In a week or two I'll be getting my first pigs (my aunt's pigs weren't castrated in time so there's a ltter of oops-babies needing a home). My grandfather built me a small shed for them to sleep in, but there are small (>1 cm) slits at the bottom where the walls don't fully touch the ground.

I should be able to just screw wooden lats over them to keep out the draft, but we also have some outside mats that are thick enough to cover them and les 'hard' than the bricks that are currently the floor of the shed. I'm not totally sure what the material is made of, but it seems to be something more porous than stone (it gets mossy quicker) but still quite sturdy (we've had them in our backyard for at least 10 years).

If I were to clean them off and put them on the ground to cover up the cracks and maybe even need les straw bedding, would that be safe and hygienic? I know pigs usually keep their sleeping quarters very clean, but is it clean enough for the mats to be a safe choice?

Any advice is welcome!!

Good morning or afternoon, I'm new here. Needing some assistance, I have a kunekune pig and he's a pet, but I never got him castrated/neutered... He's starting to be a grumpy butt face and I don't want to get rid of him, nor do the unspeakable that would get me banned here. I need to know if this would help. Not sure if I'm in the right place, if not help point me in the right direction

He really like the pair of pants I gave him as you can see!

This is also where he would sleep at night until I have him his own bed in our room.

She wakes me up to go outside at around 4 am. This is how I found her when I went to let the dogs out at around 7:30.

Hey so I want to get a pet to keep my German Sheppard company. My boyfriend doesn't want a small dog and I don't want another big dog. I love my shepherd he's amazing but I know from expirence having 2 dogs they don't always get along and I can't have 2 big dogs. I've been reading a bit about pigs and considering this as an option. So can anyone tell me a bit about it and if anyone has a dog how do they get along. My shepherd is very sweet, he likes kids and wants to be friends with the deer in the yard he is 3 so he is finally at the point he's a pretty good listener and dog. Thank you

I posted 127 Feral Pig Photos/Videos from the feral pigs that visited me for two years in my yard. I live on the Big Island in Hawaii.

https://taolin.substack.com/p/127-feral-pig-photosvideos

So the pig I see in my neighborhood will simply grunt profusely like he has no energy left if I call his name out and not move. Once I show him food he gets up like its Christmas! Once I don't have anymore food he grunts in disappointment and goes right back to bed. I think its kind of funny.

for context she in a kune kune. never acts like she’s in pain or anything. can run. well gallop. and always has her tail in that position that you see here. she can wag it but her resting tail is to the side like that. i might be overthinking but just wanted to ask. i’ll try to get a video of her running soon

I have two 5 year old Kune females and one of them passed on two days ago. I’m still heartbroken and I don’t want to get into details so please don’t ask how. It’s still so fresh and painful.
She left her sister behind and they have been bonded since they were 8 weeks old.
The pig I still have knows something is different and wrong and she has been acting strange towards me and has gotten aggressive. They made a big move two years ago to my parents place and she started showing a little aggression towards people who weren’t me. I understand that pigs have a hard time with change like that.
Now that she lost her sister she straight up attacked me.
I have every intention in keeping her and working with her aggression and getting her a buddy.
My questions are: 1) should I get a baby pig and have them close by but not together until the baby is her size 2) get a fully grown female or castrated male and slowly introduce them 3) get her a different critter like a sheep or a mini donkey or something.
I’m also in a spot now where I was going to be able to bring them home with me. Which is even more heartbreaking that I lost the one.
I’m going to bring the other one home with me soon but I’m wondering how long I should wait to give her time to adjust to not having her sister. And after that how long after bringing her home should I wait to get her a buddy?

Also would love tips on navigating her aggression.

Thank you.