Pot Bellied Pigs

*Christy* ^(Premo) · 03-26-2002, 07:22 PM

Has anyone ever owned a pot bellied pig? I'm getting one and would love any advice or stories.

seasquirt · 03-27-2002, 01:56 PM

You know they get REALLY big, right? (I'm sure you do.) I wanted one so bad when I was in high school, until I found out how big they get.

*Christy* ^(Premo) · 03-27-2002, 02:13 PM

We met the piggy parents and they weren't overly large. Smaller than the beagle we have now (who is much larger than a normal beagle, more like the size of a Bassett Hound!). Even if she does get huge, that's okay. I'm just worried about it eating the carpet and chewing holes in the wall! I've heard that happens sometimes.

*Ken King* ^(Premo) · 03-27-2002, 02:44 PM

Christy,

A good name for your pig would be "Pork Chops" because if you get tired of him that is what you could make him.

*Christy* ^(Premo) · 03-27-2002, 02:57 PM

Ken, Steve has already suggested that name as well as Bacon. My father recommended Rosie (as in O'Donnell). I think I will call her Lola. I want to think happy thoughts when I see my pig, not breakfast

or something I'd like to beat with a baseball bat!

:)

seasquirt · 03-27-2002, 03:57 PM

I like the name Lola - it's cute! If you get a boy, you HAVE to name him Wilbur. It is required. :-p

Here's a link you may have seen already, but if not, enjoy!http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/potbelliedpigs/

*Christy* ^(Premo) · 03-28-2002, 09:24 AM

It's a girl. I'd thought of naming her Charlotte, but Charlotte was the spider, so it would be kinda retarded to name her Charlotte, not to mention my Aunt's name is Charlotte and I wouldn't want to deal with the fallout over that!

*Sharon* ^(Premo) · 03-28-2002, 12:14 PM

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seasquirt on 3:57 pm on Mar. 27, 2002[br] If you get a boy, you HAVE to name him Wilbur.

Wilbur? #How about Arnold Ziffel? (Green Acres)

seasquirt · 03-28-2002, 01:21 PM

Arnold Ziffel! ROLTMOA!!! My dad used to watch that show all the time, and when my brother and I were little, he used to sneak up behind us and yell, "ZIFFLE!" and start tickling us! I guess in Dadspeak, a ziffle = a tickle.

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 04-23-2002, 04:46 PM

Hey Christy,

We've been meaning to have y'all over for dinner some time. How 'bout breakfast instead?

03-26-2002, 07:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Christy ^(Premo) Resistance is Futile Member Since: Feb 2001 Location: The Collective Posts: 17,855	Has anyone ever owned a pot bellied pig? I'm getting one and would love any advice or stories. __________________ Darling, if you want to talk bollocks and discover the meaning of life, you're better off downing a bottle of whiskey. At least that way, you're unconscious by the time you start to take yourself seriously. ......Patsy Stone ABFAB Goddess It isn't difficult to make a mountain out of a molehill, just add a little dirt.
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03-27-2002, 01:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
seasquirt Vermicious Knid Member Since: May 2001 Posts: 197	You know they get REALLY big, right? (I'm sure you do.) I wanted one so bad when I was in high school, until I found out how big they get.
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03-27-2002, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Christy ^(Premo) Resistance is Futile Member Since: Feb 2001 Location: The Collective Posts: 17,855	We met the piggy parents and they weren't overly large. Smaller than the beagle we have now (who is much larger than a normal beagle, more like the size of a Bassett Hound!). Even if she does get huge, that's okay. I'm just worried about it eating the carpet and chewing holes in the wall! I've heard that happens sometimes. __________________ Darling, if you want to talk bollocks and discover the meaning of life, you're better off downing a bottle of whiskey. At least that way, you're unconscious by the time you start to take yourself seriously. ......Patsy Stone ABFAB Goddess It isn't difficult to make a mountain out of a molehill, just add a little dirt.
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03-27-2002, 02:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ken King ^(Premo) Oldtimer Member Since: Feb 2001 Location: On the road again Posts: 12,555	Christy, A good name for your pig would be "Pork Chops" because if you get tired of him that is what you could make him. __________________ No more Mr. Nice Guy.
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03-27-2002, 02:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Christy ^(Premo) Resistance is Futile Member Since: Feb 2001 Location: The Collective Posts: 17,855	Ken, Steve has already suggested that name as well as Bacon. My father recommended Rosie (as in O'Donnell). I think I will call her Lola. I want to think happy thoughts when I see my pig, not breakfast or something I'd like to beat with a baseball bat! :) __________________ Darling, if you want to talk bollocks and discover the meaning of life, you're better off downing a bottle of whiskey. At least that way, you're unconscious by the time you start to take yourself seriously. ......Patsy Stone ABFAB Goddess It isn't difficult to make a mountain out of a molehill, just add a little dirt.
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03-27-2002, 03:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
seasquirt Vermicious Knid Member Since: May 2001 Posts: 197	I like the name Lola - it's cute! If you get a boy, you HAVE to name him Wilbur. It is required. :-p Here's a link you may have seen already, but if not, enjoy!http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/potbelliedpigs/
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03-28-2002, 09:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Christy ^(Premo) Resistance is Futile Member Since: Feb 2001 Location: The Collective Posts: 17,855	It's a girl. I'd thought of naming her Charlotte, but Charlotte was the spider, so it would be kinda retarded to name her Charlotte, not to mention my Aunt's name is Charlotte and I wouldn't want to deal with the fallout over that! __________________ Darling, if you want to talk bollocks and discover the meaning of life, you're better off downing a bottle of whiskey. At least that way, you're unconscious by the time you start to take yourself seriously. ......Patsy Stone ABFAB Goddess It isn't difficult to make a mountain out of a molehill, just add a little dirt.
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03-28-2002, 01:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
seasquirt Vermicious Knid Member Since: May 2001 Posts: 197	Arnold Ziffel! ROLTMOA!!! My dad used to watch that show all the time, and when my brother and I were little, he used to sneak up behind us and yell, "ZIFFLE!" and start tickling us! I guess in Dadspeak, a ziffle = a tickle.
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04-23-2002, 04:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Larry Gude ^(Premo) Strung Out Member Since: Feb 2001 Posts: 21,898	Hey Christy, We've been meaning to have y'all over for dinner some time. How 'bout breakfast instead? __________________ "As someone who has actually shot vermin in the house, I can attest to the fact I never did it while sober." aps
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