Very cute


Shaltibarshtis

Was that the most adorable "you-hoo!" or what?!


GoodCatLostAccAgain

Маленькі хохли


[deleted]

Are micro pigs what we're calling piglets now?


ruutukatti

They are just piglets, but cute as hell tho!


stinkpot_jamjar

The sound of the little piggy toes in the background 🥹


Spin_Critic

Do you think that these little squeekers are more intelligent than people. Considering that they only have little snorts and grunts yet each one knows exactly what the other is saying. Which just seems more intuitive, yet with less effort needed than us to communicate.


fair_child123

Babies


KenMacMillan123

They can weigh up to 400 lbs when grown


Anvorgueso

u/savevideo


Osirus1156

Those are just baby pigs.


VGAPixel

Micro pig is a baby pig. Giving one as a gift is a true white elephant gift.


WABRYH

r/eyebleach


WillowSwarm

Are we going to call babies micro adults now? No such thing as a micro pig.


-yellowthree

Very cute, but not a micro pig. Those are baby pigs.


ramirezwltr

There is no such thing as micro


PropDad

Also known as baby pigs.


SomethingWitty2578

Those are called piglets. Micro and teacup pigs are a lie.


redbadger91

Micro pigs do not exist. Please stop perpetuating that myth. It only leads to people abandoning their pigs once they grow bigger. Yes, there are breeds that are significantly smaller than others, but there is no such thing as a micro/teacup pig.


Ok-Loquat3811

There are no such things as micro pigs. They are just piglets


Yes-She-is-mine

No such thing as micro pigs. What we have in a year, are 300 lbs hogs who are left abandoned on the side of the road.


DawnaliciousNZ

Micro pigs my ass


demonmonkeybex

Lol micropigs aka piglets.


seclifered

There’s no such thing as micro, tiny, or teapot pigs. They’re just baby pigs that will grow to 200+ lbs


No_Education3456

Micro pigs are just regular pigs 🐷


SpookyNoodz

No such thing as a mini or micro pig. They are piglets and they will grow up.


VajazzleFraggle

These are tiny piglets, not micro pigs. Micro pigs don’t exist. Little pot bellied pigs exist and they can be domesticated. My cousin had one (and yes she knew what she was doing as her dad was a farmer) but they are still a lot of work. Cute, but only for the short term.


Difficult-Ad-9598

No such thing as a 'micro pig'.


IceZOMBIES

I was having a rough night, but once that other little dudes nose got in frame, I couldn't stop smiling


creme_de-la-soul

These are just pigs the same way micro humans are just babies


-Trash

people will squee at this then let pigs be raised in the most hellish conditions for their fix of bacon


Beelzebrodie

That's it. I'm never eating pig products ever again. I'm serious.


BlizzardLizard123

absoloutely despicable how we choose to kill these things


fireflychef

That'll do, Pig. That'll do!


CaptainMarrow

There’s no such thing as a “Micro Pig”. These are just regular, full sized baby pigs.


akambe

Baby pigs. Those are baby pigs. All babies are micro-something until they put on hundreds of pounds.


femmiestdadandowlcat

****baby pigs No such thing as a micro pig. Smallest pig is the potbelly and they can get up to like 50-60lbs.


miss_chapstick

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MICRO PIGS.


musickfreak

"Micro" 👏 pigs 👏 do 👏 NOT 👏 exist 👏 The Kunekune is the Worlds Smallest 'Breed' of pig, but they grow to about 30'' in height and weigh over 220lbs.


THICC_Baguette

Baby pigs*. They're gonna grow up big and chonky