Pet Toys And Supplies

By admin, May 19, 2010 1:00 pm

pet toys and supplies
What are a few of the best Websites to go to to find toys and supplies for pet Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs?

I am a new owner of a pot-bellied pig, and was wondering where are some places online I can go to find toys and supplies specifically for pot-bellies?

Congrats on your new porkchop! There actually aren’t many marketed toys available for potbellied pigs. A pig will rarely stay interested in a toy unless it involves food. What you can do is get creative and devise a stimulating activity for them that involves their natural behaviors (like food and rooting). You can also spend time teaching them tricks to mentally stimulate them. Obstacle courses and games can be fun.

Here are some suggestions we’ve used with success:

- Put some pig pellets/chow into a sock and knot it. Piggy will smell the food and try to rip it open. Obviously, the sock needs to be thick enough to make it a challenge, but not impossible to tear.

- Create a manna ball or a variation of one. A manna ball is basically a hard, plastic ball drilled with holes that contain bits of food. As the pig rolls it around, occasionally little pieces of food will fall out. Plastic jugs that roll around work well too.

- Create a rooting box. Make a wooden box (sanded to avoid a snout full of splinters) or use a plastic swimming pool and cover the bottom with smooth stones. Sprinkle food around and piggy will spend hours happily rooting around for the treats. You can also sprinkle low-calorie treats, like puffed rice cereal, in piggy’s outdoor space to find.

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