{"id":169470,"date":"2022-07-14T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:50:20","slug":"do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Do teacup pigs stay small forever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/#Do_teacup_pigs_stay_small_forever\" title=\"Do teacup pigs stay small forever?\">Do teacup pigs stay small forever?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/#How_big_do_teacup_piglets_get\" title=\"How big do teacup piglets get?\">How big do teacup piglets get?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/#Do_micro_pigs_exist\" title=\"Do micro pigs exist?\">Do micro pigs exist?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/#How_long_do_teacup_pigs_live_for\" title=\"How long do teacup pigs live for?\">How long do teacup pigs live for?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/#How_big_do_teacup_pigs_gets\" title=\"How big do teacup pigs gets?\">How big do teacup pigs gets?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/#Why_you_shouldnt_get_a_mini_pig\" title=\"Why you shouldn&#8217;t get a mini pig?\">Why you shouldn&#8217;t get a mini pig?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/#Which_pigs_stay_the_smallest\" title=\"Which pigs stay the smallest?\">Which pigs stay the smallest?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-teacup-pigs-stay-small-forever\/#Do_mini_pigs_grow_big\" title=\"Do mini pigs grow big?\">Do mini pigs grow big?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_teacup_pigs_stay_small_forever\"><\/span>Do teacup pigs stay small forever?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It simply does not exist. (All domesticated pigs, both those farmed for food and those kept as pets, are the same subspecies, Sus scrofa domesticus.) Breeders may use terms like these to describe the size of a pig, but adopting a teacup or dandie pig doesn&#8217;t guarantee your pet will remain small.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_do_teacup_piglets_get\"><\/span>How big do teacup piglets get?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Teacup pigs grow <b>up to 20 inches tall and weigh up to 200 pounds. Teacup pigs can grow 14-20 inches in height and weigh between 50 to 200 pounds. However, it is essential to know that their height is not a necessary cadent for how big they are.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_micro_pigs_exist\"><\/span>Do micro pigs exist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Micro Pigs are not runts  <b>they have been developed by breeders over many generations with the aim of reducing the size of the animals for ease of managing them better as pets.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_teacup_pigs_live_for\"><\/span>How long do teacup pigs live for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>around five years<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_do_teacup_pigs_gets\"><\/span>How big do teacup pigs gets?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, smaller potbellied pigs do exist. But smaller is still about 90 pounds, and the vast majority of so-called teacup pigs actually grow to <b>between 100 and 200 pounds<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_shouldnt_get_a_mini_pig\"><\/span>Why you shouldn&#8217;t get a mini pig?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just like purebred dogsanimals bred to have certain genetic traits or appearancespigs intentionally bred in an attempt to keep them small can suffer from a host of health issues resulting from reduced genetic diversity, such as squished snouts, which cause breathing problems later in life, according to reports.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_pigs_stay_the_smallest\"><\/span>Which pigs stay the smallest?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All About <b>Gottingen Mini Pigs, The Smallest Breed<\/b> As far as size, Gottingen mini pigs are typically 10-20 inches tall. Their weight can vary based on sex and feeding but usually averages about 60 pounds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_mini_pigs_grow_big\"><\/span>Do mini pigs grow big?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Mini-pigs reach about half their adult size and weight by one year of age but will continue to grow until four to five years of age. Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs typically weigh between 70-150 pounds but can be as heavy as 200 pounds with a height of 14-20 inches at the shoulders.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Do teacup pigs stay small forever?How big do teacup piglets get?Do micro pigs exist?How long do teacup pigs live for?How big do teacup pigs gets?Why you shouldn&#8217;t get a mini pig?Which pigs stay the smallest?Do mini pigs grow big? Do teacup pigs stay small forever? It simply does not exist. 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