Piggles arrived in 2007, a pretty little spayed girl who needed a new home because her people divorced. They paid the breeder $250 for her because she was supposedly a "micro mini" potbelly. In our area a "regular" sized BABY potbelly might bring $20-$50. The seller wouldn't guarantee her size, though the couple was told Piggles would never top 35 pounds. I'm so sick of hearing this and the whines of the people who were decieved by such a story. They hear what they want to hear and there's no convincing them otherwise...at least until the pig is an adult that now weighs well over 100 pounds, or has been so starved that its health is at risk. A reasonable person would sense the dishonesty and see the truth, but this couple was suckered in and happily forked over the money. On average a 35 pound potbelly will be about three to six months old. Considering that the pig might grow for three to five years, it's highly unlikely that it will stay a tiny 35 pounds! (Read Swilbur's story and view his pictures to see what happens when people try to keep a pig tiny!) Regardless...Piggles, a NORMAL sized potbelly, is a delightful little girl who stands up at her door for hugs and kisses. She's no more "micro mini" than I am, and no less loved because of it. Personally I don't believe there's such a thing as a micro mini and would be thrilled to eventually meet one. This would be a pig who's reached adulthood (is at least three years old), has good body condition, is healthy and perfectly formed (not a dwarf), and truly weighs an honest 35-40 pounds as the breeders promote. Likely Piggles was sold at 4-5 weeks old, rather than a better 8-10 weeks, so that she would appear to be smaller than what would be normal for the age that her breeder said she was. It's not unusual for a tiny month old piglet to be presented as much older to encourage a sale and the myth of micro minis continues until the young pig reaches its normal adult size. At that point many are simply discarded. Countless "micro minis" are filling up the sanctuaries because there really is no such thing! If ever considering the purchase of a micro mini insist on seeing BOTH parents and proof that they're at least three years old. If the breeder can't provide that little bit of proof, look elsewhere. My smallest pig is Snippet, who weighs a healthy 77 pounds. She's tiny compared to most of the others here who average 125 pounds, and MUCH smaller than the several pigs who have come here that were initially sold as "micro minis". Buyer beware! And don't get hung up on weight! A 100 pound pig is only about the size of a cocker spaniel. If you're hung up on weight, don't get a pig. Get a small dog instead.
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