I live in an apartment.

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[–] 34 points 15 hours ago (7 children)

Pig owner here. Keeping a pig in an apartment is going to be a little rough. You'd have to get them used to letting you put a harness on and walk them like a dog. I own my home, so I put in a huge dog door, worked great.

Probably the biggest problem is their intelligence and destructiveness. You'd have a huge job keeping a pig from getting bored when you're gone. Maybe they can be crate trained? Mine figured out 3 different ways to get into the beer, even defeating a baby lock, and got hammered. He does love him some beer.

Hooves were a huge pain when my pig lived inside. They never got a chance to wear normally and I played hell getting him back and forth to the only vet in the area that would trim him. Even the local farrier had never done a pig. All that hassle, and I live on the edge of town in a redneck suburb. I seriously doubt you're going to find a large animal vet in the city. You could probably work out the hoof thing with a rasp and 3 or 4 beers (for the pig, but you'll both need that to get through the ordeal).

If it's a male, you'll probably want to trim his tusks once or twice a year. I got that done on the nail salon trips.

So, you'd have to get the pig used to a harness and car rides, find a vet or farrier for his hooves, and crate train him.

Oh, one other small thing. Once or twice a year, depending on the animal, pigs "blow coat". This is not anything like shedding. ALL OF THEIR HAIR FALLS OUT AT ONCE. So there's that to consider. :)

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    Been a couple of years, but here he is after he got out and the guy on the next street drugged him to take him off to the farm.

    Lady called: "Is that your signs out 'bout missin' a pig? My lowlife nephew got him and is fixin' to take him to the farm. You best hurry!"

    Talked to the cops first because I didn't want to go over there armed. Supervisor said just go ask, be cool, call us if there's any hassle.

    "BTW, you the guy that had a bear in his house last Christmas? I was on that call!"

    Life in NW Florida. 🙄

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  • [–] 9 points 14 hours ago (1 child)

    You have to elaborate on the beer drinking haha. What is the beer stored in? Does the pig just rip open cans or what?

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  • [–] 5 points 9 hours ago

    First he found my Keystone 15-pack on the table and somehow got it down. Next he learned to bounce the cabinet door open with his snout. NEXT he learned to get in that same cabinet with a baby lock.

    And yes, he punctures the cans and slorps it up. Came home one day and the floor was barely sticky. He gets it ALL.

    Had some young friends over one night drinking and he was being a bit of an ass. Gave him 3 beers to chill him out. He was dying for a fourth when I put water back in the bowl. Swear to god, everyone saw it, he turned his nose up in the air and huffed off. Like father like son.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 hours ago (1 child)

    Oh, one other small thing. Once or twice a year, depending on the animal, pigs "blow coat". This is not anything like shedding. ALL OF THEIR HAIR FALLS OUT AT ONCE. So there's that to consider. :)

    Honestly not very different from my late Shiba Inu

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